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13-01-2007, 12:50 PM
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what is the 'J' size of an escort cosworth rim and what is the smallest tyre size it can fit on?
13-01-2007, 02:16 PM
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Escort Cosworth wheel is 8x16" et25. Standard tyre size is 225/45-16. What you can squeeze on is a good question, depends on what youre using them on really... 215/40-16 or 205/45-16 maybe?
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i'd ask why would you want to fit a as narrow tyre as possible anyway...?
are your fronts rubbing on your front shockers by any chance....?
if so, you need to mod the spring platform on the shocker, later sets of konis etc alrady have the outer edge of the platform bent up to allow the fitment of bigger wheels without them rubbing...
8J is std which = 225 wide.
i'd go wider to 235 rather than less to 215 or 205, it will look wrong IMO, the rim will be wider than the tyre and be prime candidate for getting kurbed - and look like a replica
are your fronts rubbing on your front shockers by any chance....?
if so, you need to mod the spring platform on the shocker, later sets of konis etc alrady have the outer edge of the platform bent up to allow the fitment of bigger wheels without them rubbing...
8J is std which = 225 wide.
i'd go wider to 235 rather than less to 215 or 205, it will look wrong IMO, the rim will be wider than the tyre and be prime candidate for getting kurbed - and look like a replica
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[quote="Dave Henshall"]i'd ask why would you want to fit a as narrow tyre as possible anyway...?
are your fronts rubbing on your front shockers by any chance....?
if so, you need to mod the spring platform on the shocker, later sets of konis etc alrady have the outer edge of the platform bent up to allow the fitment of bigger wheels without them rubbing...
8J is std which = 225 wide.
i'd go wider to 235 rather than less to 215 or 205, it will look wrong IMO, the rim will be wider than the tyre and be prime candidate for getting kurbed - and look like a replica [/quote
yer my tyres rub on arches on the fron i had 205's b4 and the wheels i got now have 225 on and it rubs so i was gonna take the 205's of my old wheels......
are your fronts rubbing on your front shockers by any chance....?
if so, you need to mod the spring platform on the shocker, later sets of konis etc alrady have the outer edge of the platform bent up to allow the fitment of bigger wheels without them rubbing...
8J is std which = 225 wide.
i'd go wider to 235 rather than less to 215 or 205, it will look wrong IMO, the rim will be wider than the tyre and be prime candidate for getting kurbed - and look like a replica
[/quoteyer my tyres rub on arches on the fron i had 205's b4 and the wheels i got now have 225 on and it rubs so i was gonna take the 205's of my old wheels......
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Originally Posted by Dave Henshall
but u'd have to fit 15" rims to fit snow tyres and/or chains unless you wanted to fook your arches up
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Originally Posted by RS LOZWORTH
yer my tyres rub on arches on the fron i had 205's b4 and the wheels i got now have 225 on and it rubs so i was gonna take the 205's of my old wheels......
post a pic up of the wheels you have on...
15-01-2007, 12:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Dave Henshall
Originally Posted by RS LOZWORTH
yer my tyres rub on arches on the fron i had 205's b4 and the wheels i got now have 225 on and it rubs so i was gonna take the 205's of my old wheels......
post a pic up of the wheels you have on...
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ah yes, the arches on a saph are designed to accomodate ET34 wheels that are only 205 wide, so the escos ones will sit 9mm further out plus an extra 20mm for the tyre, IIRC you cant get away with it without having the arches lips rolled up, or fit the non escos , escos style wheels
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Originally Posted by Dave Henshall
ah yes, the arches on a saph are designed to accomodate ET34 wheels that are only 205 wide, so the escos ones will sit 9mm further out plus an extra 20mm for the tyre, IIRC you cant get away with it without having the arches lips rolled up, or fit the non escos , escos style wheels
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