Re: Web site for car and wheel possibilities

Jul 13, 2003 5 Replies
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And in other news Oliver Haslam is quoted as saying:



Is there a web site where I can tell it what my car is, and it will
> tell me what size wheels I can fit without any problems? With my
> limited knowledge, am I right in thinking them fitting under the
> arches isnt the only problem, but rather whether the gearing will be > affected?
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If they don't fit under the arches the gearing isn't really a problem :)



What car is it? What size wheels and tyres are on it now? What size do you want to fit?


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Its an Astra Coupe, with the standard 16s on.

From the Vauxhall site:

6J x 16 alloy wheels with 205/50 R 16 ultra-low profile tyres (6J x15 steel spare with 195/60 R 15 low profile tyre)

Thinking of maybe 18s, depending on price and if it will kill handling or not

TIA

Oli

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18s will fit. pay attention to the offset of the wheel.
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But not recommended.

Not something you need to know really - the wheel supplier will supply them to specifically fit his car, so the offset/pcd/cbore etc. should already be correct.

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Depends what you want, a nice back jarring feel every pebble in the road is quite easy to achieve.

Wrong actually. Offset is very important, especially for vauxhalls - its unusually high ( 49mm ) many wheels sold as vauxhall fitment have crappy offsets down in the 30s which makes the wheels stick out further ( remember its a negative offset ) and cause them to clip arches , wheel well liners etc. Getting the right offset is vital if you want to prevent tyres from being shredded...

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Why ? If you buy wheels to fit a Vauxhall, then you expect to recieve the correct ET49 offset.

Sold by who ? No reputable wheel-supplier would sell you an incorrect fitment !

Agreed. If you buy Vauxhall-fit wheels, there's no reason for it to change.

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