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    Bigger alloys

    Based on my experience with 16's it should be possible to run 17's as well. There exist 6x17 rims ET35, e.g. here: http://www.autocentrumrk.cz/p133393-4x100_6jx17_et35_vw_opel_honda_renault/ But hard to find. There would be no need for spacers with these. Tyres could be 165/45R17 front and...
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    Bigger alloys

    I'm currently driving on 16 inch Opel alloys. A low budget project buying second hand alloys and tyres just to demonstrate that it is possible. (The 165's I had to buy new though, a very rare tyre dimension..) The car is very drivable, but mileage has worsened by approx 6-7%. Front: 6x16 ET40...
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    Winter Driving

    It is possible to draw some conclusions on when to engage or disengage ASC. When the wheels have different friction, i.e. there are melted patches of bare asphalt or the ice has been sanded, then ASC works best, giving traction to the wheel having the most friction. If both rear wheels have...
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    Winter Driving

    I had to get to the bottom of this diff thing so I dug a snow ramp and backed the right side of the car on top of it so that the right back wheel was almost hanging more or less in free air with only a little snow under. Now the car was stuck with one wheel spinning and the other not moving at...
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    Winter Driving

    That is strange since I had the ASC switched off. Or maybe the ASC button doesn't disable all of the electronic braking? The car has far better traction with ASC off than those other rwd cars with open diffs that I have driven.
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    Winter Driving

    Do you remember where you found this?
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    Winter Driving

    Yesterday I switched off ASC and did some winter testing with one summer tire and and one spiked winter tire in our snowcovered yard. I pressed the throttle pedal firmly and both tires started spinning, then the spiked tire got grip while the summer tire continued spinning. But the car moved...
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    Wheels, Rims, and Tires

    Tirerack offers 185-tires having a lower RRC than Enasave: Bridgestone Ecopia EP150 In Europe these get a B grade for rolling resistance while the Enasaves get a C. Not as good as Toyo NanoEnergy but still better. But having already selected 145 for the front tires, I would choose 175 for the...
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    Wheels, Rims, and Tires

    No, only the rear. But the rear tires have a larger impact on the overall rolling resistance. The Pirelli fronts I mentioned are the only ones available here having a C grade RRC in 155/60-15 (also imported from Germany), the rest have E or worse. Imo it's necessary w/155 front if using 185...
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    Wheels, Rims, and Tires

    I found a tire with a very low rolling resistance: Toyo NanoEnergy 2 in 185/55-15. See http://www.toyotires.eu/tire/pattern/nanoenergy-2 This tire gets an A grade for rolling resistance according to the EU tire labeling system, that means RRC <= 6,5. For comparison my i-MiEV was delivered with...
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    Wheels, Rims, and Tires

    A link to a norwegian page w/rims for the i-MiEV: http://elbilforum.no/forum/index.php/topic,20238.msg338416.html#msg338416
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    Wheels, Rims, and Tires

    There are also some MAK rims that could fit. In "our" bolt circle 4x100, MAK Zenith Hyper Silver comes in 5x15 ET38 and 5.5x15 ET36 (among others), having a center bore of 60 mm. Based on my experience with the Sento rims, the fronts would maybe be a millimeter or two too wide. So one could...
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    Wheels, Rims, and Tires

    Thanks. Weighing is a bit difficult now since the rims have tyres on while mounted on the car. Anyway I'll weigh them (with tyres) as soon as I switch to summer tyres within a couple of weeks. I googled and found that these are chinese rims. The Sento and Trinity brands are sold by a norwegian...
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    Wheels, Rims, and Tires

    Bigger picture: http://oi59.tinypic.com/200agk6.jpg Rear wheel closeup: http://oi62.tinypic.com/2nid1du.jpg
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    Wheels, Rims, and Tires

    I bought the Sento Mits rims and have used them for a couple of weeks now. They are just perfect for 155 and 185 tyre width.
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