what tyres?

[rew]

I have been offered some Yokohama a008 175 50 r 13s cheap and wanted to know if they will fit my gordini or will the profile be too small I currently have 70 profile and the handling is awful. More like a boat then a car lol

What do people suggest? Anyone fitted such a low profile Tyre to a small wheel?

[SCHWARTZ]

Acceleration would be improved top speed reduced Speedo will be out. How low is the car? As it will sit lower as well.

[rew]

Car is standard height, am tempted to lower it but the 30year old bushes and torsion bars are putting me off lol

[SCHWARTZ]

Soak them in wd40 every day for a week before hand.:D

[Sparkie]

Car is standard height, am tempted to lower it but the 30year old bushes and torsion bars are putting me off lol

lowering a gordini is far easier than a gtt. :)

[rew]

I have been warned about the subframe bushes?

[THE MASTER]

biggest tyres that will go in a gordini rear arches are 185's

[THE MASTER]

lowering a gordini is far easier than a gtt. :)

thats if you know what your doing ....lol the fronts can catch out the peeps that dont know:eek:

[Sparkie]

I have been warned about the subframe bushes?

are you sure they don't mean the rear trailing arm bushes?

they are a bit of a stinker, if they are rotten. - but if you gotta change them , then lowering the car really isnt gonna wreck them anymore....

[rew]

Yeah trailing arm bushes,phildini told me it acelerates the wear if they have been in one place for 30 years , the price of replacements scare me..

[Sparkie]

its not the price of the bushes that should worry you. its the fitting of the bloody things :( - something i've never done thankfully :(

[rew]

Oh dear what's the standard Tyre size on the dini turbo?

[rew]

And I take it you have lowered gordini turbos, have you experienced the premature wear of the bushes or heard of it?

[Sparkie]

i can't remember what size they are supposed to be, although i do know a mate who fitted them a few years ago and depending on which manufacturer you go for, depends on whether the sidewall bulges out or is flat!

i have lowered my mk1 TL and Le Car 2 Turbo several times. - i know that the rear bushes do go and i know that Phildini has changed his before. they are after all nearly 30 years old. :(

[rew]

Okay, from a purist if you were to buy a gordini Turbo would you like it to be unmolested or lowered?just so I know because I'm trying to keep it pretty much as it came from the factory as other is a very early dini Turbo

[Sparkie]

purists want unmolested.
most on RTOC would want it lowered. - helps handling alot!

[rew]

Hmm still undecided:( if it wasn't so rare in that condition I would definitely lower it.. how hard is it to lower?

[westy94]

What's the widest tyre you could put on a standard rim??

[Sparkie]

how hard is it to lower?

mallet/ club hammer, metal bar, wd40, large socket, axle stands and a trolley jack - what could possibly go wrong? :laugh: