What the largest Alloy/Tyre Combination I can put on the Tipo to get rid of the massive rear arch gap without having to have a different size combination on the front keeping in mind that the Tipo has been lowered 35mm?
Styling Max Alloy + Tyre size to hide gaps
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Styling Max Alloy + Tyre size to hide gaps
ide say 16" with 195/45s woul be nice 
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Hmm at the moment I have 195/50/15, wouldn't 195/45/16 be only a tiny bit bigger?
I want to completly eliminate that rear arch gap at some point.
I want to completly eliminate that rear arch gap at some point.
205/50R16 will fit on the front - just. Not sure how much of the rear gap it will fill but you just can't go any bigger up front!
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BK say I can put 205/40 R17's on the Tipo
http://www.bkracing.co.uk/aspbite/a...sisID=1365&ModelID=1370&fSize=07 x 17&fView=Y
It also states that the Tipo Brio has Electronic Injection... is this true?
http://www.bkracing.co.uk/aspbite/a...sisID=1365&ModelID=1370&fSize=07 x 17&fView=Y
It also states that the Tipo Brio has Electronic Injection... is this true?
you should be ok with 17s.. mine rubbed though.. expect your acceleration to drop quite a bit too
16s would be best me thinks! You wiill never completly loose the gap in the arches because the shape of the arches are squarish so you will seriously need to lower it to close the gap
16s would be best me thinks! You wiill never completly loose the gap in the arches because the shape of the arches are squarish so you will seriously need to lower it to close the gap
Mine was running 215/40-17 rear and 205/40-17 front without a prob.....
205/40-18 may go...
205/40-18 may go...
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How much were you lowered? Remember you had a 2 door 2.0 and I've got a 5 door 1.6 so I think I have smaller Arches.dazzo666 said:
Arches are the same size Mr Trance.
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Cool, when its time to swap I'll go for 16" rims and 195/55
After doing some math on a calculator the ?/55/? is approx 2 inches so in total i currently have about 17 inches of wheel in my arch, I can fit about one more inch in the front with the 35mm drop but still probably 2 inches in the back.
I might get fatter wheels, maybe 205/55 R16s
If I get 17s not only will I slow myself down I'd have to spend a fortune on Tyres cause they would need to be really low profile.
After doing some math on a calculator the ?/55/? is approx 2 inches so in total i currently have about 17 inches of wheel in my arch, I can fit about one more inch in the front with the 35mm drop but still probably 2 inches in the back.
I might get fatter wheels, maybe 205/55 R16s
If I get 17s not only will I slow myself down I'd have to spend a fortune on Tyres cause they would need to be really low profile.
thought i'd add to this thread rather than create a new one.
right i don't want to sound stupid, but how do you fit alloys onto a tipo. i understand locking wheelnuts and stuff but i'm sure the bit the wheels go onto have two spikes which go through the steel wheel to hold it in place? hopefully i'll be getting some tipo/tempra alloys if that helps. but do i need to change the bits with spikes on or do i have to do something else?
right i don't want to sound stupid, but how do you fit alloys onto a tipo. i understand locking wheelnuts and stuff but i'm sure the bit the wheels go onto have two spikes which go through the steel wheel to hold it in place? hopefully i'll be getting some tipo/tempra alloys if that helps. but do i need to change the bits with spikes on or do i have to do something else?
the spikes you can take off all together!! if you are a bit of a hand man you can countersink the holes and replace the spiked bolts with new countersunk ones, vauxhall one fit...
with fitting tempra alloys you probably wont have to modify or take anything off, should be a straight swop....
with fitting tempra alloys you probably wont have to modify or take anything off, should be a straight swop....
cheers.
James.
James.
sediciRich
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I chopped 2 of the tight coils off my eibachs to get it like this
I'll sell those and all the koni stuff soon for much cheapness, by the time I race it should be lower still and hell of a lot stiffer.
Rich
I'll sell those and all the koni stuff soon for much cheapness, by the time I race it should be lower still and hell of a lot stiffer.
Rich
Hope that isn't your visor up on your helmet there Rich! :nono:
Was that with those super stiff rear springs you showed me, or are they shelved for now?
Was that with those super stiff rear springs you showed me, or are they shelved for now?
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They're fitted, but the arms must be different to the alfa's as its still too high, no problem I can use shorter springs, just need the droop adjusted on the damper, which madeno will do for me.
As for the visor in an enclosed car you dont need a visor, so it can be up down or not there at all, open tops and single seaters require it.
Rich
As for the visor in an enclosed car you dont need a visor, so it can be up down or not there at all, open tops and single seaters require it.
Rich
