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Title: Vancouver width??
Post by: Mattyj on 13 December 2013, 14:27

Hi seen it recently but can't find it now :( standard width of vancouvers?

Title: Re: Vancouver width??
Post by: dubber36 on 13 December 2013, 14:35

7.5"  :smiley:

Title: Re: Vancouver width??
Post by: Mattyj on 13 December 2013, 14:39

Cheers got a se of 8.5's just trying to work out best tyre size

Title: Re: Vancouver width??
Post by: dubber36 on 13 December 2013, 15:28

What offset are the new wheels?

Title: Re: Vancouver width??
Post by: Mattyj on 13 December 2013, 16:28

Can't remember off hand test fitted tho and they are fine

Title: Re: Vancouver width??
Post by: Mattyj on 13 December 2013, 16:29

Et44

Title: Re: Vancouver width??
Post by: dubber36 on 13 December 2013, 16:39

Those wheels will poke 19.7mm more than the Vancouvers and be 5.7mm closer to the suspension on the inside.

If you want a bit of stretch then 225-40's should be fine, but my preference would be 235-40, as that will give a more upright side wall. It all depends how low you are going and how much outer arch clearance you need.

Title: Re: Vancouver width??
Post by: Mattyj on 13 December 2013, 16:44

Arch clearance with right height is not a problem as its going on air so just want them to tuck when on the floor if they don't they don't i'll come up with something i was looking at 225/40/18 they came with 245's HUGE!

Title: Re: Vancouver width??
Post by: mark@vorny.co.uk on 13 December 2013, 17:37

235's fit an 8.5" rim perfectly. I had a BMW in the past with 8.5" rims on the front, initially ran 225's which looked stretched, but that extra 10mm up to a 235 made them perfect  :smiley:

Title: Re: Vancouver width??
Post by: Mattyj on 13 December 2013, 18:07

How perfect? I like a touch of stretch

Title: Re: Vancouver width??
Post by: Mattyj on 13 December 2013, 18:17

225/40/18 are better for me 235 to straight side wall

Title: Re: Vancouver width??
Post by: mark@vorny.co.uk on 13 December 2013, 19:52

I can only find a piccie of the rears, but the stretch was very similar to the front....

(http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy95/Vorny1966/Avant%20Gard%20m310/WHEELS4.jpg) (http://s781.photobucket.com/user/Vorny1966/media/Avant%20Gard%20m310/WHEELS4.jpg.html)

Just found a side on which may give an idea....

(http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy95/Vorny1966/Avant%20Gard%20m310/WHEELS2.jpg) (http://s781.photobucket.com/user/Vorny1966/media/Avant%20Gard%20m310/WHEELS2.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Vancouver width??
Post by: Mattyj on 13 December 2013, 20:32

The pic i saw on tyre stretch looked sh!t ur pic looks decent thts pretty perfect tbf

Title: Re: Vancouver width??
Post by: Mattyj on 13 December 2013, 20:43

What profile are they?

Title: Re: Vancouver width??
Post by: mark@vorny.co.uk on 13 December 2013, 20:45

They were 225/35 19 front, 255/30 19 rears. I went up to 235/35 and 265/30 after that.

BTW, the car didnt sit that high, it had been on the jack and let down so was sitting high  :embarrassed:

Title: Re: Vancouver width??
Post by: Mattyj on 13 December 2013, 21:01

Lol thought it was high,mine are 18's :/