tigran
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Quick rubber question, f'nar!tigran
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Jan 27, 2007 15:03:46 GMT
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Got some sweet rimZ off seth the other day and need to get a stretched, lo-pro set of tyres for em. They are 5.5 * 13. What tyre size would give a low profile, slightly stretched look for them?  Those are the wheels. Want to polish the hell out of them, black inserts and use them on a certain slammed focus. But that's all ahead. First I need to know what tyre size i need. Fankooo. |
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Jan 27, 2007 15:09:45 GMT
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Getting stretch over 5.5" is going to involve ridiculously narrow tyres (less than 155, I'd say), even if you did manage it, the car wouldn't be very good to drive. The obvious choice for the lo-pro look would be 175/50, but on a Focus all but the lowest of suspension (scraping) would look a bit silly I suspect and even the the top speed would probably be about 80mph!
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tigran
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Quick rubber question, f'nar!tigran
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Jan 27, 2007 15:36:59 GMT
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Yeah that's what I was thinking. It is on coilovers at about -80mm's. Will give it a bosh and see what happens.
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1964 Rover P5 i6
1987 BMW 525e - The Rusty Streak
1992 Micra K10
2001 BMW E46 316i
2002 BMW E46 330Ci
2013 BMW F31 320d
2018 BMW G31 530d
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Jan 27, 2007 16:16:46 GMT
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Sorry, dude, I think that will look gash.
14 or 15in steels banded out to 8in / 9in with OE trimZ on FTfocusW. That's what I wanna do. When the wife's not looking, OBV!
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tigran
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Quick rubber question, f'nar!tigran
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Jan 27, 2007 16:31:50 GMT
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That's another idea. Only one way to see if it works looks wise or not. Ho hum.
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1964 Rover P5 i6
1987 BMW 525e - The Rusty Streak
1992 Micra K10
2001 BMW E46 316i
2002 BMW E46 330Ci
2013 BMW F31 320d
2018 BMW G31 530d
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Jan 27, 2007 17:38:19 GMT
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Will 13"s fit on a focus? I am sure the back would be no problem but I would have thought they would foul the callipers on the front.
Nice wheel but not sure if they would suit the focus
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Jan 27, 2007 19:33:38 GMT
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can see a filling of arch problem, with major free air
and a lack of road contact if its down 80 already
soz to send you up chocolate creek
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slater
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Quick rubber question, f'nar!slater
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Jan 27, 2007 19:40:05 GMT
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165/60s are proably your best bet.
Do they do 165/45s? rings a bell!
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tigran
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Quick rubber question, f'nar!tigran
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Jan 27, 2007 20:24:47 GMT
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Spacesavers are 13 and seeing how i no longer have ST brakes on mine it's not a problem. Tyres are though.
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1964 Rover P5 i6
1987 BMW 525e - The Rusty Streak
1992 Micra K10
2001 BMW E46 316i
2002 BMW E46 330Ci
2013 BMW F31 320d
2018 BMW G31 530d
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Odin
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Jan 27, 2007 21:23:52 GMT
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Purely on looks alone, what about 135/70s? I'm not saying that's safe on a car as big as a Focus, though. They're easily available and would give you stretch and a reasonably low sidewall.
Practically, 165/60s? Won't stretch though. :-\
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165/60s are proably your best bet. Do they do 165/45s? rings a bell! Not sure, seen 165/50s on a Ford Ka |
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