Ben. First I would like to say. You have asked about a rim size no one on this list has ever had the need to use. Hense the reason no one can answert your querie. What the list has done for you is answer there recomendations. It will be a waste of money buying 10" rims for a datto. It deffinatly will make it unprdictable. The money you are wasting (or thinking about Wasting) could be better spent giving mr Pirelli about 1/4 of that money for a decent grippy set of tyres. I have 195/65 14's and I have no need to go any wider in tyres or rims to fit them on. These tyres are as grippy as you can get. I may be a liitle biased towards the pirelli's but others on this list may have some other recommendations on what a good tyre brand to go out and buy would be. I do know one of the worste traits of the design of a 1600 in my eyes would have to be the fact they understear very easilly. I have never had this problem with my Pirrelli's. Last bit of advice I can give you is. Go for tooo much grip on the rear you will kill yourself. You will do a stupid thing like try to throw yourself around a corner with full power only to find the front end let go and throw you into a tree, a powerpole or even worse a innocent drivercoming the other way. (No matter what tyres you buy for the front they will never be able to outsteer a 9" rear rim and tyre package) There is years and years of Datto experiance on this list both circuit racing and off road stop acting like a holden owner and thinking bigger is better listen to us on the list and keep the 7". P.S you do not see many race cars with stupid size rim and tyre packages anymore. Technology has designed better and better tyres to do the job these days. Good luck with sorting this subject out. I hope you do take advice but I guess in the end it is your call. I just hope you don't kill some innocent person due to your ignorance. Rick White.
--- "Terry Rudd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Sounds like my 1600 in the wet - and I've only got 195/60's. > >The width of the tyre doesn't have a lot to do with wet handling, more to do with the >overall setup and the tread type/pattern. All things being equal, if you stiffen the >rearend in anything it will generally more often than not be tail happy in the wet. >Some brands of tyres have wet cornering grip, others have straight line grip but >there aren't many around that have both. What the width does affect is the tendency >to aquaplane in really wet conditions, but then again anything wider than 175/185 or >so will do that too. > >regards >Terry > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:membersozdat_owner@;datascribe.com.au]On Behalf Of Richard Webb >Sent: Monday, 28 October 2002 8:40 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: simmons > > >Wide arse wheels are bad in the wet too, well I had a mate with a XF falcon >with like 245's on the back... and in the wet it was very unpredictable, I >guess this was his wide wheels. It seemed to be alot better when he put >smaller (width) wheels on. > >Is this the case with all cars? > >Rich >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Ben C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Saturday, October 26, 2002 4:17 PM >Subject: Re: simmons > > >> why not have 9" if i can fit them?? >> >> the fury bluebird ran 12" on the back!!! >> >> anyway....no-one has answered my question....any idea on the price of the >rim section?? >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: "Chris Simpson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2002 18:15:15 +0800 >> Subject: Re: simmons >> >> 15x7 is plently big enough for any tyre you want to put on the back of a >> datto. If you dont think that you can get good grip out of a 215 tyre >then >> your buying cheapo tyres. >> >> A mate of mine has a FJ20 race car with race/road tyres on it and it get >up >> and goes with minimal fuss >> >> I'd seriously rethink the 9" idea, they are just too big >> >> Chris S >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Zac Campbell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Sent: Saturday, October 26, 2002 4:23 PM >> Subject: Re: simmons >> >> >> > you want a 9 inch rim on the back? just how much rubber do you think you >> can >> > fit under there??!? :) >> > >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: "Ben C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > Sent: Saturday, October 26, 2002 5:28 PM >> > Subject: simmons >> > >> > >> > > swapping my alloys for some B45 simmons soon.. only 15x6.5....after >> doing >> > some measuring ive found i can fit 7.5" on the front and 9" on the >> > back.....anyone know how much it would cost just to buy the rims, since >i >> > already have the centre...or i might even be able to use the front or >back >> > of the rim that is on them...i know i should just ask simmons....but it >a >> > saturday nite :) >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > _____________________________________________________________ Get Your free Ozdat Email Account ---> http://www.ozdat.com _____________________________________________________________ Select your own custom email address for FREE! Get [EMAIL PROTECTED] w/No Ads, 6MB, POP & more! http://www.everyone.net/selectmail?campaign=tag --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/membersozdat@;datascribe.com.au/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
