Disco 3 and me

[John F]

Same with the Shoguns; they all want 20" rims, which the factory offered on higher spec models. Mines on 18"s and harsh enough.

A mate's got a 54 plate Shogun on 18s, it's as harsh as my Disco 2.

[DodgeRover]

4x4s look stupid on low profile tyres.

Almost everything looks stupid on rubber band type tyres in my humble opinion.

As with most things, most of the world disagrees - although I notice Formula 1 and similar single seat racers don't use stupidly low profiles.

Now that is a really interesting point, I wonder who we can ask why

[John F]

4x4s look stupid on low profile tyres.

Almost everything looks stupid on rubber band type tyres in my humble opinion.

As with most things, most of the world disagrees - although I notice Formula 1 and similar single seat racers don't use stupidly low profiles.

Now that is a really interesting point, I wonder who we can ask why

Well, Google

Seems like it's enshrined in F1 regulations, see http://technicalf1explained.blogspot.co ... art-1.html

[LynehamHerc]

Maybe it's something like a heat soak issue, there needs to be a certain minimum volume of rubber to absorb the heat generated without causing them to fail?

[Hooli]

Almost everything looks stupid on rubber band type tyres in my humble opinion.

As with most things, most of the world disagrees - although I notice Formula 1 and similar single seat racers don't use stupidly low profiles.

Now that is a really interesting point, I wonder who we can ask why

Well, Google

Seems like it's enshrined in F1 regulations, see http://technicalf1explained.blogspot.co ... art-1.html

Probably to limit brake sizes as much as anything.

Mind you I think I recall the wheel size rules were done to ban the Tyrrell six wheeler?

[John F]

Ah, what a beast.

The Italian Job Coach sport.

[DodgeRover]

That 6 wheeler is the one car that everybody with even the vaguest interest in F1 at the time remembers.

[Hooli]

That & the Brabham fan car.

[LynehamHerc]

Gordon Murray is using a fan in his McClaren F1 successor, due out next year I think.

[Hooli]

I'm pretty sure the original F1 road car used a fan type design too.