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[the_samkingdon15]

Evening all,

Im getting group 5 euro's and some 10 inch splits..

What is the best width to fill the arches?

Im looking at 6" but do i need 6.5 or 7"

Thanks

Sam

 

(if possible, id love to see your pictures)

[HarrysMini]

How wide are Euros?

The offset of the wheels and type of brakes will make a big difference.

[the_samkingdon15]

How wide are Euros?

The offset of the wheels and type of brakes will make a big difference.

from abs website:

Width at top of arch radius-

Front - 2 3/4"

Rear - 2 3/4"

 

http://www.paddyhopk...hop/BRakes.html

im getting the 7.5 inch preassembed set

[HarrysMini]

All you're doing by increasing wheel width is stretching the tyre more, as the actual tyre with (165mm) stays the same.

 

If you want to fill them nicely, you would need to stick to 6" and push the actual wheel out further, either by using spacers or using wheels with a large enough negative offset. 

 

The brakes you are looking at space the wheel out 1" compared to flat drums (meaning you will need spacered drums at the rear.

[the_samkingdon15]

All you're doing by increasing wheel width is stretching the tyre more, as the actual tyre with (165mm) stays the same.

 

If you want to fill them nicely, you would need to stick to 6" and push the actual wheel out further, either by using spacers or using wheels with a large enough negative offset. 

 

The brakes you are looking at space the wheel out 1" compared to flat drums (meaning you will need spacered drums at the rear.

i do want ssr fl2's but cannot afford them and postage, so im looking at force racings ST10's

http://www.force-rac...o.uk/wheels-10/

 

How do they look? what offset etc

[PetePinnington]

I've got 10x6 wellers under euros and they just about fill them. I'm looking at getting my set of specials split in the near future and I'll be going either 6.5 or 7. Most likely 6.5 as they'll be less stretch on the tyres then.

[Yams]

The easiest way to find what offset you need is to fit a wheel that you know the offset of to the car. From there you can determine how much more positive or negative offset you require.

 

 

Lets be theoretical for a moment.

 

lets say you fit a wheel to the car with offset of ET-7, and then find that it is over-arched by 10mm. Opposed to fitting wheel spacer, you could alternatively get a set of wheels with an offset of ET-17.

 

See what i mean?

 

Since you will be getting your wheels made, and from i understand you can choose your offset with force racing, you would order your wheel with an offset of ET-17, opposed to getting -7 and fitting a 10mm wheel spacer.

 

THIS IS ALL THEORETICAL.

 

Also remember that there is no tyre for a 10x7" wheel. It would be stretched, quite a lot and look something like this.

 

I would say stick to 6J wide, and perhaps go up to 7J and stretch when you have more experience with wheel fitment if you so desire. If stretched correctly and sensibly a car is still roadworthy. 

Edited by Yams, 01 June 2014 - 09:59 PM.