Yet another tire size question
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To be honest, at the time I bought the car they were on the car already, and I did not notice them being not original size for the car.
After I took the car on track for the first time (Zandvoort) I was impressed by the balance as I could drive with very little oversteer.
Tires suffered though, as they should (Michelin ps4s)
(Let not talk about the Brembo's as the pads lasted 3 laps only)
In prep for next event I looked for new tires, and that is when I noticed the ones on the car were too high.. (normally I am not that stupid😅
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So I put on stock size Michelin.
compared to 35s I liked the look less, as the car was pretty much stock height (altough stock handling pack was on).
To be fair I missed the softer feel quite a lot.
And when I took it out on track I noticed TRAC DSC was triggered a lot more trying to achieve same (still quite slow🫣
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Switching DSC off I was not ready for, being unexperienced on track..
So I liked 35s more in any and every way.
Last edited by Ekskaar; 03-27-2024 at 03:22 AM.
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Ekskaar (03-28-2024)
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Yeah, a BMW engine. That's a bunch of crap. If I wanted a BMW engine, I'd go to a junk yard and buy a low-mile salvage, then go fishing with it.
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guy (05-13-2024)
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the AJ-V8 5.0 is quite specific to JLR I beleive?
Even more so compared to the 4.0 (3.9) from the Jag-Ford era shared with some other brands..right?
Here at mainland Europe there is not much V8 let alone 5.0 driving around so its all heresay;-).
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Cee Jay (03-28-2024)
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No codes.
But rear touches the plastic edge on the arch.
Hope its enough to just remove the plastic piece from the arch.
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jahummer (05-04-2024)
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@Ekskaar A rear alignment might sort the rubbing issue. I've got 305 on mine and had to set camber at over -2 degrees.
I thought I had read X150 could not adjust rear camber.
I was hoping that wasn't true though..
Where is the adjustment feature? (Or is it with aftermarket excentric bolts?)
I could fiddle with it to see if it helps enough before stopping by an alignment shop for propper job.
-2 degrees seems nice for grip under hard cornering as well..
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Ekskaar (05-05-2024)
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steve_k_xk (05-08-2024)
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I don't perform my own corner balancing and alignment as I've neither a rack nor scales. I'll ask my friend who does it for me, how he achieved that much negative camber.
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Ekskaar (05-12-2024)
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