Five Spoke fitment

I swapped off the 18" XKR wheels earlier in favour of the 16" Five Spokes I have. There were several reasons why I've decided to change to these wheels. Firstly, I think the more modern design of the 18's didn't suit the car. They looked big and impressive but I wanted a retro period look for the Sov. Secondly, the XKR wheels are worth about as much as the car, selling them will release some funds to spend improving other areas.

The third reason for swapping was that I suspected the old girl would drive better on the Five Spoke and this was evident after a test drive. The large "donut" tyres give a softer ride than the lower profiles. Also, the car doesn't tramline like it did on the 18's so handles better.

All in all I'm pleased with the change. There are a few other areas that will be restored to give a more period look, I'd like to get shot of the X300/X308 side mouldings and put some chrome rear lamp surrounds on in place of the body colour ones on it at the moment.