sky
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| posted on 23/11/13 at 07:26 AM |
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Rear wheels
Hi everyone,
The question is about the handling on a live axled BEC.
At the front I have 185/60 R13" on 6" wide wheel... for the rear it's better to have a 7" or a 8" wide wheel for 205/60
R13" tyres?I currently have 8" wheels and the grip is very good but I've clearance problems with the rear arches so I'm
thinking to swap a 7".
There is a perceptible handling difference between 7" or 8" wheels?(similar offset)
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Wadders
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| posted on 23/11/13 at 08:45 AM |
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Can't imagine it would make any difference myself, especially as the tyre size is not changing.
Al
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britishtrident
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| posted on 23/11/13 at 08:46 AM |
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8" is beyond the ideal width range for a 205/60 normally tyre manufacturers list 7.5" as the maximum.
7" is close to ideal.
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sky
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| posted on 23/11/13 at 09:10 AM |
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Yes, I read the reccomended size by Toyo and Yokohama and you're absolutely right, but I cannot explain myself why many locosters here have the
8 inch rear wheels and also Caterham use 8x13" wheels for the R500 with 205/55 tyres.
Aestheic reasons?maybe live axle/de dion cars have some benefit going wider on the rear?
As for me I bought the car so.
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