My Day to Day Car - VW Bora - Polished up with new wheels!!
11-05-2006, 09:24 PM
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My Day to Day Car - VW Bora - Polished up with new wheels!!
As some of you know I wrote off a wheel on my VW Bora at New Year by entering a rather large pothole.... 
See here.... https://passionford.com/forum/viewto...asc&highlight=
Anyway - many months on I've finally got a new set of wheels after running round on 2 x 16" steelies & 2 x 18" alloys - dragster stylee.
I'd originally ordered a set of 18 x 8J fronts & 18 x 9J rears - Rial Nogaro's but due to my supplier, & their suppliers letting me,them down after a 13 week wait I canceled my order & bought these instead - 18 x 8.5J Ace 132 alloys.
I wasnt overly keen on them on the car when they had been fitted but now they are growing on me - think they look better with the 11mm spacers on the rear giving them the wide, euro, staggered look.
Anyway - I'm off to Awesome GTI tomorrow to have a full 4 Wheel Alignment so I thought I'd give her a clean & a polish this evening.
Whaddya think guys???? I've already lowered it 30mm - I reckon another 10mm mightn't go amiss!!!
Now I can put my claim into the council & see if I get anything back!!!
See here.... https://passionford.com/forum/viewto...asc&highlight=
Anyway - many months on I've finally got a new set of wheels after running round on 2 x 16" steelies & 2 x 18" alloys - dragster stylee.
I'd originally ordered a set of 18 x 8J fronts & 18 x 9J rears - Rial Nogaro's but due to my supplier, & their suppliers letting me,them down after a 13 week wait I canceled my order & bought these instead - 18 x 8.5J Ace 132 alloys.
I wasnt overly keen on them on the car when they had been fitted but now they are growing on me - think they look better with the 11mm spacers on the rear giving them the wide, euro, staggered look.
Anyway - I'm off to Awesome GTI tomorrow to have a full 4 Wheel Alignment so I thought I'd give her a clean & a polish this evening.
Whaddya think guys???? I've already lowered it 30mm - I reckon another 10mm mightn't go amiss!!!
Now I can put my claim into the council & see if I get anything back!!!
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Cheers for the comments guys!!!
Rhys....you know it makes sense!!!
mk1_orion_boy....nope they arent standard - I've added them on - I've got a Caratere front grill in the paint shop at the mo - should have that fitted by the weekend!!!
Rhys....you know it makes sense!!!
mk1_orion_boy....nope they arent standard - I've added them on - I've got a Caratere front grill in the paint shop at the mo - should have that fitted by the weekend!!!
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Originally Posted by Keith B
I hate seeing cars where the tyres ar ewrong size for the wheel width. Sorry dude - jsut looks a bit amateur hour.
11-05-2006, 10:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Keith B
I hate seeing cars where the tyres ar ewrong size for the wheel width. Sorry dude - jsut looks a bit amateur hour.
And stop picking on my mate, or else you'll be gettin' a chinese burn from the pair of us
11-05-2006, 10:43 PM
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How many cars do you see with lowered suspension, full stainless exhausts, air filters etc etc etc from the factory!!! 
Good job you don't live in Germany or Belgium - you seen the tyres they run on their rims....
...now thats stretched...mine looks perfect compared to that!!!
Good job you don't live in Germany or Belgium - you seen the tyres they run on their rims....
...now thats stretched...mine looks perfect compared to that!!!
11-05-2006, 10:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Keith B
Well that may be true but how many cars do you see coming from the factory like that? Get it done properly man
12-05-2006, 06:20 AM
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Originally Posted by le-claw
Keith has a point lee, if the tyre is stretched from bead to bead you loose lateral grip 
235's on the back would have been a better choice
235's on the back would have been a better choice
12-05-2006, 06:25 AM
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Originally Posted by ^NUTTER^
Originally Posted by Keith B
I hate seeing cars where the tyres ar ewrong size for the wheel width. Sorry dude - jsut looks a bit amateur hour.
And stop picking on my mate, or else you'll be gettin' a chinese burn from the pair of us
Measure the bead inner to inner and get a size that fits that gap, you will not have the stretch effect there.....
Lee, looks cool btw and the stretch effect will add to lift of over steer, loads of fun
12-05-2006, 06:33 AM
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Indeed - does it look like a car were I'm gonna be arsed about 'lateral grip'....I mean come on!!!!
Keith - just had a thought - alot of cossie owners run 215 width tyres on 8J rims which you are saying is strictly incorrect!!!
AndyP - That looks PHAT - defo need to drop mine a bit more I think - I best be on the lookout for some 40mm springs!!! Oh & I they are a polished lip - not chromed either!!!!
Keith - just had a thought - alot of cossie owners run 215 width tyres on 8J rims which you are saying is strictly incorrect!!!
AndyP - That looks PHAT - defo need to drop mine a bit more I think - I best be on the lookout for some 40mm springs!!!
Oh & I they are a polished lip - not chromed either!!!!
12-05-2006, 06:44 AM
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12-05-2006, 06:49 AM
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Originally Posted by AndyP
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12-05-2006, 01:36 PM
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Originally Posted by le-claw
Originally Posted by ^NUTTER^
Originally Posted by Keith B
I hate seeing cars where the tyres ar ewrong size for the wheel width. Sorry dude - jsut looks a bit amateur hour.
And stop picking on my mate, or else you'll be gettin' a chinese burn from the pair of us
Measure the bead inner to inner and get a size that fits that gap, you will not have the stretch effect there.....
Lee, looks cool btw and the stretch effect will add to lift of over steer, loads of fun
Funny how i talk shit about tyres, but you have changed from your usual tyre brand to my tyre choice.
You cannot measure unmounted tyres from bead to bead, you can only go off the width of the traed as specified by the manufacturer.
A Toyo and an Eagle F1 245/35/17 is 220 mm wide! That is wrong.
A Fulda 245/35/17 is 245 mm wide. That is correct.
Lee has a 225 mounted on a 8.5j rim. 225mm is 8.75 inches, which should me more or less spot on for the wheel/ tyre combination.
Like i said it is down to the modern tyre companies and cost cutting that makes the same size tyre, different ACTUAL widths between manufacturers.
So Dingy have one of these
,Now go and blow smoke up someone elses ass
12-05-2006, 01:39 PM
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Jonno, i haven't changed at all - they don;t make the toyo's and you said these were good.
They are a 225 and are a little large for a 8" rim (8 bead to bead)
The toyo's were at 225 were a better fit than the fulda 225 as a 215 is the correct tyre size.....BUT it has to be THAT size......so u need to measure both the tyre and the rim...
So why they
His tyres are stretched, end of.
They are a 225 and are a little large for a 8" rim (8 bead to bead)
The toyo's were at 225 were a better fit than the fulda 225 as a 215 is the correct tyre size.....BUT it has to be THAT size......so u need to measure both the tyre and the rim...
So why they
His tyres are stretched, end of.
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His tyres are stretched, end of.
Because.........
The toyo's were at 225 were a better fit than the fulda 225 as a 215 is the correct tyre size.....BUT it has to be THAT size......so u need to measure both the tyre and the rim...
Like i said it is down to the modern tyre companies and cost cutting that makes the same size tyre, different ACTUAL widths between manufacturers.
See if this makes it any easier for you toy understand;
For example 225/40/18
225 is tread width in mm, so 225 mm wide
40 is height of sidewall as a percentage of width, so 40 % of 225.
18 is the diameter of the bead on the wheel.
SO A 225 TYRE SHOULD BE 225mm WIDE YOU FUCKIN TWAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
But they're not all the same hence Lee's problem, which isn't actually a problem, and he's happy with it and thats all that matters.
12-05-2006, 01:52 PM
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Jonno, i know how to measure wheels tyres and offsets thanks.....as you SHOULD know (remember buying yours )
225 should but doesn't always so you SHOULD measure both.
Which is what i said u cock smoker
)225 should but doesn't always so you SHOULD measure both.
Which is what i said u cock smoker
12-05-2006, 01:56 PM
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You can't measure the bead of a tyre unless it is inflated, and when it is inflated you can't measure it either. So bollocks.
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12-05-2006, 02:11 PM
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I for one can, but you on the other hand may struggle.
Your eyes are covered with rose tinted glasses.
Your brain is on a different wavelength, and hence about as much use as a knob to a nun, and the longest rule that you have is only 6" long, which in itself is rather too long to measure anything you may want to keep in your pants
And before you start my cock can fill a pram
Your eyes are covered with rose tinted glasses.
Your brain is on a different wavelength, and hence about as much use as a knob to a nun, and the longest rule that you have is only 6" long, which in itself is rather too long to measure anything you may want to keep in your pants
And before you start my cock can fill a pram
12-05-2006, 02:21 PM
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Originally Posted by le-claw
THis is not somert to be proud off...
You mean ACTUALLY having pictures like that to hand
