At last - minilites and wider tyres combo on my S1
Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2018 5:57 pm
At last!
Have been concerned about a hill climb season running my original 1964 steel wheels - just a set of rivets stopping the wheel centre coming out under extreme loads (thanks to those who have alerted to this risk).
Anything wider than 145 width tyres on the 4.5 inch wide steel bolt on wheels rub on my S1 so have been wondering how to (1) use modern minilites wheels which all seen to be at least 5 inches wide (2) how to fit some wider tyres and (3) doesn't cost me a fortune.
So, here is the combination that finally seems to work -
1) 13x5 minilites - bought mine from JBW in the UK - ?75 each, bolt on!
2) Yokohama A539 175/60/13 77H tyres - ?57 each, widely avaliable
So far they have plenty of clearance at the front and I think they will work at the rear with a slight grind of the wishbone corners. They fill the wheel arches nicely from an aesthetic perspective.
Wheel studs protrude less than on steel wheels but I get 6 and a half turns of the nut to tighten so think that is OK. May have to fit 10mm studs, need to check if that can be done with hub in situ.
Will post pictures and updates as all 4 wheels get fitted and tested, I know others look for a combination like this that works.
David
Have been concerned about a hill climb season running my original 1964 steel wheels - just a set of rivets stopping the wheel centre coming out under extreme loads (thanks to those who have alerted to this risk).
Anything wider than 145 width tyres on the 4.5 inch wide steel bolt on wheels rub on my S1 so have been wondering how to (1) use modern minilites wheels which all seen to be at least 5 inches wide (2) how to fit some wider tyres and (3) doesn't cost me a fortune.
So, here is the combination that finally seems to work -
1) 13x5 minilites - bought mine from JBW in the UK - ?75 each, bolt on!
2) Yokohama A539 175/60/13 77H tyres - ?57 each, widely avaliable
So far they have plenty of clearance at the front and I think they will work at the rear with a slight grind of the wishbone corners. They fill the wheel arches nicely from an aesthetic perspective.
Wheel studs protrude less than on steel wheels but I get 6 and a half turns of the nut to tighten so think that is OK. May have to fit 10mm studs, need to check if that can be done with hub in situ.
Will post pictures and updates as all 4 wheels get fitted and tested, I know others look for a combination like this that works.
David