Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
Location: Cheshire
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top work that man 
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Nick-S
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Registered: 3rd Mar 04
Location: Leigh. Drives: RS Megane 230 F1 Team R26
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Originally posted by sand-eel
^^^ if he has push rods, its all ken, if not its not ken more like kenith, which isn't so good
[Edited on 14-06-2009 by sand-eel]
its double wishbone...
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sand-eel
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Registered: 15th Mar 07
Location: carluke/braidwood--IRNBRULAND
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never realised, thought it would still be a live rear axle, didn't look properly, I've disgraced my self.
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Nic Barnes
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Registered: 5th Apr 04
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disgraced indeed.
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john_c20xe
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Registered: 10th Feb 08
Location: Eastbourne, EastSussex
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top work
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.dean.
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Registered: 21st Sep 07
Location: Hindley, Wigan Drives: Like Its Stolen!
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whats the reason for going to 15s?
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Nic Barnes
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Registered: 5th Apr 04
Location: nowhere near ginger people
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smaller wheels, quicker acceleration, theyre lighter than speedlines, r888's and yoko a048's (might try yoko's next) are cheaper etc.
ive had these speedlines since about 2001. its about time i had a change.
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Jake
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Registered: 24th Jan 05
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nice one mate
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Nic Barnes
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Originally posted by jake
nice one mate
wtf 
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sand-eel
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Registered: 15th Mar 07
Location: carluke/braidwood--IRNBRULAND
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it is insurance
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3i_gaz
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Registered: 29th Nov 07
Location: Liverpool
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15's FTFW! yO
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.dean.
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Registered: 21st Sep 07
Location: Hindley, Wigan Drives: Like Its Stolen!
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quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
smaller wheels, quicker acceleration, theyre lighter than speedlines, r888's and yoko a048's (might try yoko's next) are cheaper etc.
ive had these speedlines since about 2001. its about time i had a change.
surly less grip more wheel spin?
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Teddy
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Registered: 19th Jul 04
Location: Northampton Drives: VW Bora 1.9TDi pd130
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Glad to see still chasing the big figures, and that the car is still going!
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Nic Barnes
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Registered: 5th Apr 04
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quote:
Originally posted by .dean.
quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
smaller wheels, quicker acceleration, theyre lighter than speedlines, r888's and yoko a048's (might try yoko's next) are cheaper etc.
ive had these speedlines since about 2001. its about time i had a change.
surly less grip more wheel spin?
same width of tyre though
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Nic Barnes
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Originally posted by Teddy
Glad to see still chasing the big figures, and that the car is still going!
yeah it lives on sort of in a fashion. be over 4 years since i bought it off you i reckon?
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Olsrey
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Registered: 13th Jan 07
Location: Bradford Drives: LET Vectra B
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Can't you get wider tyres if you are going smaller? As they won't be anywhere near the arch trims?
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Nic Barnes
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Registered: 5th Apr 04
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problem being i wont have spare front wheels like i do now. so if i was to get wider ones, i may not be able to use the car every day as they may catch. will have to see. the tyres themselves being 195 are nearly level with the arch. 205's might be ok on 15's
edit, 205/50/15 r888's are about 20 quid more than 195/50/15's
[Edited on 16-06-2009 by Nic Barnes]
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Olsrey
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Registered: 13th Jan 07
Location: Bradford Drives: LET Vectra B
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A bit expensive then on an every day car. Shame you can't get some other 15's to put some 205's on for 1/4 mile days.
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Nic Barnes
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Registered: 5th Apr 04
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its about brake clearances. the mo's have more space behind them so with a touch of grinding should can fit them reylands under. if i dropped to a 288 4 pot kit id be fine. just cant afford to do that really plus the reyland brakes i think a fair decent.
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Jake
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Registered: 24th Jan 05
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if its catching up front, you can get someone to hold a scaffold bar between the arch and tyre, then drive forward slowly so it rolls between the tyre and arch, and pulls the arch lip out, lift the bar up more to bend the lip up more if you have to.
[Edited on 16-06-2009 by jake]
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Nic Barnes
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metal part of the arch has been cut back already. also the plastic outer arches have been shaved aswell. 195/50/16 toyo's catch on them on full lock etc. id imagine the 15's will be better. not sure about 205 50 15's, too expensive to buy them just to test them out tbh.
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Jake
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Registered: 24th Jan 05
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you might be ok, 205s on 15s compared to 195s on 16s will be about 15mm less diameter. shame the lip has been cut, pulling that out also pulls out the plastic trim so prob would have given you even more clearance
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Nic Barnes
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them r888's are a very square tyre though not like regular tyres. 195/50/16's i have now are actually a fair way wider than the 195 45 16 yoko's.
i mean i drive it all the time now with them toyo's on so it snot a major issue
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Nic Barnes
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Registered: 5th Apr 04
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well me and the legendary milkman mapper went on a road trip to scouse land today in the vectra. got an impressive 34.1mpg even though i wasnt hanging about shall we call it. for those that are from scouse land, wtf is that mess of a road system at the end of the m58? fuckin christ. i got lost trying to get back onto the m58 ended up going towards manchester. thats the biggest piece of wank road layout in the known universe. there is only 1 roundabout in the whole of carlisle. easy to get around up here.
went and met 3i_gaz, sound fella indeed. and then some strange person turned up.
feel sick for having to say it, but what a quality car that really is. looks as good as it does in photo's. those blue wheels are well cool. anyway enough vtec approval for now....
went to buy some mo's off gaz.
tried them on the front as thats where the grinding of brake callipers is needing done at.
doesnt actually need that much ground off the caliper. can actually turn the wheel but it is touching. random indeed.
like them a lot indeed. this week will get callipers ground down a touch and order up some r888's for them.
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DannyB
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Registered: 6th Feb 08
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They look miles better mate, nice one 
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