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Re: MK1 in PVW:

Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 1:41 pm
by Winston
the edmundator wrote:Why go to all the effort of creating a Motorsport engine for a car that'll probably never top 10mph? Something cobbled together from a mobility scooter would be more appropriate.
A quick wheel swap and its ready to race :good:

Re: MK1 in PVW:

Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 10:16 pm
by Mr Funk
G60MAT wrote:
lewp91 wrote:might be what was available to achieve such stretch? i too dislike the wheel tyre setup :/
Correct, to get that stretch size you sadly have to look at the "budget" makes such as Nankang.
Mine are fairily stretched at the rear nAnd they aren't what I'd consider budget. Perelli P's I think.

Wheels are a bit nob on though

Re: MK1 in PVW:

Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 10:32 pm
by G60MAT
Mr Funk wrote:
G60MAT wrote:
lewp91 wrote:might be what was available to achieve such stretch? i too dislike the wheel tyre setup :/
Correct, to get that stretch size you sadly have to look at the "budget" makes such as Nankang.
Mine are fairily stretched at the rear nAnd they aren't what I'd consider budget. Perelli P's I think.

Wheels are a bit nob on though
Pirelli's are fantastic tyres, I like the strech look but currently to get 185's your very limited in choice (unless old stock) :yup:

Re: MK1 in PVW:

Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 6:35 am
by Mr Funk
Oh, see your point now.
Yeah, I have pornographicly wide rims (fnar) so it wasn't so bad

Re: MK1 in PVW:

Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2012 12:45 am
by jimmy h
Horse Faeces.

Example of tyre stretch.

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Re: MK1 in PVW:

Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 10:12 pm
by Mr Funk
I stand corrected.