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fazza
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12th Apr 11 at 21:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Im looking at some new wheels for my corsa...

There 16 inch and 7J wide...

Will i get away with 165/40/16 on them?

I had 165/50/15s on some 7j wheels previously and they were fine but not sure if the 10mm loss in profile will make a difference
Ste
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12th Apr 11 at 21:02   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Will be gay.

I would rather lose by a mile because i built my own car, than win by an inch because someone else built it for me.
Ian
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12th Apr 11 at 21:03   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
It's a 10% loss in profile so 16.5mm not 10mm.
fazza
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12th Apr 11 at 21:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ah i see.

quite a loss then.
Kieran
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I have 195/40/16 with 8" and they are very streached. So be looking more stretch than mine also really even tho you will have 7" but up to you?
scaron5188
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12th Apr 11 at 21:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I had 165/50/15 bridgestone potenzas and they gripped surprisingly well.. But couldn't be bothered with having that lack of grip and potentially twatting the rim so gone for 185/45/15 and they give a very slight stretch n look good and even tho they are only nankang ns-2's they gripped much better. Did me well at Combe on Saturday lol.
antnee
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12th Apr 11 at 21:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Do you need stretch?
fazza
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12th Apr 11 at 21:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Simple answer yes Antnee

Fitting some D90's to my corsa and the offset with the adaptors ends up quite low
aron
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13th Apr 11 at 12:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
165/45/16's are the way forward

they are still very stretched btw.
flybikeslee
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13th Apr 11 at 12:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote


stretch is for gays
DaveyLC
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13th Apr 11 at 13:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by fazza
Im looking at some new wheels for my corsa...

There 16 inch and 7J wide...

Will i get away with 165/40/16 on them?

I had 165/50/15s on some 7j wheels previously and they were fine but not sure if the 10mm loss in profile will make a difference


FYI Thats a 16.5mm loss in profile.

**EDIT.. just noticed Ians post

[Edited on 13-04-2011 by DaveyLC]
andyc1234
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i think you should buy my set of 8s shaun

 
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