The minefield of alloy wheels

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The minefield of alloy wheels

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Hi all,i wish to buy a set of alloys for my 19 gti,1993.at Halfords they are worried about the rear suspension &the arch rubbing.surely same tyre size 185/60/14 would be ok.??.has anyone had problems ?9with alloys i mean)!! any info much appreciated Cheers BarryMallion :( :cry: :(
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Mallion wrote:at Halfords they are a bunch of idiots who know nothing about what they are selling, have no mechanical understanding, and sell overpriced rubbish
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What matters with aftermarket wheels is the ET (offset), PCD (pitch circle diameter) width (the "J" size) and the overall diameter.

Somewhere I have saved a web-page with all the ET and PCD requirements of most cars made. If I can find it, I'll put up the requirements of the BX, but I'm fairly sure someone else will know it anyway.

The ET and PCD are essential numbers to get right, otherwise they won't even fit on the car. If the diameter and J are the same as a standard BX wheel then it will definitely fit in the arches too. You can get away with a wider or bigger wheel, but some cars need a little bit removed from the wheelarch lip.
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Post by cavmad »

I've had 6J non-standard alloys wearing 195/60/14 rubber on various BXs I've owned with no problem, though I wouldn't go any wider than that tbh.
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Apparently you can squeeze a 205 tyre in but again like Billy says 6J alloys are about as wide as you can go without modyfing the rear arches. 195/50R15 wheels and tyres would be ok if you get the right offset.
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still on alloys!!

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hi ,has any one got a set size 5and a half J ,if you are willing to sell i could always get them refurbished, cheers Barry Mallion 8)
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I'm sure Simon had 17" alloys on his car at one time :shock:

Alloys do turn up from time to time on the bay of scrote....
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Barry, I have a set of 6Jx14 alloys (aftermarket) with good 195/60/14 tyres if you're interested?
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Can you please send a picture and price wanted :lol: cheers Barry Mallion
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Will do Barry, bear with me please might take a day or so.
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I use this site

http://www.alloyguide.co.uk/

tyre size can be critical if the wheel arch clearance is tight
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i've 'squeezed' a set of 205/40 R17's under the car with bags of room and no arch modifications on the valver, i reckon with a bit of careful modification then it would be more than possible to sling 215's under, and no i don't mean chop the whole arch off!

Be wary of the ET and dont worry too much about the rest!
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So what offset / ET is a 16v going to have?
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Mallion wrote:hi ,has any one got a set size 5and a half J ,if you are willing to sell i could always get them refurbished, cheers Barry Mallion 8)
Yes, but by god they need a refurb and a half. and possibly then some.

Billy's wheels looked great on his BX, and dont need a refurb!
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Philip chidlow wrote:So what offset / ET is a 16v going to have?
5 or 5.5J I think and offset of 15-22.
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16v's have 6J rims, the GTi's have 5.5

Depends what you want in the way of alloys, but you can fit bigger alloys on them than people will give you credit for. I put 195/50/15 alloys and tyres on the valver with no issues at all.....except it made it ride worse. Kinda defeats the point of the suspension really!
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