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JoelP

posted on 23/10/04 at 07:09 PM Reply With Quote
quickie on wheels

hi all.

Just wondering, when wheels are described as 5jx13", does this mean they are 5 inches wide? or is it more subtle than this?

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colibriman

posted on 23/10/04 at 07:13 PM Reply With Quote
Hi Joel......
yep....it means 5".........

what does the J stand for though?

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Mark Allanson

posted on 23/10/04 at 07:22 PM Reply With Quote
13" is measured between the inner rim edges, J is the shape of the rim - I think for radials (!). Different rim shapes only applicable for crossplies and specialist tyres like farm buggies etc?





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JoelP

posted on 23/10/04 at 07:23 PM Reply With Quote
thats what puzzled me. another set said 7.5jx13". not a clue myself...

cheers anyway col!

cheers mark, i thought that was possible but never knew rims could be different!

[Edited on 23/10/04 by JoelP]






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colibriman

posted on 23/10/04 at 07:25 PM Reply With Quote
Joel.....
also translates to.....

5J - skinny f**kers

7.5J - fat f**kers







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wicket

posted on 23/10/04 at 10:23 PM Reply With Quote
Useful wheel & tyre info here:-

http://www.chris-longhurst.com/carbibles/index.html?menu.html&tyre_bible.html

and here:-

http://www.domsat.co.uk/pages/wheels.htm

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JoelP

posted on 23/10/04 at 10:46 PM Reply With Quote
cheers wicket, good links.






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phelpsa

posted on 26/10/04 at 04:20 PM Reply With Quote
There is also a b ie. 5b x 10, which I have seen on minis, I think the mini cooper steels are bs.






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mackie

posted on 26/10/04 at 05:02 PM Reply With Quote
Mazda RX8 has 8JJx18 rims just to make getting new tyres a complete bitch.
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JoelP

posted on 26/10/04 at 10:08 PM Reply With Quote
i bought a pair of 5j 13 minilite replicas on ebay the other day, to use as front wheels. Gonna look for some 7 or bigger ones for the back. they were only cheap anyway, even if they turn out not to be light. at least i can weigh them and find out!

what im really looking at now is light uprights. Still not read rorty's site (as mentioned by james) about custom making them (beyond me i think...). any one know any off the shelf alloy ones? i saw some for £1200, which might be of an excession...






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stephen_gusterson

posted on 26/10/04 at 10:44 PM Reply With Quote
how many other people were dissapointed when they read this thread?



atb

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Hugh Jarce

posted on 27/10/04 at 05:36 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by stephen_gusterson
how many other people were dissapointed when they read this thread?



atb

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stephen_gusterson

posted on 27/10/04 at 10:10 AM Reply With Quote
wow

your imagination is better than mine



atb

steve






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phelpsa

posted on 27/10/04 at 12:17 PM Reply With Quote
How about westie alloy uprights. They use sierra parts, except escort mk3 front discs, and it means that they can take 13" wheels. They are around £300.

Adam






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timf

posted on 27/10/04 at 12:39 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Hugh JarceYes, I must admit, I envisioned a buxom harlot, arms and legs outstretched, lying on one of those under-car crawlers.


you asked

http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/upload/mechanic.jpg (medium safe for work

[Edited on 27/10/04 by timf]

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stephen_gusterson

posted on 27/10/04 at 12:50 PM Reply With Quote
there seems to have been a patch of oil dripping on her - she needs to find out where thats coming from!

atb

steve






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Hugh Jarce

posted on 27/10/04 at 12:58 PM Reply With Quote
THAT'S HER!!

Looks like another nasty case of a nipple shearing off from too much abuse!





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stephen_gusterson

posted on 27/10/04 at 01:04 PM Reply With Quote
there is a bush joke in their somewhere, but thats way too controversial in more ways than one

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timf

posted on 27/10/04 at 01:07 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by stephen_gusterson
there is a bush joke in their somewhere, but thats way too controversial in more ways than one

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steve

steve i 'trimmed' the piccy before i posted it and believe me there are nor bush jokes any where near that photo

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JoelP

posted on 27/10/04 at 06:16 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by phelpsa
How about westie alloy uprights. They use sierra parts, except escort mk3 front discs, and it means that they can take 13" wheels. They are around £300.

Adam


cheers adam. Does that mean that 13 inch wheels dont fit over sierra front discs? my steel ones do, are alloys different?






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JoelP

posted on 27/10/04 at 08:32 PM Reply With Quote
off the westie site:

http://www.westfield-sportscars.co.uk/shop/prodtype.asp?PT_ID=70&numRecordPosition=1&strPageHistory=cat&strKeywords=&strSearchCriteria =

these are up to £1111 for AP brakes etc, or 628 with normal brakes. At least they weigh nothing though!






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phelpsa

posted on 28/10/04 at 08:33 AM Reply With Quote
Sorry, thought you meant rear uprights






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Peteff

posted on 28/10/04 at 08:55 AM Reply With Quote
MNR are doing some.

They are selling the Raceleda ones. Cheaper than Westfield ones but still not Asda price, complete kit for under £1000 though and they're working on some to replace the Sierra gear as well.
You could put a link to the full picture for the people who aren't at work.

[Edited on 28/10/04 by Peteff]





yours, Pete

I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.

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JoelP

posted on 28/10/04 at 07:06 PM Reply With Quote
MNRs look good at 850 inc vat. That kit includes ally hub, upright, and caliper, and steel steering arms and iron discs. Anyone know if the discs have to be iron? i dont mean carbon, just something a bit lighter. I might well be tempted by those.






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Peteff

posted on 28/10/04 at 08:15 PM Reply With Quote
Car discs are cast iron Joel

Bikes use steel with sintered pads, lighter and thinner but expensive.





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I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.

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