[V8] New wheels for the V8?
diemarthadie at aol.com
diemarthadie at aol.com
Mon May 19 12:18:54 PDT 2008
Roger,
You can easily check your speedo issues based on a variety of size options with this calculator:
http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html
John
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To: rmwoodbury at roadrunner.com; V8 at audifans.com
Sent: Mon, 19 May 2008 1:52 pm
Subject: Re: [V8] New wheels for the V8?
Don't assume anything fits UFO's until you bolt them up. I find it's the design of the spoke and actual offset that dictates clearance, more than brand. The speedo error should be minimal if measurable. I put 255/40 on 17 x8.5 (30 et and spoke design just cleared ufos) and my speedo didn't change enough to be a concern. The 215/55 16 on 7's should actually put down a smaller measureable footprint than on the 7.5 rim IME/O. You should have no trouble with sheet metal clearance. I tend to try to go as wide on the wheel width as I can, and find cornering to be a bit less as the width comes in. That said, with .5in difference, tires could make up for that decrease. HTH Scott J 91 v8 auto In a message dated 5/19/2008 9:38:27 A.M. Central Daylight Time, rmwoodbury at roadrunner.com writes: I have more information on these potential wheels for my V8. They are Borbet wheels, and supposedly ten spoke wheels. I am assuming that they came from Tirerack, as that is where the seller said that he always buys his tires. The tires are Dunlop A2+ somethingorothers, which are probably the same tire, updated, that were on the Fuchs wheels that I bought for my wife's 100CS Avant a couple of winters ago. The tire size is 215/55/16. So the aspect ratio is the same as the tires on the V8 now, and the speedometer error should be small. Maybe acceptable. The only problem that I can foresee, assuming the wheels aren't scuffed to bits, is that they are seven inch, instead of seven and a half. At least that is what the guy read off the wheels to me on the telephone. Because of other commitments, I can't go and actually see these wheels/tires until later in the week, but it would seem: 1. They will fit without problem, over the UFO's. 2. They will not interfere with the sheetmetal openings either front or rear. 3. They will not create a terrific and unacceptable speedometer error. 4. They will probably be a lot lighter than the Aero wheels on the car at the moment. 5. Maybe a whole bunch of other things that I don't know about. I am assuming at this point, that these are silver in color and not dark...dark will probably be ruled out on principal, but I'll know more late this week. Worst case, I will have to break down and buy some new gizzie BBS wheels, and will have th eBorbets for sale to someone else. Roger **************Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001) _______________________________________________ Audifans V8 mailing list Send posts to: mailto:V8 at audifans.com Manage your list connection: http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/v8 You can help keep the audifans site running by shopping at http://audifans.com/shop/
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