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Goes back a way.
Loved the Sagaris alloys at the motorshow, but when I did a search for the manufacturer, the information I found was that they were £ 3,250.00 per set
I have since found the following Oz alloys which look similar and are a damn sight cheaper.
My question is, will 19" fit ? I was advised before that they would not, although I understand Sacha has some 19" on his T350.
They also sell 18", but obviously don't look as good.
>>> Edited by hobo on Tuesday 19th October 10:44
Loved the Sagaris alloys at the motorshow, but when I did a search for the manufacturer, the information I found was that they were £ 3,250.00 per set
I have since found the following Oz alloys which look similar and are a damn sight cheaper.
My question is, will 19" fit ? I was advised before that they would not, although I understand Sacha has some 19" on his T350.
They also sell 18", but obviously don't look as good.
>>> Edited by hobo on Tuesday 19th October 10:44
the biggest problem i have with the 19" wheels, is that all the tyres available are all of a larger diameter than standard tyres.The rears are only about 8mm in diameter larger and they bottom out, not on the side walls (used to but have had the wheel arches modified) but on the actual thread of the tyre.
We have been looking in to this and can conclude that 19" do not fit Tamora, T350 (and consequently Sagaris)properly, if fitted all round (Sacha's point about the size of tyres is correct, as there is not a direct conversion available in 19" from the original 18"'s)
The front is the problem, as 19" will fit on the rear but with 18" on the front. Getting 19" wheels in exactly the correct fitment is proving difficult...
In our opinion, there are currently no technical benefits moving to a 19" unless extensive modifications are made to the chassis.
The front is the problem, as 19" will fit on the rear but with 18" on the front. Getting 19" wheels in exactly the correct fitment is proving difficult...
In our opinion, there are currently no technical benefits moving to a 19" unless extensive modifications are made to the chassis.
How about this style wheel in 18 inches? I'm personally not into the MTV Cribs/Pimp My Ride style 22 inch look on any car and 18s fill the arches enough anyway.
I've been through the TVR Motion catalogue and don't like any of their wheels. The alloys in the picture at the start of this thread are awesome looking though.
I've been through the TVR Motion catalogue and don't like any of their wheels. The alloys in the picture at the start of this thread are awesome looking though.
We did not say that 19" did not fit, just that they did not fit properly, ie. with the correct offset, PCD, centre bore and tyre size. There is currently no OE+1 wheel and tyre combination currently available on the market. There are aftermarket wheels with close to OE spec or OE spec with spigot rings and spacers available, but not tyres of the correct profile and width.
Silverstone TVR said:
We did not say that 19" did not fit, just that they did not fit properly, ie. with the correct offset, PCD, centre bore and tyre size. There is currently no OE+1 wheel and tyre combination currently available on the market. There are aftermarket wheels with close to OE spec or OE spec with spigot rings and spacers available, but not tyres of the correct profile and width.
our wheels are made to the correct offset,pcd,centre bore.the same as tvr oe with no spigot rings or spacers required.
our wheels are made to the correct offset,pcd,centre bore.the same as tvr oe with no spigot rings or spacers required.
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Fair enough, we stand corrected regarding availble wheels. However the reason we feel 19's do not fit properly is that the only available tyre size increases the rolling radius more than the recommended 3%
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Fair enough, we stand corrected regarding availble wheels. However the reason we feel 19's do not fit properly is that the only available tyre size increases the rolling radius more than the recommended 3%
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