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| Oliver Jetson Senior Builder  Posts 277 Photo Archive |
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| 205 tyres on 6" rim?Will 205 wide tyres fit on a 6 inch rim? (I want to know whether I can put some 205 Yoko 32/48's on my 13inch ford RS 4 spokes) Cheers, | |||
| zilspeed Contributor Posts 5361 Photo Archive |
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| There is a school of thought that suggests that the rim would not be sufficiently wide to properly control the movement of the tyre laterally. The same theory has it that something like a 195 section tyre on a 7" rim would be quite stretched - again laterally and would be more undercontrol. I'll stop talking b0**ocks now and cut to the chase. I would not think that 205s on 6" rims is a great idea. Not for ultimate grip and behaviour | |||
| Oliver Jetson Senior Builder Posts 277 Photo Archive |
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| OK cheers, I guess I'll get 185's for now then. Do you know what offset ford RS wheels are? Seen some 7 inch wheels for sale with a 100mm PCD - would they fit my locost? Cheers | |||
| scoobyis2cool Posting Freak  Posts 1705 Photo Archive |
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| I think I read somewhere that the rim width should be approx 85% of the tyre width - so for a 205 tyre that gives a rim width of 6.86", soroughly 7". Pete It's not that I'm lazy, it's that I just don't care... | |||
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| phelpsa Contributor  Posts 3988 Photo Archive |
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quote:Originally posted by Oliver Jetson No. Adam | |||
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| zetec Contributor  Posts 1933 Photo Archive |
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| You will find most makers spec the limits you should use for a given tyre. It seems to be the higher the aspect ratio the more suited the tyres are tonarrow rims. I was looking for a while for 205/55 to fit on my 6" rims and have just seen Toyo 888s are OK. " I only registered to look at the pictures, now I'm stuck with this username for the rest of my life!" | |||
| richardR1 Contributor  Posts 439 Photo Archive |
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| For 205/60x13 tyres the permissible rim width is 5.5 to 7.5" The preferred recommended size is 6 or 6.5" so your rims are perfect forthese. This data is from my Yokohama tyre technical guide. HTH | |||
| mookaloid Woohoo! Power :D  Posts 8964 Photo Archive |
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| No. Adam Great post Adam....... | |||
| JoelP Contributor  Posts 16126 Photo Archive |
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its a blinder! ford is 108 pcd, innit? so how can they be ford rs wheels with a 100 pcd? unless they're just 'in the style of'. ignore me im rambling again... Beware! Bourettes is binfectious. | |||
| britishtrident Contributor  Posts 17025 Photo Archive |
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| A tyre from the narrow end of a rims fittment band generally gives best handling, this usually isn't the same as the greatest lateral grip &traction. 205 is a permisable fittment for a 6" width rim only slightly on the wide side. | |||
| Oliver Jetson Senior Builder Posts 277 Photo Archive |
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| Joel, the ones I've seen for sale are in the style of rs wheels, so with fords bein 108pcd i guess they ain't for a ford! Think I mite go for 205's on the back and 185's on the front - what you think? Oli | |||
| Gazza Junior Builder  Posts 95 Photo Archive |
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SuperlightsI've gone for 6x13 Superlights with a 205/60/13 rear and 185/60/13 front - looks the mutts with a chubby fat rear end.....  Just a bag o' rusty spanners | |||
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| phelpsa Contributor Posts 3988 Photo Archive |
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quote:Originally posted by mookaloid Great post Adam....... Thanks mook | |||
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| scoobyis2cool Posting Freak Posts 1705 Photo Archive |
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quote:Originally posted by Gazza Hi Gazza, have you got any pics of those wheels? At the moment I've got 15" wheels but I really love the look of smaller superlights so amthinking of changing them at some point. Cheers Pete It's not that I'm lazy, it's that I just don't care... | |||
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| phelpsa Contributor Posts 3988 Photo Archive |
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| Do you have a disc braked rear end? If so you will need split rims. Adam | |||
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| Gazza Junior Builder Posts 95 Photo Archive |
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| superlightsI'll Take few pics......... Just a bag o' rusty spanners | |||
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| JoelP Contributor Posts 16126 Photo Archive |
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| i found out the other day that 13s dont fit over ABS front hubs, due to the bigger caliper. Gazza, i like your thinking, thats almost exactly what im aiming for. Just looking around for suitable minilights (or reps) for the arse end. ive gotsome 5.5 ones for the front, im thinking 6 or 7 for the rear, and some cut slicks | |||
| phelpsa Contributor Posts 3988 Photo Archive |
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| go for 7" rears, with 205/60s | |||
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sold it alljust now 