mondeo wheels on mk5

[brightorangeGT 1]

If I were to fit a set of mondeo wheels on to my four speed 2.0 Ltr Mk5 cortina would that raise the gearing to make motorway driving a bit smoother and relaxed. Im not fussed about originality......Thanks

[bortaf 94]

If I were to fit a set of mondeo wheels on to my four speed 2.0 Ltr Mk5 cortina would that raise the gearing to make motorway driving a bit smoother and relaxed. Im not fussed about originality......Thanks

 

all depends on the curcumferance change ?

use one of these

 

http://www.club80-90syncro.co.uk/Syncro_website/TechnicalPages/TRC%20calculator.htm

 

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalcold.html

 

then put the results into here to find teh differance

 

http://www.4qd.co.uk/faq/roadspd.html

[MK5CortinaEstate 54]

As Bortaf says, it's not the size of the wheel that dictates the gearing, but the size of the tyre. You'd have to to increase the diameter a fair bit to pull the revs down as much as you want though, and or course the speedo would still be reading the same for a given engine speed, meaning it would not be indicating road speed anymore.

[brightorangeGT 1]

As Bortaf says, it's not the size of the wheel that dictates the gearing, but the size of the tyre. You'd have to to increase the diameter a fair bit to pull the revs down as much as you want though, and or course the speedo would still be reading the same for a given engine speed, meaning it would not be indicating road speed anymore.

Oh I see - you understood what I was going on about - thanks. I wouldnt attempt to fit tyres that would gear it to equal what a 5 speed box would produce just something to drop the revs a bit.....Cheers for the replies!