What size wheels do people really run?

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14"
8
6%
15"
63
45%
16"
39
28%
17"
20
14%
18"
7
5%
19"
0
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20" and over!!!!!!!
2
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Wed Jan 13, 2010 4:14 pm

17's, unfortunately.

But will be changing to some very controversial 15's when I get round to having them refurbed. winkeye
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Wed Jan 13, 2010 4:25 pm

17" x 8" style 5's

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Wed Jan 13, 2010 4:33 pm

At the moment 14" Steelies OK in the snow :D :D

16" Hartge's are being sent to be refurbished next week :cool: :cool: :cool:
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Wed Jan 13, 2010 4:49 pm

I've got 17" TDR's at the moment, but i'll be going over to 15" or 16" bottle tops as soon as i get some cash together for the 5 stud conversion rings...
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Wed Jan 13, 2010 5:04 pm

15 BBS.
Anything else on a 318 is bordering on chav imo...........
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Thu Jan 14, 2010 7:25 pm

7 x 18" with a 40mm offset to clear the brake kit(335mm and 6 pots) winkeye
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BadDave wrote:7 x 18" with a 40mm offset to clear the brake kit(335mm and 6 pots) winkeye
They said that Morgan owners could tell which way up an old penny was when they ran over it,can you? winkeye
I find that 14's give great ride comfort(important at my age)
15's,with the slightly wider track and wider footprint give better roadholding with a small loss in ride comfort.
Overall,I will be using 15's until the supply of suitable tyres runs out!
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Fri Jan 15, 2010 3:14 pm

it wont, the solution is 205/50/15 tyres and live with your speedo being a little out.
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Fri Jan 15, 2010 3:23 pm

I use 195/50 on the front and 195/50 or 195/60 on the rear. Depends what tyres turn up!
Those are 15's of course, I'd use 16's if I could find a decent attractive wheel for good money.


BadDave, surely 17" wheels with a MANLY offset would fit instead?
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Fri Jan 15, 2010 4:00 pm

16" RW cross spokes.

Anyone else got a set?

Thought not :D
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Fri Jan 15, 2010 6:24 pm

keri-WMS wrote:I assume no-one's ever fitted 13's, can't see them going over the 260mm discs.... :mad:
13's will fit over the rear discs. Not the fronts.
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Fri Jan 15, 2010 6:45 pm

16'' Keskins for summer, 15'' BBS for winter fun!

I struggle to find good/correct size tyres for the 9x16's, especially in 40 profile.
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Sat Jan 16, 2010 2:27 pm

E30star wrote:

BadDave, surely 17" wheels with a MANLY offset would fit instead?
Unable to go low on the offset as it needs a 30mm spacer to clear the caliper body.
I had to use the same spacers with the 4 pot Brembo's on the previous setup, so know what's required to get a decent sized disk/caliper combo to work.

I do know of 1 car that uses some Compomotive MO's in 8x17" with a 335mm/6 pot kit and it "just" fits.
18's also allows the option of moving up to 355's if I so desire at any point in the future.
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daimlerman wrote:
BadDave wrote:7 x 18" with a 40mm offset to clear the brake kit(335mm and 6 pots) winkeye
They said that Morgan owners could tell which way up an old penny was when they ran over it,can you? winkeye
Not even with stiff sprung coilovers fitted as well.

The combination of 215/35 profile tyres and 550Lb/" springs aren't as bad as everyone tries to make out that they are.
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I hate 205/55s on 15" BBS to be honest.

205/50s handle so much better and make the BBBS wheels look better too once the car is lowered properly
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Sat Jan 16, 2010 5:42 pm

Dave_M3 wrote:I hate 205/55s on 15" BBS to be honest.

205/50s handle so much better and make the BBBS wheels look better too once the car is lowered properly
50's looks wrong. It just does not seem right. Its Ok on something like a track car.
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Sat Jan 16, 2010 5:59 pm

16" BBS LM Replica's on mine. Much more comfy to drive than when I had the 17" 5 spokes on.



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Taylor325i wrote:16" BBS LM Replica's on mine. Much more comfy to drive than when I had the 17" 5 spokes on.



Taylor.

Same wheels as me :)

I went down from crappy 17"s too and the difference is such an improvement.

What tyres are you using on yours?
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Dave_M3 wrote:
Taylor325i wrote:16" BBS LM Replica's on mine. Much more comfy to drive than when I had the 17" 5 spokes on.



Taylor.

Same wheels as me :)

I went down from crappy 17"s too and the difference is such an improvement.

What tyres are you using on yours?






Toyo R888 - only downside is the limited sizes in 16" so I went for 205 with a 55 profile.



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I have 15"bbs and 16" act (bbs looking)

keri can I change disc's and bracket as I now have 16"s mate?
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gareth wrote:
Nobby_N wrote:Who said the Zone was going down hill with $hit threads! :D
Nothing wrong with the threads, this one is actually very relevent. The only person to post up '$hit' on this one is you!
Did you actually have anything relevant so say at all? :?

Oh, 15" BBS's here :cool:
Exactly gareth. Totally agree. Pot, kettle, black.

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Dezzy wrote:
gareth wrote:
Nobby_N wrote:Who said the Zone was going down hill with $hit threads! :D
Nothing wrong with the threads, this one is actually very relevent. The only person to post up '$hit' on this one is you!
Did you actually have anything relevant so say at all? :?

Oh, 15" BBS's here :cool:
Exactly gareth. Totally agree. Pot, kettle, black.

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You Gingers are touchy arent you, i thought it was elephants that never forget but seems gingers dont either! :wink:
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Nobby_N wrote:
Dezzy wrote:
gareth wrote: Nothing wrong with the threads, this one is actually very relevent. The only person to post up '$hit' on this one is you!
Did you actually have anything relevant so say at all? :?

Oh, 15" BBS's here :cool:
Exactly gareth. Totally agree. Pot, kettle, black.

:wink:
You Gingers are touchy arent you, i thought it was elephants that never forget but seems gingers dont either! :wink:

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jaymos wrote:
Nobby_N wrote:
Dezzy wrote: Exactly gareth. Totally agree. Pot, kettle, black.

:wink:
You Gingers are touchy arent you, i thought it was elephants that never forget but seems gingers dont either! :wink:

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Nobby_N wrote:
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Nobby_N wrote: You Gingers are touchy arent you, i thought it was elephants that never forget but seems gingers dont either! :wink:

whore! :D
3 years 600 posts or 5 months 1100 posts! you do the maths on the whoring! :D
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Nobby_N wrote:
Dezzy wrote:
gareth wrote: Nothing wrong with the threads, this one is actually very relevent. The only person to post up '$hit' on this one is you!
Did you actually have anything relevant so say at all? :?

Oh, 15" BBS's here :cool:
Exactly gareth. Totally agree. Pot, kettle, black.

:wink:
You Gingers are touchy arent you, i thought it was elephants that never forget but seems gingers dont either! :wink:
what has this got to do with being ginger? :mad: i had forgotten about that episode, unlike you it seems :D

are you trying to come up with hypocritical statements to make yourself look like a fool on purpose? :lol:
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Taylor325i wrote:
Dave_M3 wrote:
Taylor325i wrote:16" BBS LM Replica's on mine. Much more comfy to drive than when I had the 17" 5 spokes on.



Taylor.

Same wheels as me :)

I went down from crappy 17"s too and the difference is such an improvement.

What tyres are you using on yours?






Toyo R888 - only downside is the limited sizes in 16" so I went for 205 with a 55 profile.



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gareth wrote:
Nobby_N wrote:
Dezzy wrote: Exactly gareth. Totally agree. Pot, kettle, black.

:wink:
You Gingers are touchy arent you, i thought it was elephants that never forget but seems gingers dont either! :wink:


are you trying to come up with hypocritical statements to make yourself look like a fool on purpose? :lol:
what has this got to do with being ginger? :mad: i had forgotten about that episode, unlike you it seems :D
Im used to looking a fool! thank god i wasnt ginger or i would be even more depressed! :wink:
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Blitz wrote:
Dave_M3 wrote:I hate 205/55s on 15" BBS to be honest.

205/50s handle so much better and make the BBBS wheels look better too once the car is lowered properly
50's looks wrong. It just does not seem right. Its Ok on something like a track car.
50's look much better on a lowered car.. Considering your current bottletop fad I don't think you can comment on what looks good and what doesnt
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Nobby_N wrote:
gareth wrote:
Nobby_N wrote: You Gingers are touchy arent you, i thought it was elephants that never forget but seems gingers dont either! :wink:


are you trying to come up with hypocritical statements to make yourself look like a fool on purpose? :lol:
what has this got to do with being ginger? :mad: i had forgotten about that episode, unlike you it seems :D
Im used to looking a fool! thank god i wasnt ginger or i would be even more depressed! :wink:
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Nobby_N wrote:
gareth wrote:
Nobby_N wrote: You Gingers are touchy arent you, i thought it was elephants that never forget but seems gingers dont either! :wink:


are you trying to come up with hypocritical statements to make yourself look like a fool on purpose? :lol:
what has this got to do with being ginger? :mad: i had forgotten about that episode, unlike you it seems :D
Im used to looking a fool! thank god i wasnt ginger or i would be even more depressed! :wink:
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Jhonno, did you see version 1 too? It was edited between me reading it and hitting the quote button... bless him! :P
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gareth wrote:
Nobby_N wrote:
gareth wrote:

are you trying to come up with hypocritical statements to make yourself look like a fool on purpose? :lol:
what has this got to do with being ginger? :mad: i had forgotten about that episode, unlike you it seems :D
Im used to looking a fool! thank god i wasnt ginger or i would be even more depressed! :wink:
nearly... struggling with the complicated quote function? try editing it again winkeye

Jhonno, did you see version 1 too? It was edited between me reading it and hitting the quote button... bless him! :P
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tape drive FTW! :D
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gareth wrote:tape drive FTW! :D
you got it, 30 min loading before i can play pub darts! :D
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Sun Jan 17, 2010 7:55 pm

14" BBS on mine at the moment. But I'm searching for 16" Alpina or Hartge wheels.
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