eccsmk
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| posted on 3/6/08 at 06:31 PM |
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capri wheels size?
ive got some 13" capri 4 spoke wheels coming but i haven't a clue how wide they are
can anyone help me out ?
thanks 
[Edited on 3/6/08 by eccsmk]
[Edited on 5/6/08 by eccsmk]
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grub
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| posted on 3/6/08 at 06:36 PM |
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id have a good guess at 6j
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aerosam
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| posted on 3/6/08 at 06:45 PM |
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5.5j, you can stick 205 wide tyres on them no probs.
Trust me, I owned a capri for years, sold it so I could start building a locost. Oh man! what did I go and do that for????
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britishtrident
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| posted on 3/6/08 at 07:26 PM |
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Yes 5.5"
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 3/6/08 at 07:38 PM |
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No they are 6" ET19
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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grub
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| posted on 3/6/08 at 07:41 PM |
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come on lets have a fiver on it
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britishtrident
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| posted on 3/6/08 at 07:50 PM |
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RS2000 4 spoke alloys are generally the 6" ones --- easy way to tell is they use different wheel nuts
For for best handling choose tyres at the narrow end of the fittment range for a given rim width, fit tyres at the wide end and the handling gets
wobbly because the tyre rolls about on the rim.
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AndyGT
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| posted on 3/6/08 at 08:01 PM |
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Rs2K wheel are 6J and the capri ones are 5.5J
Wheel nuts are exactly the same.
Trust me I have a set in the garage 10 metres from where I am sat!
Good wheels and are a small fortune for the RS2K ones!!!
Andy
nothing is impossible
everything is possible
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Blue Fox
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| posted on 3/6/08 at 08:21 PM |
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I recently bought a set of 4 spoke alloys and they are definatly 6J I only paid £25, thought they were capri ones, how can I tell if they are the
expensive type and how expensive is expensive? - if they are may sell them and get some cheaper capri ones and make a few quid for funding some other
bits!
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mr henderson
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| posted on 3/6/08 at 08:48 PM |
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Original ford wheels would have been 5.5J
I made a Dutton Phaeton out of a Capri 3Litre (Mk1 facelift)
That was a long time ago
John
[Edited on 3/6/08 by mr henderson]
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Shamrock GS
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| posted on 3/6/08 at 09:25 PM |
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5.5J - just went out for a look.
I broke up a 2l capri for my locost - gives a slightly wider rear wheel base as I think the capri was wider than an escort.
Wonder what the capri would have been worth if I had kept it?
Gary
Let your plans be dark and as impenetratable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
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Thinking about it
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| posted on 3/6/08 at 09:29 PM |
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6 inch for me.
I have a set of 6" four spoke. The date on the casting is 1986. This would have made them from a Capri Laser as the RS2000 was out of production
by then.
Was it the original RS wheels that took the bolts with a flat seat? I think some of those came even wider.
[Edited on 3/6/08 by Thinking about it]
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eccsmk
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| posted on 3/6/08 at 09:29 PM |
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thank you folks
what ill do when they arrive is take a pic and measure the width 
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Thinking about it
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| posted on 3/6/08 at 09:33 PM |
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Could it be 5.5 on 1.6 and 6 on the 2.0 Laser?
Then everyone is right.
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24vseven
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| posted on 4/6/08 at 12:00 AM |
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right i buy and sell these sort of bits all day long so here you go
mk1 escort 4 spokes are 5.5j
mk2 escort are 6j
both have thinner casting around the nut area so are easy to spot
all capri laser 4 spokes are 6j and have thicker casting around the nut area and have tapered nut seats
mk1 fiesta supersport are 5.5j but are a different offset and the "spokes" are almost flush with the rim edge
capri and escort "x-pack" wheels are uber rare and are 7.5j
many people try to pass capri wheels off as rs ones but they are not so be careful
i also belive the jps capri had 5.5j but these again are just mk rs wheels with different center caps
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mr henderson
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| posted on 4/6/08 at 06:49 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by 24vseven
all capri laser 4 spokes are 6j
but, of course, not all Capris are Capri Lasers
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britishtrident
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| posted on 4/6/08 at 06:59 AM |
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When measuring wheels measure from inside the edges of the rim where the tyre bead seals --- it makes almost exactly 0.5" difference.
Capris used 3 different rear axle widths --- 4" difference between a Mk1 1300 and the last Mk3 2.8
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24vseven
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| posted on 4/6/08 at 07:47 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mr henderson
quote:
Originally posted by 24vseven
all capri laser 4 spokes are 6j
but, of course, not all Capris are Capri Lasers
of corse i ment that type ie laser and s
ghias had a different type of wheel totaly
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 4/6/08 at 05:03 PM |
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Mine came odd a 2.0 S Capri (see my avatar) and are clearly embossed with 6J 13
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 4/6/08 at 06:10 PM |
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I have a set of Capri Laser wheels as well, definitely 6J.
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eccsmk
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| posted on 5/6/08 at 03:50 PM |
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well i got these
they will do me for trackdays
width
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24vseven
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| posted on 5/6/08 at 04:45 PM |
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yes there fine i think there capri laser wheels we run them on the rally car for forest events
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eccsmk
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| posted on 5/6/08 at 04:56 PM |
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anyone like to help me with tyre size
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 5/6/08 at 06:14 PM |
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14" tyres are easy to fit, but a bit unstable at speed
Seriously, I have 185 60 13 H and am really pleased with them, 70's are also popular
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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eccsmk
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| posted on 5/6/08 at 07:01 PM |
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change of plan now as these will not fit over my rear calipers doh
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