15" wheels on a Stradale LB?

[ironman523]

Hi,
I have built a LB with the 17/16 inch combination and yes it is awesome, its very difficult thinking about what you want to build as there are so many options, I opted for a red car with gold/mustard wheels and round group 4 arches and so in many ways I played it safe but not in other ways ie engine/gearbox, however what I ended up with I consider very special and is still in my eyes the most beautiful car I have ever seen and I fall in love every time I enter the garage (I have a mirror at the far end :-)). If I was building again I would build a Kawasaki green stradale with 15 inch wheels, keep it simple, LHD with no heater or air con and as you simply don't need them, in a Toyota engine car anyway with modern insulation etc, dont believe what you read about these cars as the listerbell is a different animal, has to be said 15 inch wheels just look right but the tyre cost is just ridiculous,but with the right suspension and ride height etc !!! there are some incredible cars out there being build and about to be built, the quality of the Listerbell product and whats being done with it is stunning, I am sure yours will be one of them. Personally I am very excited to see them. My advice is think very carefully about what you want before you order it and get it right.
Rob

[ah_sprite]

Hi,
I have built a LB with the 17/16 inch combination and yes it is awesome, its very difficult thinking about what you want to build as there are so many options, I opted for a red car with gold/mustard wheels and round group 4 arches and so in many ways I played it safe but not in other ways ie engine/gearbox, however what I ended up with I consider very special and is still in my eyes the most beautiful car I have ever seen and I fall in love every time I enter the garage (I have a mirror at the far end :-)). If I was building again I would build a Kawasaki green stradale with 15 inch wheels, keep it simple, LHD with no heater or air con and as you simply don't need them, in a Toyota engine car anyway with modern insulation etc, dont believe what you read about these cars as the listerbell is a different animal, has to be said 15 inch wheels just look right but the tyre cost is just ridiculous,but with the right suspension and ride height etc !!! there are some incredible cars out there being build and about to be built, the quality of the Listerbell product and whats being done with it is stunning, I am sure yours will be one of them. Personally I am very excited to see them. My advice is think very carefully about what you want before you order it and get it right.
Rob

Rob, I completely agree with all your comments. I'm only 25 but from a young age I've always wanted to have a green Stradale Stratos. You're absolutely right with your comment to think carefully about what you want before you commit - I bought Denys Jones' Pirelli Hawk a few years ago, and whilst it was an excellent car, the Pirelli scheme was never really to my taste on a round wheelarch car. I suppose it's one of the reasons I decided to sell it, along with the fact I needed the money to plough into my classic car business.

In an ideal world, I'd have a car on 15" wheels, but looking at tyre availability etc, it might be more sensible to go with the 16s. I've seen a couple of pictures of LB Stradale cars with 16" wheels and I think they do look OK. I'll have to wait until I see one in the flesh before I can fully decide, though. But it's difficult to make a Stradale car look 'right' unless the ride height, tyre sidewall depth etc is spot on! There are plenty of well-made Hawks out there that are ruined by bad wheels/tyres/ride height combo.

Rich

[Fingers]

You could always go with the 8" wide LB coffin spokes front and rear, that would give you a wider range of tyre choices. The 9" rears are a bit limited for choice (well, down here anyway). Having said that I do prefer the look of the wider rears on the Stradale. Just a thought.