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Old 07-16-2008, 02:43 AM
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Originally Posted by LBRC View Post
Both your Murcielago and Modena use 18F’s and 19R’s. Not sure exactly what the numbers are suppose to represents it appears to be something like diameter + 4 millimeters (+3 if you measure the lip), but yes the diameters are definitely different. If you look at the photos of your 18F front wheels and 19R rear wheels compared to photos of the 18F and 20R’s on an Enzo, Mazda, or Porsche 962 you can clearly see that the 20R’s are taller.

18F’s are:
13mm tall, 12 inside the lip.
4.5mm wide, 4mm inside the lip.

Your 19R’s should be:
14mm tall, 13 inside the lip.
6mm wide, 5.5 inside the lip.

20R’s are:
15mm tall, 14 inside the lip
6mm wide, 5.5 inside the lip

17FR’s will be:
12mm tall, 11 inside the lip

However I’m not sure what the exact “FR” width is, my best guess is 5mm which is why softer DNT002 tires stretch nicely over the taller 18F’s wheels becoming narrower as they stretch that extra 1mm, and consequentially why there are no soft compound DNT001’s since the soft DNT002’s stay on better.
Your chart is a good reference but if you have not stumbled upon the following document, it is a must have for dNano owners. Finally all parts explained in English and to scale!!!

http://www.kyosho.com/jpn/support/in..._Parts_L_3.pdf

At first read it looks like they mean translate direct to mm but when you read the note it makes it clear that they are relative scales to actual inch diameters of 1:1 scale wheels.


NOTE: Kyosho is making regular revisions to this doc so if the URL doesn't load, try incrementing the "L_" number. The last one I had was L_2.
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