mk1 rear suspension and wheel options.

[RMC590L]

Hi everyone, i am posting this for a friend so hope it makes sense!

I want to increase the rolling road ratio on my standard MK1 2000 manual O/D by fitting larger wheels.

I was going to fit MK2 rear trailing arms and new drive shafts, but if i do will TR6 wheels fit?

Does any one know if 14" Stag wheels or TR3-4   15"   4.5J wheels will still fit with out rubbing the bodywork?

Also does any one know the offsets ? as i would like to be able to fit chrome hub caps or roystyle trims.

Any help would be great. Thanks.

[thescrapman]

to fit TR6 wheels, keep the Mk1 rear suspension.

14" Stag wheels will be fine whatever suspension you have.

Cheers

[Nick Jones]

Did you mean that you want to increase the rolling radius - thus raising the overall gearing?

Fitting larger wheels will only do this in conjunction with fitting suitable tyres as it's possible for a wheel & tyre combination to reduce the rolling radius even if the wheel diameter is bigger.  EG OE 185/80 13 has a diameter of 626mm whereas 195/60 15 is less at 615mm.

Couple of useful calculators here:

http://www.mintylamb.co.uk/gearspeed/
http://www.brspecialtuning.co.uk/Tyre%20size%20calculator.htm

Presumably the car has a 4.11: differential at present.  Another way to raise the gearing is to change the diff for a 3.7:1 version from a 2000 auto or later 2000 manual.  Either method will make your speedo under-read.

Nick