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Re: 18"sport alloys

Postby chep » Tue Feb 24, 2009 7:43 pm

lostpaul67 wrote:The 245/60-18 will make your speedo read 14.9% slow so at 60mph on the speedo you'll actually be doing 68.9mph, slower acceleration but nice quiet cruising :)

that is the only down side a suppose (the speedo being out) but its worth it for the looks :D will just rely on my sat nav speed to keep me rite its spot on anywaz :D
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Re: 18"sport alloys

Postby Luke » Tue Feb 24, 2009 7:48 pm

i'd have thought you could swap the speedo drive pinion for one that makes it read right :?
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Re: 18"sport alloys

Postby chep » Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:15 pm

tried the alloys with 235/55/18 van looks way much better with that size pick them up 2morrow with new rubber pics 2 follow :D :D 8)
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Re: 18"sport alloys

Postby Scotty86 » Thu Feb 26, 2009 11:31 am

lostpaul67 wrote:The 245/60-18 will make your speedo read 14.9% slow so at 60mph on the speedo you'll actually be doing 68.9mph, slower acceleration but nice quiet cruising :)


and what about the 235/55/18 ones?
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Re: 18"sport alloys

Postby chep » Thu Feb 26, 2009 5:36 pm

well they r finally on :D ended up with 235/55/18 kuhmo extra load tyres :D think it was the better choice rather than the 245/60/18 what do u guys think?

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Re: 18"sport alloys

Postby glenandemm » Thu Feb 26, 2009 5:45 pm

that looks the shiz pal!,would love some of them on my minibus but people say they wouldnt take the weight of my 14 seater bus fully loaded,tyres look just right now,what sort of weight do you carry in that mate? 8) 8) 8) 8)
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Re: 18"sport alloys

Postby Scotty86 » Thu Feb 26, 2009 6:01 pm

Looks fantastic mate, how do they feel when on the road?
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Re: 18"sport alloys

Postby Luke » Thu Feb 26, 2009 6:05 pm

very nice 8) wheels make the biggest difference of any change to a van 8)

hard to be 100% on the tyres profile as the light isn't brilliant but they do look well from what i can see :D

whats the weight limit on the tyres :?:
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Re: 18"sport alloys

Postby chep » Thu Feb 26, 2009 6:39 pm

Scotty86 wrote:Looks fantastic mate, how do they feel when on the road?

they feel totally fine mate took it out a spin n to be honest i never really noticed anything at all apart from trying to get into the van as it feels a few inches higher in height :lol:
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Re: 18"sport alloys

Postby chep » Thu Feb 26, 2009 6:43 pm

Luke wrote:very nice 8) wheels make the biggest difference of any change to a van 8)

hard to be 100% on the tyres profile as the light isn't brilliant but they do look well from what i can see :D

whats the weight limit on the tyres :?:

will get better pics on a better day n once i have gave the van a good clean up :D to be honest luke mate i am not sure about the weight limit all i know is the tyre guy made a few phone calls and checked out the details of the van on the a post b4 ordering the tyres he said that the tyres that he has put on would be fine, he did say sumfin about 8 ply on my new tyres but to be honest am not sure
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Re: 18"sport alloys

Postby chep » Thu Feb 26, 2009 6:51 pm

glenandemm wrote:that looks the shiz pal!,would love some of them on my minibus but people say they wouldnt take the weight of my 14 seater bus fully loaded,tyres look just right now,what sort of weight do you carry in that mate? 8) 8) 8) 8)

thaks mate :D they would look really good on yours aswell i always think red is a cracking colour to put nice shiney alloys on . dnt carry the most heaviest of stuff mate to be honest small ladders,bags of plaster ,paint etc
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Re: 18"sport alloys

Postby Mike » Thu Feb 26, 2009 6:52 pm

Looks good, those tyres seem to fill the arches nicely and the van doesn't look perched on top of them, are they a different size to the sportvan tyres?
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Re: 18"sport alloys

Postby chep » Thu Feb 26, 2009 6:57 pm

Mike Spence wrote:Looks good, those tyres seem to fill the arches nicely and the van doesn't look perched on top of them, are they a different size to the sportvan tyres?

yeh mate the sport van tyres are 235/45/18 and i have put on 235/55/18 which give them a little more thickness
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Re: 18"sport alloys

Postby Scotty86 » Tue Apr 21, 2009 10:06 pm

What make are the tyres mate?
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Re: 18"sport alloys

Postby chep » Tue Apr 21, 2009 10:17 pm

Scotty86 wrote:What make are the tyres mate?



235/55/18 kuhmo extra load tyres mate
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