twr7cx Member 37 Member For: 20y 6m 1d Location: Hobart, Tasmania Posted 14/05/17 11:34 PM Posted 14/05/17 11:34 PM I'm curious, is there any reason why most of the aftermarket wheels for BA onwards Falcons use 8.5" wide front wheels rather than the 8" wide which Ford/FPV use? Is it a visual improvement thing or is there a performance benefit to it?
OZYWALKER XR50T Legacy Donating Member 2,795 Member For: 13y 5m 1d Gender: Male Location: Western Sydney Posted 15/05/17 12:23 AM Posted 15/05/17 12:23 AM Bit of both. 10" wide fronts 4TW.
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Legacy Donating Member 19,334 Member For: 21y 9d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 15/05/17 12:35 AM Posted 15/05/17 12:35 AM Because if you are only packing 8" every .5" inch counts 1
discostig Manual mode ________________________ All day, erryday Legacy Donating Member 13,798 Member For: 18y 10m 8d Gender: Male Location: Probably above atmospheric pressure Posted 15/05/17 04:58 AM Posted 15/05/17 04:58 AM This forum user got an extra 2 inches overall with this one weird trick. Racing opponents hate it! (went 8.5 all around) 3
camo86T Legacy Donating Member 1,810 Member For: 12y 7m 20d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 15/05/17 06:27 AM Posted 15/05/17 06:27 AM @discostig any side effects mate?
twr7cx Member 37 Member For: 20y 6m 1d Location: Hobart, Tasmania Posted 15/05/17 08:49 AM Author Posted 15/05/17 08:49 AM 8 hours ago, OZYWALKER said: Bit of both. Able to elaborate on what the performance gain is? Does the .5" enable a wider tyre to be used or is the same size tyre just being stretched on?
OZYWALKER XR50T Legacy Donating Member 2,795 Member For: 13y 5m 1d Gender: Male Location: Western Sydney Posted 15/05/17 10:06 AM Posted 15/05/17 10:06 AM Wider wheels = wider tyres
skidxr6t skids Legacy Donating Member 2,754 Member For: 13y 9m 4d Gender: Not Telling Posted 15/05/17 10:28 AM Posted 15/05/17 10:28 AM I fit big black ribbed rubber on my 10.5".... 1
discostig Manual mode ________________________ All day, erryday Legacy Donating Member 13,798 Member For: 18y 10m 8d Gender: Male Location: Probably above atmospheric pressure Posted 15/05/17 12:44 PM Posted 15/05/17 12:44 PM 6 hours ago, camo86T said: @discostig any side effects mate? Increased my sickness by 137 points Also can run wider tyres, once I can afford a set of decent 255 rears (245 on right now). Really need 9" or larger (so can run 265 legally) but mine were ultra light weight, strong and cheap so I couldn't say no. Also went from 18" to 17" and have a nicer ride now to boot.
.Stripes. All stock bar the k&n panel filter Legacy Donating Member 8,061 Member For: 14y 6m 19d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 15/05/17 09:42 PM Posted 15/05/17 09:42 PM Why are you riding in the boot, Steve? 1
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