Mike Bees
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Sorry, I don't have any - but I wish I had! Mike
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I have 205/50x15 under standard 13/14" arches (but not the ultra-low race wingstays). Mike
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Have you got any fish? Mike
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I wouldn't say there was necessarily a benefit. Slightly lower gearing and a bit less sidewall deflection (offset against a slightly harsher ride). 195/50 isn't pretty low profile anyway. If it were me I'd save the 30 Euros. Mike
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I did, but the vendor wasn't prepared to accept his own weight in wet fish as payment. What a fool! Mike
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BTTT, more in hope than in belief...
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Or James Whiting here ? Mike
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I would consider: Bridgestone RE720 (if you can still get them?) Toyo Proxes T1-S or T1-R (£60 a pair here !!!) Yokohama AVS Sport 195/45 will give has very similar total diameter to 185/60x13 which is a good ballpark size. 195/50 will give you about 0.4" more ground clearance than 195/45. Mike
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Q. When should this thread be closed 😬 A. When I've got some half doors? Mike
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A 250/215 combo will give you a considerably stiffer back than front, due to the angle of the front dampers - I think the effective front wheel rate will be around 160lb/in? Mike
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Bri - It's not a 12'x6'1" Brian James A-series or clubman by any chance? Mike
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Doh! I read '3-piece' as '3-spoke'. Numpty. I'll see what I can dig up about weights. Mike
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Hi Simon! Hope you're well. What widths are the Ultralites, and do you know what they weigh? I can't see any 3-spokes on www.ultralite.co.uk (nor any 13" wheels come to that). Cheers, Mike
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Caterham wheels used to be 8.5", are now 8". I'm just wondering which tyres will give the most grip on a set of 6/7" rims (which I already have - can't justify the cost of a set of 7" & 8" which is what I would choose if money were no consideration). Mike
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www.avonracing.com gives a rim choice of 5.5-6.5" for a 6/21/13 tyre and 6-7.5" for a 7/12/13 tyre. If you were going to run 6" fronts which tyre would you run for maximum grip - a 6" or a 7"? Similar question for rears, they quote 5.5-7.5" for 7/22/13 and 7-8.5" for 8/22/13, so which would work best on a 7" rim? Mike
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To a great extent it depends what the original FPR was adjusted to - it was adjustable, so if you can find any stock regulator that gives the same pressure as the old one was set up for and you can plumb it in then it will be fine. Stating the bleedin' obvious perhaps... So I guess your real problem is knowing what the pressure the FSE FPR was adjusted to give. Mike
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Yup, AFAIK my liners were from a very old Citroen diesel (modified). Mike
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As the subject says... Prefer 7" but 6.5" would do. For De Dion front. Mike
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Hmmm, I like your thinking. Maybe just a thicker outer O would do it (pump could still attach to the existing rivnuts). Mike Edited by - Mike Bees on 2 Apr 2005 11:12:43
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You're not wrong Paul. I remember one of the first sprints I ever did, which was at North Weald (quite bumpy) a spectator told me that someone had sagely said to them whilst I was rounding the 180 degree bend nearest the paddock "you see that car, it's just too soft" - well if it was then it was also just too fast and nothing to do with the newbie behind the wheel. As you say to get grip you need your wheels on the ground. You don't see m/any successful hillclimb cars running stiff springs. Mike
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You don't need to fit soft springs, but you do need to have the head off and put some plasticine-like stuff on the pistons, bolt the head back on, turn it over a few times, take the head off, measure the thickness of the plasticine etc. Not exactly trivial. Mike
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Woo-hoo, some replies! I'm dropping mine off at Dartford tomorrow for Simon L. to take a look at next week. It's noticeably distorted around every rivnut which I'm not sure is right - we'll see. I wondered about cutting away a large section of the RH end and welding on a much thicker piece of ali to mount the pump to so the bolts can be tighter without distorting the tank. Mike
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Or those who like traction on non-racetrack-smooth surfaces... Mike
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No contact when turning over by hand doesn't mean no contact at proper rpm. An engine builder will measure the clearance during turning-over-by-hand to ensure it's not less than a certain amount (the recommended amounts escape me however). Mike
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Benetton B191 mirrors perhaps? here Mike