boughtoneatlast Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 Hi All Can anyone help/advise/point me in the right direction............ I am looking to replace my crazed cycles and also want to have them lower to the wheel. I currently run 14" wheels with 185/65 032rs. I have seen many cars with cycles that hug the wheels much better than mine and wondered what stays and where to get them from.... I will be bonding the wing so do not need any bolt clearance. Your help appreciated Ex 1.6 SS, now 186bhp!!, it flies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Dixon Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 I cut my stays down by cutting out about inch and half and then having them re wealded Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_E Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 Same here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy couchman Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 Assuming you're running 13 inch wheels then you could try Vauxhall race stays. I have these and they are much closer than standard (185 x 60 x 13 Falkens). If you already have OK stays then cut down ones should be fine. Just remember - measure everything three times and cut/weld once! Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boughtoneatlast Posted December 17, 2003 Author Share Posted December 17, 2003 Andy I am running 14" wheels with 185/65 profiles.... do you reckon it will still fit?? Ex 1.6 SS, now 186bhp!!, it flies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irrelevant Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 You can get really cool ones like this from The Seven Workshop. IMO, standard Cat ones will never be as close fitting as these. I have been looking for some for a while and stumbled accross their add by accident. Don't know how much they are - haven't got round to calling them. J351 TPE . . . battered old X/Flow Edited by - AdamHay on 17 Dec 2003 23:41:42 Edited by - AdamHay on 17 Dec 2003 23:42:17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dog In The Park Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 Try these here These are 20mm wider and reduced radius - ideal for >185 section front tyres. Will fit low profiles on a 14" rim, look best however with 13" wheels. Only made in unlaquered 4 layer Carbon with kevlar lining they cost £300/set. Delivery 1-2 weeks Plenty of Blatchatters use these. DITP - Carbon Fibre for Composite Fetishists Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy couchman Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 Dear bought one etc No. don't think the Vauxhall race stays will fit. I can only just get 13 inch and 60 profiles in and your tyres are bigger diameter and higher profile. A couple of limitations are that you need to be able to get the wheels on and off without having to unglue the wings each time and that the tyres will 'bend' a bit under cornering. Others' suggestions sound the way to go. Good luck. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 Hi, I have gone down the combined route, ie have Seven Workshop fit wings from Dog in the Park. These are the second set of front wings which have been lowered. The first set were standard Caterham wings, but these are just the wrong shape to lower and get sensible fit to the wheel. Best solution I found was get the front right and accept the solution at the back. That lasted 12 months and I could not live with it, and brought some of the DITP wings which are fantastic. I have these bonded by Chris on modified stays. Getting stays correct is important to enable wheel to come off and to enable tyre flex for trackwork. Results as Arnies photos show very neat solution. Tip one - have a look at those which have been done well Tip two - get DITP wings Regards Anthony Now where's the hacksaw to cut the secondaries...so the Raceco can will go on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Normans_Ghost Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 Didn't someone say that Westfield wings were a lower profile? norman verona 1989 BDR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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