Time for the new Alloys

[Munnsy]

Are you able to weigh one of the factory wheels with tyres? Did they have Bridgestones fitted ?

 

[salty]

Are you able to weight one of the factory wheels with tyres? Did they have Bridgestones fitted ?

Was gonna weigh the old and new alloys, with tyres, but bloody forgot. Yep the OE alloys did have the Bridgestones fitted.

 

[MG Clive]

Also no problems with the TPMS, which I was a bit worried about. All in all a good result.

Did you use the Autel sensors mate?

 

[salty]

Did you use the Autel sensors mate?

I did £40. Took a chance for 40 quid as they were supposed to be programmed for the MG4. And hey presto, guess they must have been. Result!

 

[salty]

Very nice.

Have a photo down the side view?

As requested. Side view.

 

[MG Clive]

I did £40. Took a chance for 40 quid as they were supposed to be programmed for the MG4. And hey presto, guess they must have been. Result!

Excellent, it's good to know they work.

 

[Munnsy]

I did £40. Took a chance for 40 quid as they were supposed to be programmed for the MG4. And hey presto, guess they must have been. Result!

That's good news. I have a Autel sensor reader/programmer and I have cloned my original sensors ...no problem with that method.

However what it does mean now you have confirmed your works, is I can supply and programme MX sensors and it should work for other MG4 owners.

Maybe I will create a ebay listing!

 

[Munnsy]

As requested. Side view.

View attachment 46026

The extra 6mm wheel poke with the ET45 makes a nice difference.

12mm extra track width total.

 

[salty]

That's good news. I have a Autel sensor reader/programmer and I have cloned my original sensors ...no problem with that method.

However what it does mean now you have confirmed your works, is I can supply and programme MX sensors and it should work for other MG4 owners.

Maybe I will create a ebay listing!

Good idea.

 

[salty]

The extra 6mm wheel poke with the ET45 makes a nice difference.

12mm extra track width total.

Agree. I am now almost certainly going to go for H&R lowering springs (the best) with a nice 30mm all round drop. And possibly even a further 5mm spacer all round. That should be absolutely perfect.

 

[Munnsy]

Agree. I am now almost certainly going to go for H&R lowering springs (the best) with a nice 30mm all round drop. And possibly even a further 5mm spacer all round. That should be absolutely perfect.

I've got a brand new set of H&R here if interested, I bought 2 sets as someone else was interested in them. They asked if i could hold on a few weeks to pay but they seem to have vanished. Message me if interested.

 

[salty]

MG centre caps came today. So finished the job off nicely.

Before.

After.

That's better.

Also while I was at it, checked the tyre pressures. Should probably have checked them when they 1st went on, but anyway. They where way down, so put 40 psi in them, same as the original wheels.

 

[Wizard of Oz]

Ling Longs on an X-Power???!!!

 

[salty]

Ling Longs on an X-Power???!!!

Yep, coz the 19" wheels were a bit of an experiment. To make sure the 19s where ok for the X Power. So didn't want to shell out for Michelin tyres, at £800+ and they weren't suitable. To be fair they seem fine. Although not driven in the wet, yet.
But to be honest, think there's a lot of hype concerning tyres, and folk are brainwashed into spending a fortune on tyres. My bet, these will be fine. For normal every day driving. It's never going on a track and I don't go around corners on me door handles, not anymore, anyway.

 

[Wizard of Oz]

Well, report back to us after it rains next - which should be very soon in England.

 

[MG Clive]

I've seen good reviews for Linglong, this is an AI overview.

 

[salty]

Well, report back to us after it rains next - which should be very soon in England.

Pretty confident they'll be fine. But yep will report back, on wet weather driving.

 

[Paulie68]

They look great. I have no opinion on the current quality of Chinese tyres, other than to find the name "LingLong" just hilarious.

 

[salty]

They look great. I have no opinion on the current quality of Chinese tyres, other than to find the name "LingLong" just hilarious.

Yep, some wag said, "Linglong and prosper" which I thought was very funny.
But come to think about it, they are very appropriate. Star Trek tyres, for a car with Warp Speed.