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[minisilverbullet]

Getting abit tired of the 13X7 homeboy wheels. They are too heavy, give a real bumpy ride. But worst of all pull the car all over the place at the slightest camber/unevenness on the road (especially the motorway).

I am thinking about 10s but worry about them not filling out the arch. I know this depends on wheel offset. But considering the offset of my current "deep dish" i dont see any 10s filling the arch.

I have been thinking about 10x6 ultra lights /super lights

the arches are a comparable width as sports packs (i think), and can be found at abs motorsport (but i keep getting security warnings on that page)

A selection of pics - I


http://i804.photobucket.com/albums/yy330/craig1407/DSC_0603.jpg

[Midas Mk1]

Force 10x6's with super wide offset would look the nuts

Edited by Midas Mk1, 01 November 2011 - 08:55 PM.

[minisilverbullet]

Force 10x6's with super wide offset would look the nuts

wowzer - 140 quid a wheel! not sure how keen I am on their wheels on my car. I have seen others on here though that look pretty special with those wheels!

Edited by minisilverbullet, 01 November 2011 - 09:04 PM.

[minisilverbullet]

Saying that those silver "mambas" look sweet!

[panelbeaterpeter]

6 by tens would work with the right offset, what brakes do you have? If you have later type disc brakes then 10's aren't really an option unless you have a fair bit to spend on fitting Cooper S 7.5 discs. Have you considered 12's? they sell the Mambas in 6/12, stunning looking wheel.

[minisilverbullet]

6 by tens would work with the right offset, what brakes do you have? If you have later type disc brakes then 10's aren't really an option unless you have a fair bit to spend on fitting Cooper S 7.5 discs. Have you considered 12's? they sell the Mambas in 6/12, stunning looking wheel.

Yeah i would need to drop to the 7.5 discs.

10 inch tyres are much cheaper than the comparable 13 inch, so i thought i might earn the money for the brakes there (in 8 years or so )

never thought about 12s really, saying that, i had a set of 12X5.5 a year ago running snow tyres and the car was totally transformed!

[jb93]

This has 10s with the bullet arches, but they are &x10 if I can remember correctly?
http://gb.zinio.com/...3&o=int&prev=si (there's better pics later in the mag)

Edited by toaster93, 02 November 2011 - 06:56 PM.

[Midas Mk1]

http://www.carbonwee.../picture54.html

[minisilverbullet]

This has 10s with the bullet arches, but they are &x10 if I can remember correctly?
http://gb.zinio.com/...3&o=int&prev=si (there's better pics later in the mag)

Many Thanks - I used all my "free" zooms before i saw the spec list of that car! Are wheels the potenzas?

They tyres look awfully stretched, maybe the wheels are 7 inches wide?

I wonder if 7 inch wide tens share some of the negative attributes as wide 13s?

[minisilverbullet]

http://www.carbonwee.../picture54.html

Cheers for that!

And nice another silverbullet!

Wheels look like some sort of force racing split rims (probably 7 wide?)

[jb93]

Yeah, they're 7x10 Potenzas

[Artful Dodger]

do it! 6 1/2 "force V3's. 3 inch dish and 3 1/2 " rear dish:P

arches are pretty much the same as the siverbullet's, same width

Edited by MiniclubmanGT, 02 November 2011 - 07:29 PM.

[benpopham]

The wheels on rich wallers silver bullet are 7 inch force split 'special' / exacton's