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RobThomas
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by RobThomas » Thu Jun 21, 2018 5:18 pm
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One has 145/70/14 on a 3-inch rim. The other is 175/70/14 on a 5-inch rim. Guess which is which.
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by philthehill » Thu Jun 21, 2018 5:49 pm
Rob
Not a fan of either - especially with those high cut wings which though original to me do not look right - it is as though some one has raised the body in relation to the axle.
The later lower wings look more aesthetic.
As it is a guessing game I will go for the rusty rim.
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by les » Thu Jun 21, 2018 5:59 pm
Agree about the wings, they don't look right, I'll go for the other rim
. Whichever it is, is it a banded rim?
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by alanworland » Thu Jun 21, 2018 7:03 pm
The wider one is on the good wheel?
That arch gap looks enormous? Just been out to measure mine and it is 3 5/8 inches between tyre top and wing flange. (through wheel centreline)
My tyres are 175 14, so are a bit 'tubbier'
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by alanworland » Thu Jun 21, 2018 7:36 pm
Meant to say what a lovely finish under the arches!
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by simmitc » Thu Jun 21, 2018 10:05 pm
175 on the cleaner wheel. I agree with other comments.
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by RobThomas » Thu Jun 21, 2018 10:55 pm
Yeah, those high cut wings never look right to me, either. It doesn't help that this is the first ever set of BM springs that HAVEN'T settled. Even with 2 teenagers in the back it doesn't look great.
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by alanworland » Thu Jun 21, 2018 11:50 pm
The original MM springs used 7 leaves of 7/32 in thickness, when I bought my replacements many years ago all that was available was 7 leaves of 1/4 in thick.
This gave a very hard and unforgiving ride, enough for me to remove the bottom leaf, still with a hard ride I removed the second leaf - I now only have a 5 leaf setup!
Seems to work ok.
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by RobThomas » Sat Jun 23, 2018 10:38 am
These are 5-leak M1000 ones. Wish I had saved up for some Rossendale ones or maybe just used a couple of leaves from this one and made a hybrid up.
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by Tootall » Sun Jul 01, 2018 11:04 pm
RobThomas wrote: ↑ Thu Jun 21, 2018 5:18 pm
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One has 145/70/14 on a 3-inch rim. The other is 175/70/14 on a 5-inch rim. Guess which is which.
That paint finish though...
Amazing!
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by RobThomas » Mon Jul 02, 2018 8:19 am
New car is even better.
Tyres not quite so good, though.
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by philthehill » Mon Jul 02, 2018 8:23 am
Rob
Could you not have found a larger stone to act as a sprag.
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by RobThomas » Mon Jul 02, 2018 8:50 am
Quite hilly in Wales, Y'know.
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by philthehill » Mon Jul 02, 2018 10:34 am
Which nicely leads into 'A man who went up a hill and came down a mountain'...……………………..