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aaron
 Post subject: 165 tyres on std drums
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Anyone want to shed stories of ill fit or all good, on weather or not 165x10's will fit under the guards of a non flared, non S offset drum's(all round) wrapped around a set of std Cooper S steelies? Anyone?

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You'd have to fit spacer drums.

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my understanding, is the offset drum will push the rim to needing flares. no offest will rub inside on the various arms etc. so some spacers machined down to half would work better yes?

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On anything up to 4.5" wide 145's will look and handle better.
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On the rear they will rub the trailing arm.
They will also make the car very squirmy to drive. Not good and not recommended. :cry:
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hmmm interesting. other than falkens, what else is available in 145's that is half decent.

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You can get Bridgestone SF226 145's in a 12... can you get them in a 10?

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sorry to disappoint you gents...

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on the rear is a bridgestone 165 on a 5 or so inch widended steel rim on a non-spacered drum sitting, as i can see, nicely under the arch..

without rubbing

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Cush unless it's a widened S rim you're talking different inset figures.
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smac wrote:
Cush unless it's a widened S rim you're talking different inset figures.


BAM!

I know for a fact that a Clubman S rim (same offset as an S rim) will foul without spacer drums on the back.

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Hijack here,

are we saying that a 165/12 on a 4.5in rim, will drive worse than a 145 ?

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smac wrote:
Cush unless it's a widened S rim you're talking different inset figures.


i'm just answering the man's question.. ;)

you can't talk about offset :)

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cush wrote:
i'm just answering the man's question.. ;)


aaron wrote:
wrapped around a set of std Cooper S steelies?

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poeee wrote:
cush wrote:
i'm just answering the man's question.. ;)


aaron wrote:
wrapped around a set of std Cooper S steelies?


i didnt' say which man... :)

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jbeenz - I think we're talking 10's, but yes, that's been my experience. You can feel the sidewall flex in a 165 on a 4.5" rim.
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