wheel sizes, to scrape or not to scrape???

[ollie mc]

ive got a ph1 mk2 and am thinking about 16" wheels, ive heard you can get 18's under arches standard, has n e one tried it? n e tips if u have to arch modification???

oh yeh if u have 16's on could u post pics of em so i can get a bearin on how they will look on my car ty dudes

 

[Lunner]

Small is the way forward, will make your pocket rocket move quicker than if you had 18's on there

 

[White16valver]

You'd struggle to get 18s on an RT as well! :S

 

[Lunner]

Mk2

 

[White16valver]

duh?

ph1 mk2 is valver shape without the arches, isn't it? :S

And they didn't make the RT on any other shape!

 

[Lunner]

nah its a mk2 clio ph1

You are thinking of mk1 ph2

Its the first of the bubbly girly looking clios

The early mk2 clios were RT's etc as my mate as a 1.2 RT new shape clio

 

[White16valver]

really?

Learn something new every day! lol

 

[Lunner]

 

[finchy_boy_2k5]

well im struggling on what wheels to get and how far to lower it ive just bought the renault clio 1.2 RL and im thinking of lowereing it 35mm and on 17's but wasnt too sure if any ones got any suggestions i wud love to know thanks

 

[Friction]

35mm?

you want to lower it atleast 60mm, you'll regret it otherwise!

im lowered 60mm on 17's, sits pretty much spot on. Could go alot lower aswell though.

 

[Martin_172]

60mm on 15s is the way forward!

 

[finchy_boy_2k5]

well i was thinking 40mm coz im a pretty rought driver lol and give my car some gyp over bumpy roads and ive got to travel down a bumpy road the the boss's house but 60mm sounds like a wet dream on 16's maybe?

 

[Friction]

honestly, when you lower it 60, you'll realise its not that low.

I've got my 14's back on for the winter now, and the front bumper will clear most carpark kerbs, just.

and it handles well, just try and go for shocks aswell, or coilovers if you can afford it.

 

[JonnyM]

Iv got 17s on my mk1 clio lowered about 50mm, thats ok, would think twice about taking it any lower though

 

[finchy_boy_2k5]

cheers guys, im going for 60mm n ill see what alloys i can afford ta bud

 

[bradfincham]

another finchy, what is with finchys now a days!!

 

[finchy_boy_2k5]

well i suppose if my second name is finch i wud get called finch

 

[EVOgone]

Small is the way forward, will make your pocket rocket move quicker than if you had 18's on there

How does this work....its the RR/weight that counts. Tyres are nearly the same weight as the tyres so why does it mater if you have 205/50 on 15 or 205/40 on 17 if the combined weight is the same and the RR is the same then how do you get this extra performance...??

 

[EVOgone]

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