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You must have seen me driving? Only 7 years.

Nice is that for when you fail mr starmers new road tests for the retired .

Soz got pics mixed up there

Just got myself a new bike, retirement present but not retired yet😉

Yes i still think the pics ive seen of your car previously with 205s look better its a shame the r888s are 140 odd each id like to get my hands on a couple of used 185s just to try

Fabulous colour 😁

Smaller sidewalls, less flex upon turning I suppose?

I'd love to own that thing! I don't know anything about those engines though.

AJM Carbon fibre cycle wing brackets to suit Westfield / Hispec aluminium uprights These have been made thicker than the standard ones £290 delivered

Here’s my car with 185/60 13 front wheels. Whilst the wheels don’t fill the arches, I don’t think they look horrendous. The car was initially fitted with 195/50 15 wheels, which probably did look a little better. However the change to a smaller front tyre and rim width in my opinion, has made the car much more agile.

205/60/13 is 701mm diameter and 185/6013 is 550mm, so 10mm difference in ride height. I would not bother in road car, in track - needs lot of tests as change in ride height changes angle of wishbone and steering rod, and ride height changing is involved with change of sprong preload, lot of fun

Hi John, thank you very much for your prompt reply. I would love to be added to the WhatsApp group to keep informed of meets, info etc. as I’m still finding my feet with my Westfield. Kind Regards Darryl My number is 07532497982.

If this doesn’t tempt him, nothing will!

Sent this to my brother…. Trying to tempt him into Westfield ownership

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Well i was concerned about the width of my arches it might look a little silly with skinny tyres im not sure if thers much difference in height both being 60 profile they said it would feel much sharper turning in to corners and less heavy to steer which it isnt an issue to me .

Did any of them say WHY you should change? Again, keen to hear what you discover when you change them. What other changes would be needed? Lower the front ride height, make sure the wings sit nicely over the narrower tyres I guess, or change the wings? Would it affect anything else?

Breakfast meeting again this Sunday morning from 10am at The Darrington Hotel, Darrington, Pontefract, WF8 3BL. The weather is going to be good so who's coming?

Im due new tyres again on front i run the same as you steve 205/13 but at yesterdays club meet most other members were saying i needed to get away from 205 fronts and go 185 and i dont know if i should try as like you mines light to steer and handles great i guess theres only one way to find out why and thats try.

Thanks Guys 😎

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Great info ta! As well as the front ride height changing between 185s and 205s, do you find any issue with the front wing width? I'm really keen to get your view on how the 205s do on the front, so will be looking out for posts on that.

@markcwalker @Flying Carrot Steve I run a staggered set upon mine. 13x6 front and 13x8 rears. On the front I normally run 185/60 R888R or 185/55 Avon ZZS or ZZR, although I'm trying 205/60 AR1 on one set. On the rear I normally run 215/55 Avon ZZS or ZZR or 235/45 Kumho V70a. The 235/45 AR1's in the photo are replacing the Kumho's on one set. My "wet" set will now have 185/60 R888R and 215/55 ZZS. My "dry" set will now have 205/60 and 235/45 AR1. I do adjust the ride heights between the 2 sets to keep the nose down attitude (stops understeer) but that only takes 30 mins with a C spanner. In terms of front end grip, the 185's are fine even with the heavyish MegaS2000.... The semi slicks like a bit of heat so going slightly narrower doesnt make a difference when pushing on. On track it keeps a nice balance between just a touch of understeer at the limit and over steer at on the power (the S2000 engine easily overwhelms the rears!). For reference, the Caterham 620R uses the same 185 and 215 staggered set up (I use the Caterham Apollo wheels from the 620R). Now the Avons are out of production, Jack Webb are recommending the Kumho V70a in 175 section on the front. We will see how the 205's do on track at Donington in a couple of weeks 🤞

New Victor Reinz exhaust manifold gasket for when I find time to remove the manifold and turbo and finally fix the loose turbo nuts once and for all! Locking nuts, Nordlock washers and extreme high temp threadlocker on the way to me, hopefully they will stay tight with all that in place!

That was my next question too.