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Alright Andy, it's Mr_E from Gti drivers.
Good to see you here.
No doubt you will have a minter of a clio should you end up getting one!
And even discounts from tweeks ain't as good as some of the deals put up on here.
A frames and towing dollies are still bit of a grey area too though, as standard A frame still needs to tow less than the unbraked maximum load for the tow vehicle. Think all towing dollies now need to be braked.
Trailers are 400 for the twin and lighter for the single axle one.
I have put uprated springs on the back of the Vectra so it sits very level with either trailer.
I tow my clio with my vectra cdti 150, 1600kg braked tow weight limit.
Used both a single and twin axle Brian James clubman trailers with no bother whatsoever.
Vectra is also my daily and average 48+ mpg too
Go on ebay and buy some 2nd hand out of date ones as rallying only has a 5 year life on harnesses so you can sometimes get a really good deal on used ones.
I'm still hoping to go, but having to work away in Reading lately.
If I'm not working away the week before, I will try and get there on the Saturday but I will be without clio as it's well behind schedule (again due to work)
Only tyres on this list are permitted
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.msauk.org/assets/196-210commonregulationsforpermittedtyresl-1.pdf&ved=0CBwQFjAAahUKEwiAxYrz4NjGAhWMK9sKHfRlAJc&usg=AFQjCNGOCU5ji_WnuDKVxEtGL_cGCfNqEw
Just make sure that they are 4x100 pcd.
Wheels with a 38mm offset means they will stick out 7mm more per wheel than the 45mm offset wheels.
The 54/60mm spacing has got nothing to do with the wheels, that is the bolt pitch for the holes at the bottom of the front strut to the hub.
Cheap crap, only 2" straps, bolts in rather than clips in, crap buckle, pain to put on.
If price is the issue, just buy an out of date, aircraft buckle, 4 point, 3 inch harness. Far superior.
Yes, I had the original AD08, not the AD08r. I wasn't a fan of them in the wet though, that's why I opted for some S drives as a 2nd set.
I sold my original AD08 to a fellow competitor as im not really doing anything this year, and they have since been getting PB's in their 306
If I do manage to...
I ran the Yokohama AD08 last year, but also had Yokohama S drives (all 15") and like them too.
In 16" I used Toyo T1R and also some Continentals I had were good too.
The scenic shifters are a bit more expensive now as he turns an alloy shaft sleeve rather than using the original and it looks so much better, especially with the white quaife type gear knob.
I've got one, but it's not fitted yet as I'm still building my shell.
I don't have a working clio at the moment, just a drive and garage full of bits. It's like a great big 3d jigsaw!
It's not the same going to a clio meet in a vectra
Quaife is an atb diff - automatic torque biasing, which means if one wheel spins, it transfers power to the other wheel. Very much better than standard and fit and forget ie no maintenance required.
Gripper diff is a friction plate type diff, which can be set a lot tighter, and as the name...
Gripper is awesome for sprints and hillclimbs!!
(2014 - 2nd overall Chester and Liverpool division 2 speed championship, 3rd overall Longton and District sprint and hillclimb championship)
A lot of damage has been saved by the spare wheel by the look of it.
If you are happy enough, just get a rubber mallet and knock it back somewhere near the shape.