Reply to "NEW Mangusta Wheel by Group 4 Wheels"

Mark, Thanks for taking the time to shoot these pictures. I think the wheels look great. I will post some more pictures when I get JB's car out. I intend to use short, open 16mm high nuts (I have bought these)http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/280978994046?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649
with a 19mm head size to hold the wheel on and then put the original nuts over the top because quite a lot of thread will be sticking out of the nut, enough for the original nut to screw down on top of the open nut so that it sits closer to the original position instead of being sunk in the wheel. I think the nut will stick out enough to get the 22mm socket on (of course the outer nut will not need to be very tight because it will only be for show.
I have in the past ground sockets thinner to get around this problem.

The rear wheels have all of the 2" on the outside. The front wheels have the additional 1" on the inside where it needs it. Due to the excessive positive scrub radius on the front of the Goose (I measured it at 6") any additional width has to go on the inside to improve the steering slightly and make it grab and pull a little less under braking.
What the front really needs to make it steer properly is 3" added to the inside and removed from the outside! This is not possible of course and this would require completely new suspension too so it's all a compromise.

I think the best way to balance up the look would be to run the 225/50 front tyre instead of the 215/50 you have at the moment. It's only 10mm taller. I think the 215 is perfect for the 7" rim.

I have spent a long time studying the suspension on the Goose and have come to the conclusion the only way to really improve the front would be to completely redesign it and radically change the offset of the wheel. So it's not worth doing. All part of the character of the car is the excessive negative scrub radius of the wheels much like a GT5 Pantera, to change this would look ridiculous.

Doug, the reason the Goose has a bad reputation for snap oversteer is because the rear suspension bumps into toe out. The rear tubular chassis structure also flexes making things worse. This end of the car can be fixed!

Johnny