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Offline Diamond Hell

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Re: Wagon's Roll.
« Reply #240 on: 27 August 2009, 00:23 »
Well wheelweights.net lists no 17" SSW rims under 8.2 kg and quite a number over 9kg.

Hardly feather-weight.
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Re: Wagon's Roll.
« Reply #241 on: 27 August 2009, 00:25 »
Quote from: Diamond Hell on 27 August 2009, 00:23
Well wheelweights.net lists no 17" SSW rims under 8.2 kg and quite a number over 9kg.

Hardly feather-weight.

im sure chuff is going to use the wagon on several track days...
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Re: Wagon's Roll.
« Reply #242 on: 27 August 2009, 00:27 »
Quote from: Diamond Hell on 27 August 2009, 00:23
Well wheelweights.net lists no 17" SSW rims under 8.2 kg and quite a number over 9kg.

Hardly feather-weight.

Does that really matter on a Passat estate.  :undecided:
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Re: Wagon's Roll.
« Reply #243 on: 27 August 2009, 00:46 »
Unsprung weight ALWAYS matters.

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Re: Wagon's Roll.
« Reply #244 on: 27 August 2009, 00:54 »
aah dh unsprung weight, the golden chalice  :huh:

gyroscopic forces within a turning wheel eh?  :grin:
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Re: Wagon's Roll.
« Reply #245 on: 27 August 2009, 07:27 »
Quote from: Diamond Hell on 26 August 2009, 22:48
I think fitting them to your Passat is a dumb-f*ck idea.

£10 says they must weigh 10-15kg, so they'll junk the any handling that might still be lying about.  You'll split the sidewalls on the cr@p tyres on any corrugation you find in the road and the limp-wristed 115bhp lump in the front will have trouble rotating them in the first place, as they look like they'll have a higher rolling radius than the current wheels.

Have you bought them yet then?

Unsprung weight ALWAYS matters.

I love you  :kiss:

rolling radius would be the same the standard fitment, unlike the bbs fitted at the mo.  :drool:

115, is it meant to have that many  :shocked: :lipsrsealed: :kiss:

No, just viewing  :lipsrsealed:

Once you add my unsprung weight in, NOWT else matters, you should know that, i get in your car and now it KNOCKS on the near side  :grin:

i did consider 13s to get it lower, what do you think to that Mr hell  :shocked: :wink:




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Re: Wagon's Roll.
« Reply #246 on: 27 August 2009, 07:28 »
shep, if i can geta mk3 gti box fitted, then i AM considering track days  :shocked: :cool:
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Re: Wagon's Roll.
« Reply #247 on: 27 August 2009, 09:20 »
Not keen on them something smaller & wider perhaps?
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Re: Wagon's Roll.
« Reply #248 on: 27 August 2009, 10:29 »
Quote from: Mr Cunnyfunt on 27 August 2009, 07:28
shep, if i can geta mk3 gti box fitted, then i AM considering track days  :shocked: :cool:

then i retract all sarcasm from my previous statement  :grin:
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Re: Wagon's Roll.
« Reply #249 on: 27 August 2009, 11:07 »
Quote from: Mr Cunnyfunt on 27 August 2009, 07:28
shep, if i can geta mk3 gti box fitted, then i AM considering track days  :shocked: :cool:

[Harry Enfield 'considerably richer than you bloke'] I think you'll find your 'box is a cable-changer.  Unless you're proposing to get a 16V 'box fitted (which is quite leggy), you'll be making a 'rod' for your own back with that idea [/Harry Enfield 'considerably richer than you bloke']

I hope you applied the right brummie accent in your head.

Wot you need is some sort of ETKA monkey to tell you whether there are any shorter final drive cable changers out there which might suit.

Thing is, if you're taking the gearbox out anyway......
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