bpgoa
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| posted on 24/5/07 at 12:10 PM |
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What size wheels..
ok... de dion chassis... sierra track width... using the MK bodywork (cos it's nice)
cortina front uprights... sierra back...
ZX10r engine and a 3.62diff (looking for a 3.38/3.14)
I want to use
15 inch team dynamic race 1.2 wheels ...
Koyo r888 tyres
the question is..
what width rims/tyres should i use..
what profile...
what offset??
cheers
On and On the River flows... We the Undertow
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Furious D
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| posted on 24/5/07 at 12:13 PM |
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Tyres suggestion would be 195x50x15.
nice tyres, the Toyo R888's
D
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flak monkey
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| posted on 24/5/07 at 12:17 PM |
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My suggestion would be 195/50 15's as well.
Its what I have fitted to my car, and I think they are a good trade off between looks and performance/weight.
For 195 tyres, usually you run around a 6" rim.
Offset, I am running cortina fronts and sierra rear and using ET35 wheels. Reduces the huge scrub rad on the cortina uprights a bit as well.
David
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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smart51
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| posted on 24/5/07 at 12:29 PM |
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another vote for 195/50/15s. When I was building I looked at availability and cost of tyres and found 195/50 to be cheaper and more widely available
than other similar sizes.
The other thing to do would be to calculate the speed in each gear and the revs at cruising speeds and see if you want a bigger or smaller tyre to
increase / decrease the speeds. You might find that a gear change at 59 MPH would ruin your 0-60 time or something.
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Hellfire
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| posted on 24/5/07 at 08:16 PM |
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My suggestion would be to use 195x55x15 tyres. Slightly higher profile to give the sidewalls a bit more flex.
BTW, good choice on the bodywork 
Phil
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bpgoa
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| posted on 25/5/07 at 04:29 PM |
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decided on the wheels/tyres - where to buy
ok..
Wheels 15 inch team dynamic race 1.2 6J and an ET35 offset
Tyres Toyo R888's 195x55x15
Anyone know where the best (cheapest)place to buy is...
On and On the River flows... We the Undertow
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NS Dev
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| posted on 25/5/07 at 04:59 PM |
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would go 13" or 14" myself!!!
Having now done a coupe of hundred miles in my locost on 14" wheels, I would not want to go any bigger.
13" would have been a better choice but my brakes won't fit!
Retro RWD is the way forward...........automotive fabrication, car restoration, sheetmetal work, engine conversion
retro car restoration and tuning
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scotmac
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| posted on 26/5/07 at 04:31 AM |
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Right...seems like the smaller the better...lighter...lower center of grav. Of course, i don't think i can get 13's on either, but
definitely go 14's.
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t.j.
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| posted on 28/5/07 at 04:57 PM |
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I'm using 195/65R14 on ET 30 (track rear about 1510 mm)
Front ET 30 and spacer 10 mm to get as near to the cortina ET 19.
I need the height for my bottom :-)
145 mm to lower chassisrail
95 mm to sump
Also my lower balljoint is now aprox. 18 mm lower than the pick-up at the chassis.
More isn't good for my Roll-centre and camber-gain.
[Edited on 28/5/07 by t.j.]
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