Asteroids with 235/50x18 tyres - can you post a photo?
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If any of you have X300 or X308 with Asteroids and 235/50 tyres (instead of 255/40s) could you please post a photo so i get an idea what they look like?
I have a set of Asteroids just finished straightening repair (plus a second set of boxed brand-new Asteroids on the high seas coming from sbwheels.co.uk - he has been fantastic to deal with), and I will get a set of 235/50s - I hate really low profile tyres - curmudgeon grumble grumble
cheers & thanks, Al in NZ
I have a set of Asteroids just finished straightening repair (plus a second set of boxed brand-new Asteroids on the high seas coming from sbwheels.co.uk - he has been fantastic to deal with), and I will get a set of 235/50s - I hate really low profile tyres - curmudgeon grumble grumble
cheers & thanks, Al in NZ
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No pics (sorry - I can manage 235/50 r17 on celtics though!), but aren't they a bit on the big side? I hate to state the obvious, but surely low profile tyres are a necessary evil if you want to run big wheel diameters. Perhaps someone's tried them, but I'd be worried about clearance and thinking about gearing...
Overall diameter:
235/50/18 = 692mm
245/45/18 = 678mm
255/40/18 = 661mm
225/55/16 = 654mm
225/60/16 = 676mm
Overall diameter:
235/50/18 = 692mm
245/45/18 = 678mm
255/40/18 = 661mm
225/55/16 = 654mm
225/60/16 = 676mm
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Yeah, I thought of that and looked up the Toyo site
My 226/60 x 16s are 676mm diam
Toyo site says 235/50x18s are 645, but that may be a mistake
Even if I go up from 676 to 692, that is only 16mm, which is 8 mm on the radius - I think that will be fairly minimal.
If they rub, I will happily eat humble pie however!
I bought a brand-new set of Jag chrome wheel nuts today from Beachams for $200NZD (the existing Turbine wheels have 'hidden' nuts, under the hubcap, and they are open instead of capped, so not 'for show' as needed for the Asteroids)
My 226/60 x 16s are 676mm diam
Toyo site says 235/50x18s are 645, but that may be a mistake
Even if I go up from 676 to 692, that is only 16mm, which is 8 mm on the radius - I think that will be fairly minimal.
If they rub, I will happily eat humble pie however!
I bought a brand-new set of Jag chrome wheel nuts today from Beachams for $200NZD (the existing Turbine wheels have 'hidden' nuts, under the hubcap, and they are open instead of capped, so not 'for show' as needed for the Asteroids)
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The 245/45 do not rub. As a matter of fact they fill the wheelwells quite nicely with less gap than normally seen in photos around here.
Watch the speedometer though![Smile](https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif)
... and lookup the ride height for the two cars, yours should be higher on the springs so more room to work with.
Watch the speedometer though
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... and lookup the ride height for the two cars, yours should be higher on the springs so more room to work with.
Last edited by plums; 06-10-2013 at 05:55 AM.
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Well, humble pie eaten
the 235/50s just rub on half-lock on the front of the front wheels.
Annoying...
My tyre guy was very thorough though, and is looking for something else - he wants 225/50s but is struggling to find some.
He may go 245/45..
I will keep you all posted!
the 235/50s just rub on half-lock on the front of the front wheels.
Annoying...
My tyre guy was very thorough though, and is looking for something else - he wants 225/50s but is struggling to find some.
He may go 245/45..
I will keep you all posted!
Last edited by AL NZ; 06-13-2013 at 03:19 AM.
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the edge of the tyre was just rubbing on the plastic 'liner' in front of the wheel, at half lock
getting in a Toyo 245/45 x 18 to try again. It should work - it has the same diameter as the 225/60x16s on at the moment (although it will be 2 cm wider..)
getting in a Toyo 245/45 x 18 to try again. It should work - it has the same diameter as the 225/60x16s on at the moment (although it will be 2 cm wider..)
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Toyo snows are what are on mine now.
I'm not a big fan of Toyo, but I thought you'd like to know since m+s tires tend to be on the bigger side of a size.
It may be that the X300 liner is different or the wheel sweep is different from the X308.
Don't suppose the plastic liner could be massaged with the help of a heat gun?
I'm not a big fan of Toyo, but I thought you'd like to know since m+s tires tend to be on the bigger side of a size.
It may be that the X300 liner is different or the wheel sweep is different from the X308.
Don't suppose the plastic liner could be massaged with the help of a heat gun?
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nearly there...
photo of trial fitting of Asteroid with 245/45x18 tyre yesterday - a full set going on tomorrow.
Previous trial of 235/50 was no good - it rubbed in front of front wheel when turning; the overall diameter was 15-16 mm bigger.
What do you like better - 16 inch chrome Turbines, or 18" Asteroids?
photo of trial fitting of Asteroid with 245/45x18 tyre yesterday - a full set going on tomorrow.
Previous trial of 235/50 was no good - it rubbed in front of front wheel when turning; the overall diameter was 15-16 mm bigger.
What do you like better - 16 inch chrome Turbines, or 18" Asteroids?
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