wheel size info needed please.

retroglam73 · Post by **retroglam73** » Sat Apr 05, 2008 7:17 pm

im thinkin of treatin the capri to some new revolites, what size wheels and tyres should i be looking for , im unsure about lowering the car so i dont want them to look silly if they are low profile tyres, also i obvioulsy dont want them catching anywhere if theyre too wide..
so all in all im looking just to replace the wheels without doing any mods.

csr · Post by **csr** » Sun Apr 06, 2008 11:36 am

7x15 is the realistic choice.

off-set should be as close to 5 as you can get.

tyre size 205-50

retroglam73 · Post by **retroglam73** » Sun Apr 06, 2008 12:42 pm

ok so just to clarify.... thats 205 50/13 tyres yeah? thats pretty low profile? wouldnt that
look daft if i dont lower the car? would it leave a huge gap between the tyres and arches? if i need to lower it how much would you reccomend? 1 inch? 2 inch?

thanks for helping.

csr · Post by **csr** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 8:31 pm

Yes I would reccomend 13" tyres for 15" wheels abviously.

Do you see 13" in the post anywhere?

No didn't think so.

retroglam73 · Post by **retroglam73** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 9:34 pm

fu.ck me i was only asking!!
has it evert occured to you that i dont understand wheel/tyre sizes hence the question.
i shant bother any more, thanks.

zak427 · Post by **zak427** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 2:34 pm

I've got 205-60-13's on Revolutions and it sits ok. However the nearside just catches with a bit of weight on board, probably just a weak spring! I personally would prefer 15inch Minilites with 195-50-15 tyres but I've just brought mine, the Revolutions came with the car and had never been on the road before last week! They actually look better than I thought they would.

Regards Zak

retroglam73 · Post by **retroglam73** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 5:55 pm

thanks for that zak, very helpfull.
i dont want to fit 15's as i wannna keep the period look .

zak427 · Post by **zak427** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 7:50 am

My mate has just moved down from Brid to Lincoln, his dad has seen your car out and about, some time in the next few weeks I should be bringing him up to fetch his motorbike, if i'm in the Capri i'll give you a message and you can see what it looks like on Revolutions with these tyres. Mine is also yellow.

Regards Zak

retroglam73 · Post by **retroglam73** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 5:57 pm

yeah for sure zak, whats ya mates name cos i ride bikes too, brids a small place so i may know him, il pm you my phone number so giz a bell when you know your comin.
Tony

last18 · Post by **last18** » Tue Sep 26, 2017 2:58 pm

thank you for your good answers, useful.