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[minime]

hi all!

i have just spoken to toyo about them producing a 195/50/17 proxes ts1 for our cars they have said that they will ask the japan manufacturing plant about this!

here is the tyre..

http://www.toyo.co.uk/index2.html

i think i will contact yokohama as weell to see what they can do!


I want some sticker tyres!

[andym172]

hi all!

i have just spoken to toyo about them producing a 195/50/17 proxes ts1 for our cars they have said that they will ask the japan manufacturing plant about this!

here is the tyre..

http://www.toyo.co.uk/index2.html

i think i will contact yokohama as weell to see what they can do!


I want some sticker tyres!

If you can, try to see if you can get Goodyear to make GSD-3's for the VX as well!

Andy.

[VEX]

Minime. That would'nt be a nice way of saying that you flat spotted your current 4 during the little 1080 Degree sight-seeing trip on a corner at Castle Coombe would it? I had some yokos on my 306GTi and 106XS that looked just like the T1-S's they were brill in the dry and the wet performance has improved dramatically. Cw.

[Ricky2772]

I have 235/45-17 toyo proxes T1-S on my A6, and they stick like glue.

Edited by Ricky2772, 03 April 2003 - 06:24 PM.

[minime]

question for ricky...... if we were able to get a 6X17 front wheel do you think 195 or 205 would be ok? especially as you have driven your car with fronts on the rears and visa versa.......i am just thinking of what alternatives we have to consider

[garyk220]

Steve, 195s will fit on the 5.5" front wheel. I've seen them on the Elise 111S wheel, and they don't look over-sized. The Elise has Nitrons and is tracked regularly by someone who knows a thing or two about driving - ex-Benetton test driver no less. Gary

[Ricky2772]

you won't find 6x17 rims (unless custom made....cheap option! ), even 7x17 are close-to-impossible to find. 17 inchers all start from 7,5, a size that limits the steering significantly. 195 will fit on 5,5, but truly needs a 7' to deliver. me thinks that VX sprint used the 16' front for a reason....

[goofballs]

Can anyone tell me the offset on the standard front and rear alloys. And has anyone investigated fitting lotus alloys, pretty stupid question really - I'm sure someone has. cheers

[Ricky2772]

lotus has 4-bolt pattern, so a total replacement of hubs, discs and calipers is required...cheap huh?! offeset is 40 front and 37 rear, if I remember correctly. the OZ superleggera I've got are 35 both.

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[Jase_MK]

Has your cat got a thing for expensive car parts?

[goofballs]

having fitted the OZs, A) how does the steering feel on the road ? more or less sensitive. does the car tramline badly over rough road surfaces ? C) do you think that the OZ superturismo has a similar bolt pattern and offset available ? cheers

[speedyK]

Got it all together yet, Ricky?

[Ricky2772]

haven't been able to install'em yet... car still at the shop....getting fixed/modded... superturismo's are available in Audi pattern (+adapters for Opel) ,cost the same but weight substantially more.

[speedyK]

We all feel frustrated waiting, can't imagine how it must be for you.

[goofballs]

I'm afraid someone has to be the guinea pig, in trying out a new configuration, but if successful, I will probably join you on the band wagon. cheers

[minime]

right guys! toyo do not do a 195/55or50or45/17........but after talking to them they are giving to me some 205/45/17s to try on the front! they are also supplying 225/45/17s for the rears too.....i will have them fitted in th enext couple of days so i will let you know how i get on...but i am a bit nervous as i think that there maybe too much at the front! i have asked regal to source some new wheels......but me thinks that maybe have to go rickys route eventually!

[goofballs]

I wouldn't risk it if I were you the 205/50 is allowable on the 5.5 rim because it flexes more, and is not likely to pop out of the alloy. However the lower profile you go the less the sidewall flexes, and combined with the increased grip due to the fact that the tread is now a 205, this may cause it to pop out. Toyo should send you an email to confirm what they say in writing, before you risk it. Just my opinion. cheers

[Ricky2772]

goof, that's a very correct opinion, that any race-tyre expert will agree upon.

[Ricky2772]

I was at a spring fair today, and I saw this OZ stand....all three types of superleggeras displayed. afaik, those are the lightiest rims on the market, race "magnesiums" aside.

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