I have a MK2RS2000 i have just fitted 13X 7 ronal RS7 spokes with 195/55/13 uniroyal & its scrubbing real bad at the rear i will have to trim the arches a bit but is there such a thing as a 185 X 13 low profile tyre i can buy for the car? like 185 x 50 X 13

 

why dont you try 175/50 13 tyres,i had them on a set of wolfrace slotmags that were 7inch wide and they never scrubbed atall,i did grind the arches a bit but that was because i had 205s on there before,i think 175s will miss completly

 

its not too low is it Carlo.

i would of thought that they would be ok.

 

you can get a 50 series in that size yokohoma make them

 

the 175/50s i had were bridgestones but yokohama make them aswell,the yokohamas were a008s i think,my old mk2 had single leaf springs on the back so were slightly lower than standard then i had 3 inch lowering blocks aswell and was still plenty of space

 

Will the 175 tyres be ok on 7" rims if so i will get them i really dont want to chop the arches as the paint on the car is perfect...
Dave its lowerd 2" at the back i think the new wheel arches at the back should have been trimmed too late now its buffing bad & making it a pain in the ass to drive

 

You can just see in this pic its close

 

well i had mine on 7 inch rims,were ok just looked a bit wierd cause thay looked a bit stretched but not overly stretched if you see what i mean,maybe try getting hold of a wheel with that size tyre on and see what happens but i cant see it being a problem personally

 

looking at that pic you should be fine

 

I will give it a try the standard 4 spokes with 185 didnt buff a bit...

 

you will be surprised how much difference there is with the 175/50s

 

not great pics but there pics from my phone of pics sorry




this is my old mk2 with wolfrace slotmags and 175/50 13 tryes on

 

Thnx mate they tyres look like they will do the trick
Anymore info on your mk2 looks nice

 

had it a few years ago now,i bought it as a shell with just bonnet,boot doors and windows and also had a rear axle on it aswell,i replaced the rear arches then did all the body work aswell,it had a full cage and strut brace,in those pics it had 88spec erst front seats but when i sold it it had a set of bucket seats in it,it had a 1600sport rear axle cause of the 3.54 diff and the 9inch drums,it also had capri 2.8injection front suspension with the vented discs and i also made up some brackets and fitted nissan 300zx 4pot calipers,the engine was 2.1 with twin 40 solex carbs i think,i did have it on twin weber downdraught carbs at 1 point but there was a problem with them and i didnt have the money to get them refurbed,i also had to modify the transmission tunnel to put in the capri 3-rail box aswell,was a fun car i sold it to buy my erst,would love another 1 1 day maybe cossie powered

 

Cool mate bet you wish you still had it they are holding good money now..

I have just ordered 175/50/13 continental sport contacts for the car

 

yeh wish i had kept it in a way but nevermind,my erst was only on the road for about a year then i stripped it as it was a bit of a dog and put all the stuff into my 2 door estate which is fun at the moment



this is what ive got at the moment now,had it about 2 years now just over,just had photos taken tuesday last week for a feature in fast ford soon so its not to bad,glad i could help with the tyre,hopefully you wont have any more problems with them

 

Thnx mate like the estate

 

no problem glad i cud be of some help cheers it gets a few looks

 

how did you get on with those tyres