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| harwoodr |
| Posted on: Monday, November 1st, 2010, 11:23:01pm |
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| Holy Carp - has anyone tried to find tires/rims for a Cappy in Canada? I need help - 'cause the local shops either think I have the numbers wrong or I'm insane. |
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| lifesblood |
| Posted on: Monday, November 8th, 2010, 3:48:45pm |
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have you tried tirewarehouse.com? are you looking all seasons, winter, summer low pros?
are your fender archs flared, I know some tire/wheel combo's require a fender roll.
on my cappo I have:
Front: Authentic RS Watanabe type B 14x6.5
Rear: Authentic RS Watanabe type A 14x7
riding on Toyo proxes T1R 195/45/14 |
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| harwoodr |
| Posted on: Friday, November 19th, 2010, 9:17:21pm |
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| Well, I've found tires - now I just need to find rims... that's been fun. |
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| harwoodr |
| Posted on: Friday, November 19th, 2010, 9:56:45pm |
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BTW - yes, winters... I'm apparently insane. 
What do you think, will these be okay: http://goo.gl/sNms4
Click specifications... or... I could copy/paste...
* Rim Diameter - 14
* Rim Width - 5.50
* Size - 14x5.5
* Weight - 9.091
* Bolt Pattern 1 - 4-114.3
* Finish - Black
* Estimated Max Load - 620
* Offset - 45.0
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| harwoodr |
| Posted on: Friday, November 19th, 2010, 10:59:59pm |
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| ed_markus |
| Posted on: Saturday, November 20th, 2010, 2:53:31am |
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you planning to drive this winter ? are you nuts ?
ed markus
toronto canada
sleeping cappo starting next week for the winter. |
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| harwoodr |
| Posted on: Sunday, November 21st, 2010, 11:31:41pm |
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| Apparently, yes. On bad days I'll drive my wife's CRV - she works from home primarily. |
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| ed_markus |
| Posted on: Monday, November 22nd, 2010, 12:32:47am |
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there is a cappo i looked at in toronto ...dark green and
for sale .... the back panels were rusted ....
owned by a lady and she drove it last winter ...
you're going to get rust .... the steel components of the
cappo are thin .... just ask the uk guys about rust.
also this car is light and rear wheel drive ....
even on light snow days or wet and cold you will get wheel spin
and control becomes a problem ....
don't drive it .... cover it over and park it for the 4 months
of winter's worst is my advice ....
there is no joy in driving in the winter.
ed
toronto |
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| harwoodr |
| Posted on: Monday, November 22nd, 2010, 2:08:42am |
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I drive 7km to work... Most of the way is bus route.. And I got rust protection done at krown. A guy who works for me drives his miata all winter long too.
Beyond that, it's a done deal - so consider it an experiment that you don't have to pay for. |
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| harwoodr |
| Posted on: Wednesday, November 24th, 2010, 11:57:43pm |
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| So those rims worked just fine - w00t! |
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| Ricou |
| Posted on: Saturday, November 27th, 2010, 7:54:46pm |
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Driving on snow (thin snow I mean) is fun  |
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| harwoodr |
| Posted on: Friday, December 10th, 2010, 8:30:02pm |
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I'm still waiting for snow - the entire area around where I live got hit... but not mine.
My wife jokes that it's because I bought winter tires and gas for our snowblower... |
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