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.....but what's the difference between 14" and 16"?




.....and don't say 2"



What exactly does it describe?

passatman wrote:.....but what's the difference between 14" and 16"?




.....and don't say 2"



What exactly does it describe?

2" bigger wheels
Slightly bigger brakes, still "pooh"
Plastic wheel arches extensions, to rip off
Lower final drive, pain in a*** with engine conversions
Firmer shocks, to compensate for higher unsprung mass
Slightly bigger cv joints, 14" ones are fine.
Different trailing arms to accommodate larger dia tyres, only plus point
Some body strengthening, no problem with 14's

and when you climb behind the wheel it just feels kind of special

And when you have to put your hand in your wallet, it feels even more special too..........

You need 2 inches of extra cash in your pocket!

Eh 50mm,

Some 40,000 14" were made ..only 2,300 (or so) 16"

Which means they get the "rare - factor" markup both on purchasing and on 16" specific spares

Slightly bigger brakes, still "pooh"

of all the things I ever thought of my 16, crap brakes wasn't something that ever ever crossed my mind . . . .

or on any of my previous vans, including the Subaru one . . .

has anyone ripped a 16 arch off?

i'll maybe leave it to the estimed syncro dealer to explain things a little better:

http://www.busman.be/pagina24.html

page looks a little blank at the top on this pc, scroll down . .

The brakes seem fine on my 14" too.

cheers gents

Pete Nice wrote:The brakes seem fine on my 14" too.

Put a big engine in and some big dia tyres and then tell me they are good. I have audi S4 brakes on mine and they are not amazing.

andysimpson wrote:

Pete Nice wrote:The brakes seem fine on my 14" too.

Put a big engine in and some big dia tyres and then tell me they are good. I have audi S4 brakes on mine and they are not amazing.

On that note:

Some folks in Germany have fitted 10" brake master cylinders (from a BMW E30 3 series 6 cylinder) which is supposed to increase performance (if not the actual stopping distance) significantly

peasant wrote:

andysimpson wrote:

Pete Nice wrote:The brakes seem fine on my 14" too.

Put a big engine in and some big dia tyres and then tell me they are good. I have audi S4 brakes on mine and they are not amazing.

On that note:

Some folks in Germany have fitted 10" brake master cylinders (from a BMW E30 3 series 6 cylinder) which is supposed to increase performance (if not the actual stopping distance) significantly

Its the servo's they change, it is on my list of things to do.

bigbluebus wrote:i'll maybe leave it to the estimed syncro dealer to explain things a little better:

http://www.busman.be/pagina24.html

page looks a little blank at the top on this pc, scroll down . .

See if you can pick out the mistakes, there are 2.