What alloys will fit Bx,s?

[richardd1652]

Does anyone know what alloys will fit my Citroen Bx.I would like to go on 15 inch but tried some Peugeot 405 m16 alloys but they fowled on the rear inner arches.What width of tyre would anyone suggest ?Richard.

[MULLEY]

This probably doesn't help as i don't know much about 15's, but speedlines which are 14's came in 5.5 & 6j sizes, so i wouldn't fit anything wider than those. Tyres that fit those are either 185/60's or 195/60's, i think some club members on here have fitted larger alloy's (upto 17's from memory), but they had different profile tyres to the one's mentioned above.

Any particular reason for wanting to fit larger non-standard alloy's? ride quality usually worsens which kinda defeats the point of having a hydraulic car

Are your rear arm bearings in good condition? if they are leaning then that might be the cause of your problems, rather than those alloy's that you fitted?

[Tim Leech]

Hello Richard are you the guy on ebay who buys and sells BXs?

[Matt H]

Any particular reason for wanting to fit larger non-standard alloy's? ride quality usually worsens which kinda defeats the point of having a hydraulic car

Tyre choice, ride quality may deteriorate slightly but damping will still be just as good... and lets not forget looks

I'd say rear arm bearings would cause 15" wheels to rub, although you might get away with pulling the rear arch out slightly.

Is it a 16v? Mi16 wheels are the same width, but they have a slightly different offset IIRC.

[rayfenwick]

Hello Richard are you the guy on ebay who buys and sells BXs?

Unless I am very mistaken he is the seller of the BX I am soon to collect. Glad you could join us Richard:)

[350ci muppet]

i have 15x7's on my bx offset of 15 and with 195/ 55 r 15 on mine and all i had to do was trim the lip off the plastic trim at the front of the arch buy the rear door