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Mark Prydderch
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24th Jul 09 at 09:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I've got Vectra sri 4 stud wheels getting refurbed to go on the corsa and they need tyres. So i was wondering if r888's will give enough clearence as it's lowered about 60mm.

The car below looks like it has some form of track tyres - is the owner on here to give advice? Or does anyone else have a similar set up?



[Edited on 24-07-2009 by Mark Prydderch]
andy1868
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no idea about the clearance, but that looks ace
Ellis
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Are those wheels ET49?

Shouldn't have any problems if they are...

What profile R888's you looking at?
Mark Prydderch
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ET 44 iirc. Would have to be 195/50 R16. Might just get some 15" and put some r888's on them for the summer and use F1's on the 16's for now.
Ellis
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Might just get a small amount of fouling on the arches at that I would think, 15's sounds like the best idea...
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barnes had t8s on his speedlines that was just fronts though not sure if they would go on the back
Adam_B
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They will catch, quite a fair bit. R888s have really square side walls.
Mark Prydderch
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Thought they would, i'll stick them on some 15's for summer time. Probably not much difference to F1's/T1-s etc. in this weather anyway. Cheers lads
Butler
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More likely ACB10s
Nic Barnes
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quote:
Originally posted by Adam_B
They will catch, quite a fair bit. R888s have really square side walls.


catch a hell of a lot. need the front end to be raised up. catch on full lock. catch on the inner arch trim where the carbon canister is. the sticky out bit for that catches. catch on the arch trim etc etc etc etc.

theyre a lot wider than a normal 195 as adam b says theyre a square sidewall. sadly they dont do 45's. only 50's.
Nic Barnes
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quote:
Originally posted by Mark Prydderch
Thought they would, i'll stick them on some 15's for summer time. Probably not much difference to F1's/T1-s etc. in this weather anyway. Cheers lads


a million times worse in wet weather.
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for preformance tyres like 888's get some spare 15" wheels. The price of 16's over 15's is quite alot when you start going through them

Drives supercharged Tec with torque
Nic Barnes
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yeah, 16's were about 96 and 15'd about 60 last time i checked.

tbh, i find the yoko a048r's far better. personal opinion maybe.
Jake
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those tyres on that corsa look like parada spec 2's. They are pretty chunky in a 50profile
ScottBeck
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nah tyres on that corsa look like r888's to me!!!!
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quote:
Originally posted by ScottBeck
nah tyres on that corsa look like r888's to me!!!!


maybe are, but sidewall looks very small to be a 50 profile as thats all you can get 195/50/16's
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id say sidewalls look quite big but cant really tell as wheels are black too....
Nic Barnes
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that was mine on my speedlines. 195/50/16

[Edited on 24-07-2009 by Nic Barnes]
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Mine used to rub on 15s with a 195/50



they are proper massive
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yeah mine now on 15's look massive
Adam_B
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Your car shares many similarities to my old one
Nic Barnes
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it has a bonnet that belonged to a mate of yours also.
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the car in the pic is mine, the tyres are 195/50/16. yoko a048 medium compound. the above pic is as low as you can go with a 50 profile tyres. takes a little modding tho. with toyo 195/55/16 your car will be like a monster truck. far easyer to go down to a 15", thats what i'v done now.

pic below is the best pic i'v got of the tyres fitted, hope that helps.
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oh i was close enough lovely car too mate!!!

 
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