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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 😎

You need to be a WSCC member to enter, just answer the poll question! Winner will receive: 2 x 3-day complimentary entry tickets and 1 x Westfield vehicle infield pass for Silverstone Festival 22nd to 24th August 2025. Poll closes Sunday Noon Sunday 17th August 2025. Prize draw will take place on Sunday afternoon 17th August by our Club Chairman @Hedley Bennett (HB46443) - Club Chairman 😁 If you are the lucky winner you will receive the entry tickets electronically from @marcusb so I will need your email address registered with the Silverstone ticket app to forward your tickets, if you have not yet downloaded the app register here: https://events.silverstone.co.uk/account/register Note: You cannot print tickets off they must be on your phone on the app when you are at the entry gate Note: These are entry tickets only you would need to purchase your own camping tickets if staying over. Note: The winner will receive the infield car pass directly from Silverstone team in the post so I will need your car: Make Model Colour Year Reg and postal address by Monday 18th(am) to @marcusb please to forward to Silverstone to post the pass. Good luck!

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.

Wow! Those tyres look great! Very low and wide though. Do you do a lot of track work? I run 205/60x13 all round, but even at that size some people still say to go smaller on the front. I don't really understand why tbh, my front end grip is brilliant and the steering isn't heavy anyway. Less weight with say a 185 of course but also less grip?

Hi rob , what size wheels do these fit on please

New boots! Looking forward to seeing how the AR1 compares to the V70a, R888r's, ZZS and ZZR Also picked up a PX600 airbox for a bargain price, hopefully this will help keep me below the 98db drive by at Donington!

leo went for his first ride in the XTR2 tonight. I think he appreciates it

So I'm not sure if i can post these here as they ain't no Westy stuff but someone out there may be wanting these anyways. There's a load of leftovers from a number of 1.8 mk2 engine changes. This is some of it but theres allsorts in the here: couple of inlet manifolds exhaust manifold with reasonable heatshield Skimmed cylinder head Cam cover Sump Alternator Starter motor Injectors Coils Axle not included. Not sure whether any of this is worth anything but make me an offer. Kind regards RobT Forgot the 5spd gearbox

Third completed TD with MNR – still no issues and..no spins! Re - spins — a slightly different story compared to my early Westfield days 😏. For this TD, the organiser required a side window net to be fitted — needed a bit of welding, etc., but it’s done and gives some extra confidence. Need to do the same im track Westfield .

Happy birthday tourmeister 🏎️

As discussed in the OP, we will meet at the usual place, but one week earlier, that is the 14th August. The weather is looking very good this week, so there should be a good turnout out of Westfields, and other kit cars!

They don’t use British currency in Dubai, either to spend or light cigars.

1st car goes to Dubai,where they light cigars with a 20 pound note doesn't look good.

Hope you have enjoyed your birthday Marcus, from Julie and from Glen too

Hi can I take the aero screen please, can collect to suit.

I might of missed this but any idea of cost fully built or kit, if they are offering kits? I’m guessing it’s going to be caterham pricing territory.