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?
cheers
Hi Joel......
yep....it means 5".........
what does the J stand for though?
cheers
Colin
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?
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]
Joel.....
also translates to.....
5J - skinny f**kers
7.5J - fat f**kers
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
cheers wicket, good links.
There is also a b ie. 5b x 10, which I have seen on minis, I think the mini cooper steels are bs.
Mazda RX8 has 8JJx18 rims just to make getting new tyres a complete bitch.
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...
how many other people were dissapointed when they read this thread?
atb
steve
quote:
Originally posted by stephen_gusterson
how many other people were dissapointed when they read this thread?
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steve
wow
your imagination is better than mine
atb
steve
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
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.
there seems to have been a patch of oil dripping on her - she needs to find out where thats coming from!
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steve
Looks like another nasty case of a nipple shearing off from too much abuse!
there is a bush joke in their somewhere, but thats way too controversial in more ways than one
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steve
quote:
Originally posted by stephen_gusterson
there is a bush joke in their somewhere, but thats way too controversial in more ways than one
atb
steve
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
off the westie site:
http://www.westfield-sportscars.co.uk/shop/prodtype.asp?PT_ID=70&numRecordPosition=1&strPageHistory=cat&strKeywords=&strSearchCriteria
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these are up to £1111 for AP brakes etc, or 628 with normal brakes. At least they weigh nothing though!
Sorry, thought you meant rear uprights
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]
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.
Bikes use steel with sintered pads, lighter and thinner but expensive.
quote:
Originally posted by JoelP
Anyone know if the discs have to be iron? i dont mean carbon, just something a bit lighter.
good suggestion mate. what hubs/calipers etc did you use these with, or did you make them go with whatever was needed?
quote:
Originally posted by JoelP
good suggestion mate. what hubs/calipers etc did you use these with, or did you make them go with whatever was needed?