S c o o b y Posted February 1, 2015 Report Posted February 1, 2015 Hi all would any of you be good enough to put at picture up of your car showing the wheels with standard arches plus size , ET J etc if you have them handy and of course no them to . Thanks for any input just trying to get my head around it lol . (Mk2 escort)
PeteRS8084 Posted February 1, 2015 Report Posted February 1, 2015 So here are mine, standard 6x13 rs four spoke alloys. Think these are a minus 19 et, with 175/50/30 yokohama. I don't think they fill the arches and I want to upgrade to 7x13, with the same tyres. Hope this helps 2
mk2 mike Posted February 1, 2015 Report Posted February 1, 2015 7x13 et-7 with 175/50/13s. Standard arches lowered 2inches. 5
meXEco Posted February 1, 2015 Report Posted February 1, 2015 So here are mine, standard 6x13 rs four spoke alloys. Think these are a minus 19 et, with 175/50/30 yokohama. I don't think they fill the arches and I want to upgrade to 7x13, with the same tyres. Hope this helps$_57-1.jpeg Standard 6x13 are et +19 not negative.
S c o o b y Posted February 1, 2015 Author Report Posted February 1, 2015 Thanks for the pictures so far I'm liking the 13x7 et -7 on 175/50/13. Tyres there looking well gel lol .
S c o o b y Posted February 14, 2015 Author Report Posted February 14, 2015 7x13 -7ET 175 50s Lowered 2inches image.jpgimage.jpg Hi I just got a message from the garage saying my 7x13 et-7 wheels won't take 175/50 tyres he says they keep popping of the rims ( to narrow ) so he's ordered some 185 /60 tyres will these be ok just abit worried now but if it comes to it I will have to role the arches . He's had the tyre rep round and that's what he said it needs . Any thoughts please plus mines not lowered .
PeteRS8084 Posted February 14, 2015 Report Posted February 14, 2015 Don't think he can be up to much, most people with 7 X 13 put on 175/50/13s to assist with the clearances. I have seen loads of posts and pictures with guys, oh and girls, who these tyres fitted. And to be honest once I find a set of 7x13 rims that's the size of tyre I will be fitting. Regards Pete 1
mk2 mike Posted February 14, 2015 Report Posted February 14, 2015 Agree with Pete. Hundreds of us have those tyres on those rims. I think you might be ok with a standard height car but is it the look you want?
PeteRS8084 Posted February 14, 2015 Report Posted February 14, 2015 He should have a thing called a cheeter, it's like a mini air cannon, when he gets the wheel on the rim, he starts to inflate the tyre and uses the cheeter to blast a huge amount of air into the tyre from the rim and it pops the tyre onto the beading. Common practice with most tyre fitting bays?
S c o o b y Posted February 14, 2015 Author Report Posted February 14, 2015 He should have a thing called a cheeter, it's like a mini air cannon, when he gets the wheel on the rim, he starts to inflate the tyre and uses the cheeter to blast a huge amount of air into the tyre from the rim and it pops the tyre onto the beading. Common practice with most tyre fitting bays? To be honest he's just my local mot garage not a tyre place but he always comes up cheapest to be fair .
PeteRS8084 Posted February 14, 2015 Report Posted February 14, 2015 Well like i said, a normal tyre place should have a cheeter, and that will do the biz on the 175s. The choice, is on course, yours. Pete
S c o o b y Posted February 14, 2015 Author Report Posted February 14, 2015 Well like i said, a normal tyre place should have a cheeter, and that will do the biz on the 175s. The choice, is on course, yours. Pete I've just been down to see him and showed him some pictures he said they looked narrower than those when they was on not sure if tyre make does make a difference so I asked him to get some 185/ 50 tyres if he can . He did get them on the rims but said the outside wall were bulging out about an inch each side so tyre tread was a lot narrower than width of alloy . I wil keep you informed and get pictures up next week end if I can .
Admin Vista Posted February 14, 2015 Admin Report Posted February 14, 2015 Tyre tread width does vary from manufacturer to manufacturer despite them being the same size. Ultimately, if playing by the book, a 175/50/13 isn't wide enough for a 7J rim so many places will be reluctant to fit them as they could be held accountable if anything went wrong whilst driving
S c o o b y Posted February 14, 2015 Author Report Posted February 14, 2015 Tyre tread width does vary from manufacturer to manufacturer despite them being the same size. Ultimately, if playing by the book, a 175/50/13 isn't wide enough for a 7J rim so many places will be reluctant to fit them as they could be held accountable if anything went wrong whilst driving To be fair vista he did say they didn't look safe but the book does say 185/50 tyres will fit so I guess I will just go with that
Bonsai78 Posted February 14, 2015 Report Posted February 14, 2015 Here's mine on 7x13 et0, 175/50/13 Tyres - standard arches (not rolled). Decambered springs with 1.5inch blocks. No rubbing. 3
mk1fez_mk2escort Posted February 20, 2015 Report Posted February 20, 2015 this is mine on a trial fitting 7x13 et-7 165/65/13 tyre 5 linked rear end with coilovers fitted but springs removed, car it sitting on the tyre with the arch just rubbing each side 1
theloudboy Posted February 20, 2015 Report Posted February 20, 2015 I ran the 175/50 tyres on 7.5 inch rims my tyre man said they went on easy it was the first time he had put such narrow tyres on a wide rim, I have been running over 200bhp through them and never had any problems at all
mk1del Posted February 20, 2015 Report Posted February 20, 2015 Here's mine dropped 11/2" with 7x13 with185/60x13 1
John escort mk1V6 Posted February 20, 2015 Report Posted February 20, 2015 You can go for 195/45/13 continetal , i have them under mine mk1 , before this i had 205/50/13 dunlop sp2000 on it , and i am stil looking for 1 tyre. I did have modified the arches , and the mk2 has more clearance.
NudgerSS Posted February 21, 2015 Report Posted February 21, 2015 My 13's have got 165/55 tyres and just clear with a 2" drop
theloudboy Posted February 21, 2015 Report Posted February 21, 2015 I want to run the continental 195/45 tyre but they have stopped making them
S c o o b y Posted February 21, 2015 Author Report Posted February 21, 2015 Just gone with these 185/60 tyres there seems to be loads of room on the inside
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