Hey peeps i have a 2.5v6 2002 s-type with standard 16" alloys i think are 225/55/16 and i'm looking at upgrade of 245/45/18 with et 40so i was wondering if they would fit without fowling

 

Check they ARE jag wheels that were used on S-Types. In that case they'll fit and when you tell your insurer (which you must do - you're uninsured otherwise) they are likely to be OK.

You will get a much harder ride (and poorer handling as they will be lots heavier).

 

See my post:

https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/s-type-s-type-r-supercharged-v8-x200-15/upgraded-sport-suspension-18-wheels-121532/

 

Caution: that sort of mod has serious insurance and legal implications in the UK/EU. Do your homework on those issues BEFORE spending any money on suspension / wheels / etc.

For Americans who care and don't know: we do NOT have a free-for-all situation here. We have very much safer roads as a result.

 

I think you'd have a tough time proving that your roads are safer as a result of such restrictions. It cannot be demonstrated here or in the US when comparing states or provinces with strict regulations to bordering districts without regulations.

Kinda like the quirky UK code of not permitting light switches inside bathrooms for 'safety'. There's no stats that indicate any sort of problem elsewhere that permits such things.

 

OK, if it's not our much tougher MoT etc then how do you account for our very much lower death & injury rates? (We even have had higher speed limits on very crowded roads.)

We tend to think we have fewer deaths by guns because there are tough gun laws and far fewer guns per person, too.

Likewise, as anti-smoking sentiment, then smoking bans, have occurred and smoking has decreased we have many fewer smoking-related deaths.

I do see a pattern, but evidence that any/all are chance would be appreciated if you have it?

On bathroom switches we used to have deaths from electrocution in those rooms that now do not occur. Odd, isn't it? Bear in mind our mains is 240V to neutral and earth, not half of 110V. Here, mains electricity is very dangerous.

 

Yes, there is a marked difference in accident rates, but it's nothing to do with mechanical failure or owner inspired vehicle mods except in some predictable cases which prove that Darwin was right. I can't explain why the rate in Canada is half that of the US never mind why yours is half of ours.

My recent trip to the UK certainly did not reveal a pattern of better or safer drivers. I do know that distracted driving is a huge problem here. New legislation went into effect this month, finally. I saw a bonehead in an XF just yesterday trying talk on his phone, sip a drink and drive all at the same time. So did the cops

 

You have to allow for the fact that everything British is inherently better.

Why is it dangerous for me to drive while on the phone when the cop that stops me can safely juggle radios, phones, laptops, speed detectors, etc, etc?

 

You forgot guns. At least two per hand just in case.

 

I understand statistics do show cops (& taxi drivers) have more accidents and very possibly their phone/radio usage is to blame. Snag is that it's tough to see how cops could do their jobs without for example being contacted by radio and told to go to a crime scene, whereas most other drivers are just using the devices idiotically. (So, yes, it's dangerous for everyone to do those things.)

I didn't know that cops drive while using laptops! I'm hoping not.

 

of course there are no idiot cops out there!

Now of course I'm sure they never access the laptop while moving.

 

You should not have any problems going to 18" wheels/tires as they were optional on the S Type in the higher level cars. All STR's had staggered 18's.

You might see some drop in fuel mileage and slowing of the car because of the increased mass and inertia.

Do you want staggered rims like the STR or all 4 the same width?

Be sure and follow the others advice about using Jaguar wheels and pay attention to the offsets.
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