Wheels again! Can you fit 15" on a 308
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Are you 100% sure they were 15" lattice wheels? There was a 15" and 16". I know that XJS starfish 15" rims do not fit over the brake caliper of the X300, so a safe assumption is that all 15" don't fit the V8 cars, as I believe they have the same brakes as the earlier 6/V12 cars
As far as I know, the 16" lattice wheels were only originally put on the 1993-94 XJ12. XJS cars had a 15" lattice.
As far as I know, the 16" lattice wheels were only originally put on the 1993-94 XJ12. XJS cars had a 15" lattice.
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Hi mintyminty,
Before you purchase 15-inch wheels, check to see what tire/tyre options are currently available. In the U.S., high-profile 15-inch tires have become scarce, with the only options being lower quality or very expensive (e.g. the Pirelli reissues). This became a problem when we owned a '93 XJ40, so I replaced the original 15-inch wheels with 16-inch wheels from an X300. At the time, 16-inch tire options were plentiful. I don't know if that is still true, with the industry-wide evolution to larger wheels and lower-profile tires.
One thing to be aware of is that some of the 15-inch jaguar wheels were for sized for metric tyres, and those tyres may be impossible to find today or in the future.
It is true that 15-inch wheels with higher-profile tires provides a more comfortable ride on a Jaguar saloon, but the 16-inch wheels with correspondingly lower-profile tires provide nearly as good a ride with noticeably better handling.
Cheers,
Don
Before you purchase 15-inch wheels, check to see what tire/tyre options are currently available. In the U.S., high-profile 15-inch tires have become scarce, with the only options being lower quality or very expensive (e.g. the Pirelli reissues). This became a problem when we owned a '93 XJ40, so I replaced the original 15-inch wheels with 16-inch wheels from an X300. At the time, 16-inch tire options were plentiful. I don't know if that is still true, with the industry-wide evolution to larger wheels and lower-profile tires.
One thing to be aware of is that some of the 15-inch jaguar wheels were for sized for metric tyres, and those tyres may be impossible to find today or in the future.
It is true that 15-inch wheels with higher-profile tires provides a more comfortable ride on a Jaguar saloon, but the 16-inch wheels with correspondingly lower-profile tires provide nearly as good a ride with noticeably better handling.
Cheers,
Don
Last edited by Don B; 02-26-2022 at 09:51 PM.
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