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13" rims or steelies?
Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 5:11 pm
by ChPLAT
Which is the better of the two? I have stock steelies on the brumby now but have heard that the white stock 13" rims handle like sh-eye-t. Wanna get some off ebay and get them chromed.
ps. I like my speedo how it is so don't wanna go bigger... wider would be nice though.
Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 11:00 pm
by ChPLAT
Nobody got 2c to add? haha
Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 6:18 pm
by dfoyl
The stock rims (steelies or wagon wheels) suck for handling either way.
14" with a lower profile will keep your speedo correct and improve handling out of sight...
I've also run redrilled 15" rims with 55 profile tyres and it's another step up - damn thing drives like it's on rails! But front wheel rubs on hard cornering and of course forget going off road.
Dean.
Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 6:43 pm
by ChPLAT
The lower profile tyres cost a fair bit more don't they?
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 7:34 am
by dfoyl
Not until you get into the rubber band sizes - 45 profile or less...from memory I'm running 185/65/14 and they probably more common than the stock 165/75/13 (or 165/70/13, can't recall offhand), and basically the same price.
I certainly wouldn't buy expensive tyres on a Brumby with stock camber as it chews out the fronts real quick...
Dean.
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 8:26 am
by Venom
dfoyl wrote:Not until you get into the rubber band sizes - 45 profile or less...from memory I'm running 185/65/14 and they probably more common than the stock 165/75/13 (or 165/70/13, can't recall offhand), and basically the same price.
That's pretty much it, 13 inch tyres are becoming less common and a bit more expensive. 14's will cost a little more but it's probably the cheapest way to improve handling. By the the time you chrome some 13's you could probably buy a set of desert rats and increase the track width while you're at it.
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 3:52 pm
by ChPLAT
Ok you convinced me in time. I'll save me pennies for some 14's with lower profile tyres. Cheers guys.