On 22/12/2021 at 22:48, scoutabout1 said:

i spoke to one of the suppliers on ebay  and he said 30mm max  due to  CV angles etc  as you stated .. im running  225/50/17  so  looking at   running 215/60( or maybe 65) /17.... all depends on spring perch clearance ... im not  a fan of lower profile  tires since ive moved back to the uk  i have noticed that the roads are  in a big state of repair 

Go 16 in rims and more tire . British roads no good for low pro 👍

19 minutes ago, Toneb said:

Go 16 in rims and more tire . British roads no good for low pro 👍

gonna stick with the 17s mate  and  go with 215/60s i think   . general grabber AT3 

14 hours ago, scoutabout1 said:

gonna stick with the 17s mate  and  go with 215/60s i think   . general grabber AT3 

That should be a good shout mate post photos when you done 👍

6 hours ago, Toneb said:

That should be a good shout mate post photos when you done 👍

ive run the AT3 on my outback when i lived in australia  so i know they are a good tire as i put mine through hell....  virtually no road noise  and still  great grip  in  all weathers and  hard wearing ... i put 70k on my AT2 with a lot of  off roading  and when i replaced them there was still  about 5mm left on them .. think if im going down this route of a lift then i will get new struts ,springs , top mounts  ,poly bushed etc  so its all done and dusted  first time ... 

On 20/12/2021 at 21:25, scoutabout1 said:

im gonna throw it out there and say exactly  the same way  it was fitted to my  RS1600i rep....... via a metal bumper

 

 

Under the bumper foglights were never a factory or dealer option for the XR3i or RS1600i

 

The Mk3 XR3i and RS1600i did have metal bumpers but the optional spot/driving lights came with "L" brackets.  Four pre-drilled holes in the front crossmember and the lights bolted to the bracket sticking out just above the bumper.

 

ie

 

In the 80's myself and three other mates bought an XR3i each, all identical.  I fitted above bumper driving lights to all four cars.

42 minutes ago, logiclee said:

 

 

Under the bumper foglights were never a factory or dealer option for the XR3i or RS1600i

 

The Mk3 XR3i and RS1600i did have metal bumpers but the optional spot/driving lights came with "L" brackets.  Four pre-drilled holes in the front crossmember and the lights bolted to the bracket sticking out just above the bumper.

 

ie

 

In the 80's myself and three other mates bought an XR3i each, all identical.  I fitted above bumper driving lights to all four cars.

yep thats what i meant . it was the same sort of set up for  2 up 2 down  on the mk2 escort .. 

On 27/12/2021 at 18:20, scoutabout1 said:

ive run the AT3 on my outback when i lived in australia  so i know they are a good tire as i put mine through hell....  virtually no road noise  and still  great grip  in  all weathers and  hard wearing ... i put 70k on my AT2 with a lot of  off roading  and when i replaced them there was still  about 5mm left on them .. think if im going down this route of a lift then i will get new struts ,springs , top mounts  ,poly bushed etc  so its all done and dusted  first time ... 

poly bushes a defo mate 👍has made a lot of difference ! 

6 minutes ago, Toneb said:

poly bushes a defo mate 👍has made a lot of difference ! 

yep ive found out the reason why  the back end was skipping out ... one of the lower rear trailer arm bushed completely split  so will be getting onto that soon with some polybushes 

6 hours ago, Toneb said:

 

Is that small, or far away?

3 hours ago, b1ackb1rd said:

 

Is that small, or far away?

 

3 hours ago, b1ackb1rd said:

 

Is that small, or far away?

Normal size mate just thought I’d see if it could get up the muck pile now that I have lifted it and put bigger a/t tires and it did it no problem 👍

@Toneb forgive me, I was quoting from Father Dougal 

16 minutes ago, b1ackb1rd said:

@Toneb forgive me, I was quoting from Father Dougal 

He he good one 👍

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On 22/12/2021 at 22:48, scoutabout1 said:

i spoke to one of the suppliers on ebay  and he said 30mm max  due to  CV angles etc  as you stated .. im running  225/50/17  so  looking at   running 215/60( or maybe 65) /17.... all depends on spring perch clearance ... im not  a fan of lower profile  tires since ive moved back to the uk  i have noticed that the roads are  in a big state of repair 

I have my all terrain tyres on which are 225/70/16 with not too much rub and in summer i run audi s4 wheels with 255/50/18 no probs