Wheel compatibility

Does anybody know of a chart showing interchangeability of *steel* car wheels? Which wheels can be used on which cars? For example, do Fiesta

14" wheels have the same bolt holes as Peugeot 14" wheels?

Tia,

Cic.

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Cicero
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Alf

And really unhelpful.

The guys doesn't want to know tyre sizes, he doesn't want to know which alloy his ford will take.

He wants to know if his *wheels* on his Ford Focus will go on his Volvo and suchlike.

Ie if he gets his wheel off by undoing those hexagonal things - nuts? will the wheel then attach to another car using the same fixing method?

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Blah

I know in your example that the PCD is the same for Ford and Peugeot, although the offset (ET) is different, and just to add to the complexity the central hole for the Ford wheel is smaller. So Pug wheels will fit a Ford, but the Ford wheels won't fit a Pug.

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Tony (UncleFista)

What he *needs* to know is a set of three things:

- PCD - that's the distance the holes are from the centre of the wheel, and how many holes there are. E.G. For most Pug/Ford it's 4x108 which means 4 holes (always evenly spaced), 108mm from the centre.

- Offset - how far in or out the wheel centreline is from the mounting plane. This is given as a value like 'et35', which means the wheel centreline is 35mm closer to the centre of the car than the mounting face of the hub. The 'really unhelpful' websites linked above explain all this. If the offset is wrong by less than 5-7mm or so, you'll probably be OK although you might have issues with wheels rubbing against bits of bodywork or chassis. More than that can get structurally difficult dues to extra stresses and leverages on the joints, you'd need expert advice.

- Centrebore - how big the hole in the middle is (or on some weird cars, whether it even has one). Usually the wheels will have the same size centre cap on the hub as this, so you can use the cap to line up the wheels. If the centrebore of the wheel is larger than the standard size (e.g. Pug wheels on a Ford hub) there will be some 'slop' but the wheels will still fit and the nuts/studs will centre it fine. If it's the other way round you won't be able to put the wheel on as the centre cap is too big.

Right.. so if those 'really unhelpful' websites which explain all this are not enough, and me explaining it again isn't enough, then the OP should either go and buy wheels form a shop and let them sort it out, or stick with the standard wheels.

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PCPaul

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Blah

That depends on how narrowly you choose to interpret the question. To get a proper answer to 'can I use these wheels on that car', then you *do* need to know not only fitment but also about the rolling diameter of the tyres on those wheels. Your 4x108 et35 wheels might be absolutely fine as far as fitment goes, but if one set has 5Jx13 rims with 135/45x13 tyres and you replace them with (same fitment) 8Jx17 rims with 225/80x17 tyres then you're going to get a shock.

It's not only about where the holes are, it's what you do around them as well that matters.

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PCPaul

Does anybody know of a chart showing interchangeability of *steel* car wheels? Which wheels can be used on which cars? For example, do Fiesta

14" wheels have the same bolt holes as Peugeot 14" wheels?

How narrow does the bloke make it! I want to swop some *steel* wheels. Which *wheels* can be used. Which *holes* matter.

No metion of *rubber* or *tyres*.

Don't big up your part in this play....

*Everyone* knows that tyre sizes matter.. the question was clearly 'steel wheels'.
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Blah

Everybody else knows steel & alloy wheels are the same.

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Duncan Wood

Steel is an alloy...

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Blah

You seem to be rather lacking a point.

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Duncan Wood

I was following suit

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Blah

Err, no: that would be PCR.

Or even brake calipers - but that can also be a function of the wheel profile.

More than that can get structurally difficult dues

Yup

Centre cap? More likely it's the hub or brake disc that matters.

Not convinced. If makers have gone to the bother of machining a register that the wheel fits nicely on, isn't it a bit risky to assume they did it for fun? And the wheel would be a sod to fit if bolts, as against studs, were used.

Then there's stud or bolt diameter, and seat angle.

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Kevin Poole

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