215/50/ZR15

[amarshall]

Just got a reply from Dunlop about SP9000s (asked where I could get some) :

"Unfortunately we have no availability at present. There are no tyres in
Europe & we have an order on our Japanese factory but do not
anticipate any tyres prior August. We only market the SP9000 in this size."

So - they make 'em in Japan, but don't ship 'em over very often - guess I'll have to be very very careful for the next few months - I do not like the look of the Toyos for road use and really don't want to switch sizes....

[Steve C]

I do not like the look of the Toyos for road use and really don't want to switch sizes....

Is that the R888(?) road legal slick? With a little imagination, you could pretend that we are on the verge of summer ...

[amarshall]

Is that the R888(?) road legal slick? With a little imagination, you could pretend that we are on the verge of summer ...

- but I have 2000+ miles to do in a couple of weeks, down through France and back - I'd prefer something with a bit of tread in case we detour through the Alps (it *looks* shorter on the map! )

[Peter]

have a word with miles at fibreglass services, he managed to get hold of 2 bridgstone so1's for me even though they stopped making them 6 years ago! his numbers 01243 554 422

[CapnBob]

The R888 are a great track tyre, but not really suitable for road use. Like most semi-slick tyres they are dangerous iin the wet.
The RA1 is suitable as a road tyre when at full tread height. However, it will wear quickly. At half height, they are best for dry or damp surfaces.

[Corey]

215/50-15 Bridgestones in stock at quattroCorner, call Pete on 01214760034 and tell him Corey sent you.

[Steve C]

Where are you getting the wheels from. Did you have any problems with finding any with the correct offsets? How are 17's going to affect the suspension balance?

I bought them from "camyug" (guy), they were on his Excel when he bought it but he's going for something larger to cope with 400bhp!

They're Compomotive (www.compomotive.co.uk)

http://www.lotusexcel.net/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=228

The photo on my web-space seems to have suffered a head crash ... but the pic still shows the wheels on guys car! I'll upload the photo later.

Since we have pretty high side-walls on the 215/50's and pretty compliant suspension, I'm expecting the balance to be ok ... I'll probably bolt them on after getting the tracking set at the weekend and report back.

[NickC]

Anyone interested in getting a batch of 17" wheels produced for the Excel?

IIRC I mentioned this on the other forum just before it went down. Can't remember what response I got though.

[r08813]

Do you mean some 17" wheels that fit the studs, or a particular design.

It may be nice to stick to one of the the traditional designs (or near enough) but actually larger.

What do you recon they will cost?