Mike Bees Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 Does anyone one know the inner/outer rim part widths for the 'stock' 6.5" front and 8.5" rears, and also what inner/outer widths would be recommended for a 7" front? Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Plato Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 No , but call me on 01633 893929 at 5.15pm and I'll be stood in my garage with a MB wheel in one hand , tape measure in other and phone in the other ........ 😬 C7 TOP Powered by Hellier Performance 😬 South Wales AO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmar Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 dave 3 hands now i know why you are so quick 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Perry Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 Call him Clever Dick 😳 😬 I bet there are at least two or three answers to this if I know Barnby wheels. I have two different types and I think the outer dish is different on each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Plato Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 Nah , there is a std dimension for the 8.5 rears and 6.5 fronts , just cant recall what it is maybe 3.5/5 and 4/2.5 but I'll get me tape out later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Bees Posted February 25, 2005 Author Share Posted February 25, 2005 Doh! Just realised that I've got a pair of 8.5" rims (no centres) sitting in the garage, so I can measure those. Would still be interested in the 6.5", and whether to make a 7" front you'd go 0.5" up on the inner or the outer. Thanks! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelspeed Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 The R500 spec 6.5 inch fronts are 1.5 inch outers 5 inch inners, the 8.5 inch rears are 2.5 inch outers and 6 inch inners. To be honest the 5 inch inners are near the limit for the fronts, I run 3mm spacers to avoid the inside of the tyre wall touching the (admittedly cut down) wing stays. So for 7 inch fronts probably best to stick with 5 inch inners and run 2 inch outers. My 8 inch fronts for this year are 5 inch inners and 3 inch outers. Although you're on 15 inch tyres are you not? So maybe more wing stay clearance than with 13 inch. Don't forget the rim measurement is not necessarily the same as the offset of the wheel. It's measured from the part of the wheel centre where the rims bolt to, not necessarily the same place as the mounting face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Bees Posted February 25, 2005 Author Share Posted February 25, 2005 Thanks Graham. My 15" wheels will be going (still using the original 13" wingstays which have plenty of clearance with 205x50/15 tyres and whatever the offset is for Prisoner wheels - not that I've got Prisoners, but I believe the offsets are the same as my Dymags...). OK Dave, you can stand down your tape measure unless you've got some 7" jobbies hiding somewhere in your stockpile Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Bowden Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 Mike B can sort more or less what you want. I had a pair of 8.5 " rears reduced to 6.5 by changing just the outer rim. Do the maths your self but you get what I mean . This saved a bit of cash and also meant I had the width I wanted and the 185 tyres filled the rear arches a mite better. Also I can revert to 8.5 " at anytime if I want to run wider rubber or sell as a set of standard R500 mags 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Perry Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 How easy is he to get on the phone at the mo ? I need a pair of wheels soon, and making the initial contact can sometimes be quite frustrating. Great wheels though. This will be the third set I have had from MB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irrelevant Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 He was ill for a while a few weeks back so wasn't answering. I called him a couple of days ago to request gold rather than black centers and there was no probs getting through. He's working Saturdays to catch up with his backlog after being ill so if you call tomorrow morning, I'd assume he'll be at work.... Picking chassis up from Arch TODAY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Perry Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 Ta Adam. Gold centres, don't think I have seen a set of MB's with those, sounds interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Durrant Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 Mmmm....gold centres...Harry Flatters will be jealous 😳 Mark D Su77on Se7ens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irrelevant Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 Ferrari gold as well 😳 . . . .. toying with the idea of a poncey Gold Leaf colour scheme and gold centers would look nice. Picking chassis up from Arch TODAY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Perry Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 Adam, I don't want to hijack the thread but what have arch done ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irrelevant Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 Graham: Lots........9 hours of chassis mods in addition to what I had already done. Plus a blast and powdercoat. Have a look here - there's a few new photos. Chassis back - now the real work starts..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Perry Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 Wow, you have been busy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Durrant Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 Adam You have been busy...eating biscuits by the looks of it 😬 Mark D Su77on Se7ens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irrelevant Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 Mark: The biscuit boxes . . . . I get the receptionist at my office to keep the boxes for me. Chassis back - now the real work starts..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irrelevant Posted February 27, 2005 Share Posted February 27, 2005 Got me wheels back this morning . This is what they look like in gold. And as this thread is about rim widths . . . this is what 8" and 10" rims look like with no tyres... Chassis back - now the real work starts..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Perry Posted February 27, 2005 Share Posted February 27, 2005 Nice. Are the 8's going on the front ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irrelevant Posted February 27, 2005 Share Posted February 27, 2005 Yup Chassis back - now the real work starts..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Plato Posted February 27, 2005 Share Posted February 27, 2005 Mike , when you gonna call ? I've been in the garage waiting fir you to call for 48 hours now and its a llittle cold I'll be in the garage if you need to speak to me 😬 C7 TOP Powered by Hellier Performance 😬 South Wales AO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Perry Posted February 27, 2005 Share Posted February 27, 2005 😬 The bit that no-one has mentioned is that with Mike seemingly interested in wheels and tyres, it sounds like class 4 or 5 may have some serious competion at the top this season Come on Mike tell us your plans ? That will give some of these guys time to swap classes 😬 😳 or populate the pre season excuses thread on the club speed event page 😬 Edited by - Graham Perry on 27 Feb 2005 19:10:20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Bees Posted February 28, 2005 Author Share Posted February 28, 2005 Sorry Dave *eek* Graham Ford posted the information on Friday afternoon, but too late for you to get my response. I hope you've thawed out. Graham - I don't have any great plans other than to get the car out of the garage (it hasn't turned a wheel since October '03 ☹️). I'm going to revert to 13" wheels (hurrah) now that south-east area events allow 1B tyres (and get some 1B tyres obviously). Will do a few reasonably local events (Lydden, Goodwood, was hoping to do Hethel in May but it's been canned). Don't know if I'll get to any L7 club events, they're mostly over the other side of the country - if I was going to do a lot of hauling over there then I'd be doing the HSA or Midland Hillclimb champs. Longcross would be great, but currently the diff is out of the car waiting for ZF to pull their finger out and make some LSDs so it's difficult to know when I'll have the car back together. Going to be a bit busy doing other things (again) too - some friends/neighbours have just bought this here so we'll be doing some of the big races in that, and I'll continue to do some racing in this here. And while we're OT, aquatic picture of the week here 😬. Mike Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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