Marcos Maniacs

Don
  They are COMPOMOTIVE rims they are available in the US at a company 
called MOTORSPORTS SPECIALTIES in Pennsylvania.......the rims on the 
Marcos are 7" in front and rear.......I did give some bad info last 
post......the front rims have a 4" backspace not 3" the rears have a 
3" backspace






-- In MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com, "Don Lattimer" 
<donlattimer@p...> wrote:
> Dave,
> 
> What make of rims are you using?  What is the width 6", 7",????
> 
> Don
> #3m5759
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Dave Barton 
>   To: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com 
>   Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2003 1:53 PM
>   Subject: [MarcosManiacs] Re: 15" wheels
> 
> 
> 
>   Hi Paul, Don and all
>   Paul I came down with the flu on Saturday........from all reports 
I 
>   missed a really good show.......my 0.02c on the wheel 
question......
>   I am using 205/60/13 on my car that is what it had on it when I 
>   bought it ,I just bought new tyres as the others were race tyres
>   The rim has a 3" backspace ,that is its  measured from the 
mounting 
>   face of the rim to the outer bead of the rim .I have no 
suspension 
>   interference even with the wider tyre .......with a taller rim 
you 
>   may be able to go further inboard(more backspace) because you 
might 
>   be above the upper balljoint with the inside of the rim. Check 
>   carefully with full suspension travel.........remove the shock 
and 
>   cycle the suspension up and down to check clearances .
>     As for rims I looked high and low for a particular style wuth 
the 
>   correct backspace and bolt circle for another car and eventually 
went 
>   to a modular rim........the backspacing and widths can be custom 
>   tailored to youR needs ........a bit more money but worth it I 
think
>        Cheers Dave#5577 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>   --- In MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com, pauldransfield@i... wrote:
>   > Hi Don,
>   > 
>   > I'd like some input too. I've decided to go to a larger wheel 
>   myself and
>   > know that a 14" is doable but would like to go up to 15" as 
well if
>   > possible. The only problem I can envision is the wider wheel 
>   fouling during
>   > full steering lock. I've been putting it off for months because 
I 
>   can't
>   > decide what wheel design I want. Did you come up with anything 
>   interesting
>   > with four bolt holes?
>   > 
>   > Dave Barton, did you make it to Ancaster last Sunday? It was so 
>   busy, it was
>   > hard finding anybody but I didn't see any TVRs there.
>   > 
>   > Mike Denham, thanks for the T-shirt. It arrived yesterday.
>   > 
>   > Regards,
>   > 
>   > Paul Dransfield
>   > 3 litre Volvo
>   > 
>   > -----Original Message-----
>   > From: Don Lattimer [mailto:donlattimer@p...]
>   > Sent: April 24, 2003 12:21 PM
>   > To: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com
>   > Subject: [MarcosManiacs] 15" wheels
>   > 
>   > 
>   > Hi all,
>   > 
>   > Has anyone put 15" wheels/tires on their pre-1972 Marcos??  I 
>   currently have
>   > the original 13" wheels with 195/70HR13 tires.  I wondering if 
15" 
>   wheels
>   > with 225/50HR15 tires would have enough clearance.  225/50HR15 
>   tires have
>   > the same circumference as my current tires so ride-height would 
>   remain the
>   > same.  Pretty sure 15s' would fit in the rear wheel wells but 
I'm 
>   concerned
>   > about the front steering clearance.
>   > 
>   > Any help??
>   > 
>   > Don Lattimer
>   > #3m5759
>   > 
>   > 
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