zeppelin101

The tyre is the defining part of the legality, not the rim. So long as the tread of the tyre is covered by the arch the setup is completely legal. Otherwise half the people I know who've got through an MOT or been pulled over recently would have been buggered.

They're friendly so long as you don't mention certain individuals. Degenerates into a playground argument very, very quickly after this lol

As a point of interest RE: stretched tyre debate. If it was that detrimental to performance, why are some manufacturers doing it to their sports cars out of the factory these days?

Possibly a long shot, but I need new sills welding onto my S13 after it failed its MOT last week. I have the panels on their way to me and I just need the welding done. Anyone know of someone local to Swindon able to help? Thanks

I'd drive one. Into a wall at high speed.

You are joking right?

I'll answer that for you. It begins with G and ends with a H. lol

If you don't like your car that much you can always give it to me

Gash. But not as gash as the DBS some pillock ruined a while back doing the same thing.

in this case it would be the opposite, the back wouldnt be stretched it would buldge ever so slightly and the front would be normal so i figure i need the front to buldge slightly to make it look right Different tyre makes stretch differently as well I don't know what manufacturer you're planning on running but it varies quite a bit. The Falkens on the Blitz wheels sat on my S13 were pretty stretched when they had a 215/40 on an 8J, but another manufacturer might look a little more square. A friend of mine is running 205 Maxxis (I think!) on an 8J on his 323 and they don't look particularly stretched... the 215 Falkens looked MUCH more stretched than they do

I'd say having the back stretched and the front normal would look more wrong personally! To see how certain tyres look on wheels, a good resource I use is www.rimtuck.com Just shoot in a tyre size and rim width and someone will probably running something similar. Although it's more of a stretch resource tbh as a lot of the cars posted are pretty flashy. I tried looking for a 17x11 with a 275/40 and nobody was running that... Lots of people with 18s/19s/20s though so you'll probably find what you're looking for

No, instead you'll just be greeted with a wall of torque from idle lol

Certainly will, I'm researching parts and bits at the moment. Got to finish my final year of university so the earliest anything will happen is middle of next year. Doesn't hurt to be prepared though right?

Not interested in RB in the slightest. Too much weight up front for my liking, and too long. I'm trying to address the weight distribution issue I've got my eye on a VQ30DET from a Y33 Cima at the moment mated to a 350z 6 speed box. With some mods I should be able to get the whole lot mounted very low and very far back. The best thing is the whole engine (minus turbo and manis) weighs about the same as a CA18! Even better is the DET is good for over 500hp unopened and produces mountains and mountains of torque - more than any RB for the same output I had a brief look into transverse rear axle gearboxes but I can't justify the outlay for one... So I'm back looking at Z boxes for now Thanks for the welcome everyone

I'm just outside Thame in Oxfordshire. It's too quiet round here, should probably have moved somewhere a bit more interesting last year! lol

Hey Thought I'd sign up, just looking for some info on a few 350 related things. I own a 1990 200SX at the moment and I'm exploring a few different swaps at the moment and looking into a hybrid VQ at the moment. Mainly interested in transmission bits at the moment but that might change... See some of you around at some shows this year? Tom