Prud
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Apr 14, 2010 17:03:59 GMT
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robg2
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Apr 15, 2010 12:10:56 GMT
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Oh the age old question for 1100 owners...!
PCD is 4.5" I think, offset is very big - something like 55mm. Someone posted the figures on here not that long ago. The offset is so big because CV joint engineering was in its infancy in '62; the joints are actually very big considering the whopping 48bhp they were sharing. Overengineering?
So you're a bit stuck on two fronts: A) you will struggle to get rims with that large offset B) even if you did, there's not much clearance between the front of the rear tyre and the rear subframe / radius arm.
I have seen 1100s with 13" Mini / Metro rims though. I think their PCD is different, so what I saw was probably modified wheels or an 1100 using Metro hubs. Neither of those should be too tricky to do.
Unless I'm mistaken, you've got ancient 155/80x12 Goodyear Grand Prix S tyres on yours (am I really that sad?). You could always keep your existing rims and fit 165/60x12 Yoko or Falken tyres - they'll drive much better than the ones you have, although it'll lower the gearing even further. 175/70x12s might still be available too.
Style-wise: It definitely needs something doing to the wheel / tyre / arch relationship to stop it looking like it's on skateboard wheels. If you can't go up from the 12"s then I suppose all-black rims or whitewalls might help, together with:
...it looks like it needs dropping at the back; I think your car will have "pitch springs" (two torsion bar springs that go from the radius arm inner pivot to a U shaped bracket at the front of the rear subframe) - try undoing them to see if it drops the back down to the same height as the front. You could go lower at both ends.
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pirate
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Apr 15, 2010 12:29:19 GMT
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that is the right pcd. but the crazy offset makes things difficult, you can get minilites that will fit but they arnt cheap, also revolutions. i have your cars cousin, austin 1100 called morris
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jonw
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Apr 15, 2010 12:34:13 GMT
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Can you get the steels widened??? Would look awsome!!!
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Prud
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Apr 15, 2010 17:07:36 GMT
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Cheers for the replies guys. I dig the steels + hubcaps look, so that won't be changing. But I definitely want to go taller and wider. Especially since the cheese cutters just can't give enough grip for the current motor. The CV's may be overengineered for 48hp, but I may have a few more than that now I'm chasing top end speed with this car, so I can't afford to drop rolling diameter. 13's are definitely possible, and it'll help the tiny wheels look. But not as much as I'd like. Going bigger in diameter is an issue because of the rear subframes trailing arms. I'm missing the pivot by about an inch now. 13s are possible (if I can dig up suitable rims) but they'll have to wear low profile tyres for clearance. And in 13's theres a much wider selection of worthwhile rubber. The offset is a killer for width. The tyres are already just missing the guards by a few millimetres. I've seen Laser and other 'multifit' 4 cylinder mags on 1100s over the years, but every one of them poke the rims outside of the guards. And since the tyres already tuck into the arches... The rear end is higher than normal in these photos because a very large stereo (involving 3000 watts of amplification and 2 12 inch subwoofers) had been stripped from the boot. With that in place it sits pretty much level. Just as an 'out there' thought, do you think it'll be worthwhile to convert to Mini subframes? Yes it'll be a pain for the mounting - but they're narrower (so wider will be easier before guard contact) and the PCD/offset is far more common. Better selection of wheels, tyres and brakes - it just might be worth the initial pain...
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Apr 16, 2010 18:21:55 GMT
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I wouldn't fit mini subframes, there's an awful lot of bodywork, particularly at the back that'll get in the way. As already said, 4x4.5" PCD, 59.5mm offset, 4C rim, (stamped on the raised bit of the rim). Allegro steels should be straight bolt on, in 13" flavour, but again only 4" wide, so banding needed. 165/70R12 will go on standard wheels fine, and are not too badly different rolling radius. otherwise, the PCD is quite common, how much arch work are you prepared to do? Standard wheels, 165/70R12, GT trims Hyundai Alloy wheels, offset 35?ish, 165/65R13 MGB rostyle wheels, offset 28?ish, 165/60R14(IIRC) 1" flare at the front, 3/8"flare at the rear, lips rolled flat, lowered so front has crazy camber, rear is about -2/2.5deg camber. more camber coming from subframe mods soon
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Last Edit: Apr 16, 2010 18:24:53 GMT by chris1300
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Apr 16, 2010 18:38:02 GMT
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rostyles look good
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Prud
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MGB rostyle wheels, offset 28?ish, 165/60R14(IIRC) 1" flare at the front, 3/8"flare at the rear, lips rolled flat, lowered so front has crazy camber, rear is about -2/2.5deg camber. more camber coming from subframe mods soon I do like your ADO16. Where did you score the bonnet scoop? Home-made or Austin1800? And that front spoiler does suit it really really well. As for the arches, yours are about as far as I'm willing to go with exterior bodywork. Do they scrub? I know the rear end won't be easy. But the trailing arm is a major limiting factor for upping the rolling diameter. The most plausible option is to ditch the rear floor and subframe entirely and run a beam rear axle. Something along the lines of hillclimbing Minis. But if I end up going down the path of Mini front and beam axle rear, I can set the ride height properly. Deflating the bags works, and I do really really like floats on fluid, but it's far from the best solution for the overall plan I have for my 1100.
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The bonnet scoop is from a Woleseley 18/85, as the inset into the bonnet is less than a Landcrab scoop would've been. The fronts do not scrub at all on rostyles, the rears do slightly at full bump. I have more mods planned for the summer, hopefully with the aim of sorting this out. I intend to retain the hydroelastic system, but with modifications to enable me to run a higher pressure but the car still sit lower. Body modifications will also be made to enable more suspension travel, and therefore more drop.
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Keef
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Dec 27, 2010 17:41:34 GMT
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I have your cars cousin, austin 1100 called morris And some more of the family : Victor the Riley : Jasper the Wolseley : And JJ the Vanden Plas :
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Last Edit: Dec 27, 2010 17:42:45 GMT by Keef
Keef - Sheerness Kent UK 1962 A40 Farina MkII Saloon (Yoko) 1965 VDP 1100 MkI Saloon (JJ) 1969 Austin Maxi 1500 (Wilma) 1974 Austin Maxi 1750 (Kory) 1979 Austin Morris Maxi 1750HL (Julie) 1979 Austin Maxi 1750HLS (Kevin) 1980 Austin Maxi 1750 (Mork) 1981 Austin Maxi 1750HL auto (InKOGnito) < www.flickr.com/photos/hk11_yah/albums > =========
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Dec 27, 2010 21:51:48 GMT
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Austin Princess/Ambasoder rims in 14 inch flavour will fit a treat. They are the correct PCD, correct offset, and as far as I know the correct centre bore. At least, Ambasoder rims fit straight on a maxi, and maxi rims fit straight on a 1100. Beauty of these is there will be no problems with chewed up bearings or iffy handling! Some of these. They don't have lugs for hubcaps, but that doesnt mean theres no way of actualy fitting hubcaps.
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Last Edit: Dec 27, 2010 21:59:08 GMT by bmcnut
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