Anyone running a square set up on 15"?

Started by Smithy, April 11, 2021, 10:24

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Ardent

Generally yes.
But specific tyre info would be required say properly.
Are they standard or XL tyres?

Chilli Girl

Yep, mine were 26 fr, 32 r but they were stock facelift sizes, 15 fr,16 r.
Ex owners of Chilli red facelift 52 reg called Chilli, silver 55 reg called Foxy and blue pfl W reg MR-S called Sapphire. Now 2 less!

Dev

What is the load rating on the tires?




jvanzyl

Erm you didn't have oem wheels... oem FL wheels are 16 rear and 15 front.
Please do share a pic.
Glad you're doing better anyway.

Joesson

Quote from: jvanzyl on May  4, 2021, 19:17Erm you didn't have oem wheels... oem FL wheels are 16 rear and 15 front.
Please do share a pic.
Glad you're doing better anyway.

I thought that until recently when I noticed this:

https://www.mr2roc.org/forum/index.php?msg=851547

 I mentioned the 5 wheel nuts and the Roll Bar but neglected to mention the 17 inch wheel " options" that I guess makes them Optional OE

Smithy

I will get a better picture tonight but this is my car as I bought it. 17" rear and 16" front.
03 Astral black MR2 OEM+

AdamR28

I'm running square on 14s. All good.

Petrus

On a tráck car Adam. Just a detail, I know, but still ;-)

Dev

Quote from: Smithy on May  5, 2021, 11:57I will get a better picture tonight but this is my car as I bought it. 17" rear and 16" front.


 That is a FL car with 15/16 wheels.  Oddly enough the rear 16" OEM wheels is very heavy compared to the 15" wheels for the PFL and a good number of  17" aftermarket wheels.
 

1979scotte

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AdamR28

No reason it wouldn't work just fine on the road, though.

Petrus

Quote from: AdamR28 on May  6, 2021, 07:36No reason it wouldn't work just fine on the road, though.

Ground clearance?

That observed it is thé easiest solution to a bit lower gearing and the lightest wheels.

AdamR28

Fair point.

Though assuming 185/60R14 tyres, a common size for 14" wheels, that would only drop ride height low single figures of mm.

Petrus

Quote from: AdamR28 on May  6, 2021, 08:53Fair point.

Though assuming 185/60R14 tyres, a common size for 14" wheels, that would only drop ride height low single figures of mm.

Aye, but I don´t live on a smooth track but at the end of a dirt track with green strip in the middle :-)
When I bought the car I could not get home. Needed to kleave it at the bridge and do a week of hard shovelling hardpack to fill in the track a bit. Also cropping the green short a dozen times/year.
At its very, VÉRY best it is



and nów it it 20-25 mm lower on Sportivo kit :-O

Also getting on/off tarmac is more often than not a 10 cm. step. About half the time the parking is an unbuilt barren plot hardly suited for any road car.
Never mind getting in/out underground parking lots crossing the ideal.

AdamR28

Don't lower your car then, simples ;)

1979scotte

Quote from: AdamR28 on May  6, 2021, 11:03Don't lower your car then, simples ;)

Why didn't I think of that?
First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.

Free Ukraine 🇺🇦

Petrus


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