V-rims on a 2005?

[Duane]

Would like to put rims for a xlr-v on my 2005 basic xlr. Will they work ok without any modifications to the car?

 

[1BADXLR]

Would like to put rims for a xlr-v on my 2005 basic xlr. Will they work ok without any modifications to the car?

yes, nothing was changed from a '05 base to a v-series as far as offsets, clearance, & spacing. Seen it done before, just cant find the picture for you.

 

[Johnxlrv]

I think there is no height difference...seeing the two side by side...

only rim options for the v are the painted or the Crome rims...it should look nice

 

[BusaMan]

Gearing?

yes, nothing was changed from a '05 base to a v-series as far as offsets, clearance, & spacing. Seen it done before, just cant find the picture for you.

What about gearing? As I understand it, the rear wheels are 19" on the V, vs. 18" on our base models. I would expect a rear-end gearing change would be entailed on a base model, or else live with about a 6% speedo error, and sluggish acceleration.

Tim

 

[cubby558]

Speedo can be reprogrammed with a Tech II to accomodate the wheel size change. no need to change rear end gears.

What about gearing? As I understand it, the rear wheels are 19" on the V, vs. 18" on our base models. I would expect a rear-end gearing change would be entailed on a base model, or else live with about a 6% speedo error, and sluggish acceleration.

Tim

 

[BusaMan]

Final Drive Ratio Effect

Speedo can be reprogrammed with a Tech II to accomodate the wheel size change. no need to change rear end gears.

Cubby, I expected that the speedometer error could be addressed through reprogramming. However the larger tire circumference of the 19" tires (versus the standard 18") would change the standard 2.93 final drive ratio to 2.78. While this has the beneficial effect of reducing the "engine feet/mile" (resulting in reduced engine wear), it does adversely affect the acceleration. Ask anyone at the drag strip.

I'd have to get into this in some detail, in order to predict any effect on mileage. It all depends on the shape of the torque curve. FWIW

Tim

 

[Stella]

What's the gear ratio in a v model?

 

[BusaMan]

What's the gear ratio in a v model?

2.56, according to the spec's on this forum.