I know several threads touch on it, but is anyone actually running the latest BTCC slicks on their Megane with good results? If so, on what wheels and what set up? Thanks in advance
Bet car looks insanely good that width tyre of course I’d love some if could get em to fit and regular supply
Managed to find some 245s which should be ideal, £220 posted, and used once . But think I'm going to need a 9 inch rim, fat chance of finding any atm! Everywhere is sold out. Unless you go far North of £1200
I'm on the market for second pair of wheels that will fit slicks for track days, but I'm having hard time deciding what will fit Megane MK2. 265 used slicks from BTCC would be ideal as they are widely available, but I didn't see anyone running them on MK2. Did anyone managed to fit them? I'm also looking at the ex clio cup slicks with 17" wheels on Megane MK2. Does anyone run those, are they any good on Megane or any reason why not to go for 17"? I spoke with a few guys at track days and they said that max you can fit on MK2 is 250 640 18 slicks with 8.5Jx18" 5x108 ET50 or ET55 wheels. Others recommended slicks 245 (or 250) 640 18 will work with 10mm spacers on front with Team Dynamics 1.2 8Jx18" 5x108 ET45, which correlates with the above. Any advice on what slick sizes and wheels you've tried on MK2 would be great!
Don't put spacers on with et45, it won't give you et55 it will make it et35 When you say spoke to some guys at a trackday was it Tuesday at Thruxton ????
Heey Ian! Yes it was, thanks for the correction with spacers, as you can see I'm still learning and thanks for the tips
For benefit of others and as per Ian's recommendation, I've ended up buying 4x used Jaguar XE 2017 rear wheels 8.5Jx18" 5x108 ET55 (Part number GX73-1007-GA) with 250/640/18 slicks (Michelin in this case). Others mentioned that they're running smaller 235/645/18 or 245/645/18 slicks that also fit. In terms of the max slicks that will fit being 250/640/18, I got these measurements: Bead to bead 250 Tread width of 237mm Tyre width of 267mm Overall tyre height of 640mm These will ideally fit 18" wheels with: 8.5j minimum (Ian is running these without issues and I got the same) 9j optimal 10j maximum Hope someone finds this info useful in future!
ADDED INFO Not sure why I can't edit previous comment. For benefit of others and as per Ian's recommendation, I've ended up buying 4x used Jaguar XE 2017 rear wheels 8.5Jx18" 5x108 ET55 (Part number GX73-1007-GA) with 250/640/18 slicks (Michelin in this case). Others mentioned that they're running smaller 235/645/18 or 245/645/18 slicks that also fit. In terms of the max slicks that will fit being 250/640/18, I got these measurements: Bead to bead 250 Tread width of 237mm Tyre width of 267mm Overall tyre height of 640mm These will ideally fit 18" wheels with: 8.5j minimum (Ian is running these without issues and I got the same) 9j optimal 10j maximum The Jaguar 8.5Jx18" 5x108 ET55 wheels don't use tapared bolts and you will need to use longer bolts than stock. The centre bore is also slightly bigger at 63.4mm vs 60.1mm on the Megane RS225/R26 MK2. You can get metal spigot rings, but they shouldn't be needed, if you get a stud conversion done as they will align the wheel. You will need the longer studs e.g. 83mm, from like of Puremotorsport and flat nuts purhcased separatelly or get a Jaguar bolts and drill them through and then tap out to M14 (as per Ian's advice). https://www.pure-motorsport.co.uk/m...ew-in-m14-stud-conversion-kit-with-steel-nuts Hope someone finds this info useful in future!
I think you will struggle to find 9j wheels with a good offset, i have never seen any, would try some if i could find some (at a decent price) i know i can have some made but at a price.
That's it, for the price of second hand Jaguar wheels that will do the job, they are a steal! So far I got 2 for £140 with minor scratches on ebay.