ok im saving for a set of wheels but want to step away from everyone and be the only one to fit wheels no one else has being 114 pdc or others , whats the bigest you can go with out destorying the car to do it ie 16 inch witth really low profile tyres?? as that would open up a world of possiblitys ive not lowered the car infact its a blank canvas so can do what i like starting with cleaaning the car up to begin with + repairs ie cross member ect let me know as i like to plan way aahead so i know what im doing ps sorry for the life story just giving all the info i can about what i want to do and why
long wheel studs possibly hub conversion
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oh also how would i change to longer studs if needed and what kits are there tochange the pdc the hub size is where im lost a little
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the idea was once i got some really nice wheels that were kinda uniqe id look at kits or some thing to make it work but i dont want a stonky trumps car where any thing "cool" is added i like the thought of a dtm micra they race these but as a space frame car and are very wide but dosent mean i need to be wider than i am long lol thanks for the input tho 17s are a bit much
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even a pulsar or some thing like wise up grade to 16s? just want to leave it an option there if needed so then the looks are set and then can upgrade after
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problem with 17s is thats as low as you go lol but yea not bad
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i guess soo but did you see that link?? i know its a photo shop but i can at least try + had a fair few cars and swaped alloys and steelys around and i never notice pot holes as bad with bigger wheels as there wider as well as slightly bigger surface contacting the road , its just my logic more rubber= more grip ?? or tho i know lower profiles will buckle easier and burst tyres
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cant you get the speedo ajusted like on the old puntos??
skymera
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I'm sure you can.
Anything over 15 looks cack. Not up for debate.
Even 15s are pushing it if they're Ripspeeds.
Enuo
Glorified Electrician
0" is only viable ripspeed rim. I'd rather it sat on bricks tbh
skymera
Brutal Honesty
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Staggered..._tyres_Rims_Car_Wheels_ET&hash=item1c3b5aca03 has any one ever tryed these on before there of an actual performance car + come with adaptors too
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im really ona mission here arnt i just wish me luck nothing wrong with all the same look but as huggy444 said it certainly is differnt , so why is it as cars get newer they decide to up the wheel size? is it todo with performance,looks or safty??? there the only reasons i can think ,take fiestas for example we all know the xr2i mk3 , yet years later they now put 16-17s on them they dont look dub to me
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http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/118244-new-ford-fiesta-pictures-hands-on look at this it all depends on the ride you want
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but then you set your car up to larger wheels kinda on the same page as me
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but with the excess stress with better tyres braking accelerating youd need better bearings so they dont fail as quick
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great example of this , escort mk1 rear hubs being used on a noble gto m12 as they have 4x100 fitment but are 18s but the hub was only ever going to be taking 13s when they were made
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true as i said max of 16s lol but it all depends on what you want, all i need is the hands on to get there ie once ive got the wheels how i remove the old studs to fit bigger ones ect and if any one knew what the fitting would be like if there would be a bit or a lot of rubbing and what would need trimming
Enuo
Glorified Electrician
Use www.willtheyfit.com and a ruler.
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2 inches to big thats was only making a point as i keep saying it depends on what your aiming for
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thankyou!!! this is what i needed! whats the standard ofset of a micra? btw i think its actually funni on that site there advtising 18s loool
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rota torque 16 :O want want want lol 15 aint too bad so maybe see how 16s go an go from there
Basically wheels are getting bigger as people want 'blingy' wheels, and producers give consumers what they want. However, the consumer is normally wrong (ask any other designer)
The big wheels make money for companies as the low profile tyres tend to be much much more expensive... And also large wheels are susceptible to buckling which in turn means people buy new wheels = more money to the companies
Stupid consumers = win win for companies
The big wheels make money for companies as the low profile tyres tend to be much much more expensive... And also large wheels are susceptible to buckling which in turn means people buy new wheels = more money to the companies
Stupid consumers = win win for companies
Enuo
Glorified Electrician
As I said, it's about bigger brakes and reducing rotational velocities, I don't think they're trying to make alloys a consumeable!
If Nobles use Escort hubs there is no way that they are 4x100.
Big wheels on a Micra can be done properly.
http://www.kool-style.com/magazine.html
http://www.micra.org.uk/threads/koolstyle-kustom-factory.50477/
I believe that (from what has been mentioned on Cisco's) that there is enough "meat" in the rear hub flange to re -drill to 114.3, the fronts are slimmer and will require adapters.
There's info about changing studs in my tourquoise LX blog.
I really facncy a go at tucked 15's or 16's with tiny tyres, but wouldn't want to be in a situation where I couldn't go back to 13"s.
Big wheels on a Micra can be done properly.
http://www.kool-style.com/magazine.html
http://www.micra.org.uk/threads/koolstyle-kustom-factory.50477/
I believe that (from what has been mentioned on Cisco's) that there is enough "meat" in the rear hub flange to re -drill to 114.3, the fronts are slimmer and will require adapters.
There's info about changing studs in my tourquoise LX blog.
I really facncy a go at tucked 15's or 16's with tiny tyres, but wouldn't want to be in a situation where I couldn't go back to 13"s.
Yeah I guess it's the tyres that are a killing though... Like 100 odd quid for fiesta tyres :/
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we are all on the same page now yes i agree that massive wheels are ott but i do like the full body look like the wheel fits not the cars sat on gocart wheels yea they do look cool but ive seen it too much i want the inbetween bling crap an the roller skate look , i really like the micra under the one with green wheels with jdm rear lights , but this is along the lines of what im aiming for the wheel size can vary quite a lot and you can still run the same size wheel over all just im not the best writing what i want to say you can get big tyres for 13s that are as big as a low profile 16 and having a lower profile in my experience gives a pointer feel with out having that risk of having to strech the tyre an wacking a kerb so you also protect the wheel too well a little at least but thanks for helping tho and i will see how low i can go or tho im more into getting a decent ride with out kissing the floor all the time ha ha
or tho im more into getting a decent ride with out kissing the floor all the time ha ha
Enuo
Glorified Electrician
What car did you own before your micra mate?we are all on the same page now yes i agree that massive wheels are ott but i do like the full body look like the wheel fits not the cars sat on gocart wheels yea they do look cool but ive seen it too much i want the inbetween bling crap an the roller skate look , i really like the micra under the one with green wheels with jdm rear lights , but this is along the lines of what im aiming for the wheel size can vary quite a lot and you can still run the same size wheel over all just im not the best writing what i want to say you can get big tyres for 13s that are as big as a low profile 16 and having a lower profile in my experience gives a pointer feel with out having that risk of having to strech the tyre an wacking a kerb so you also protect the wheel too well a little at least but thanks for helping tho and i will see how low i can go
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which one mini 1000, 2 mk6 escort estates, fiesta si(wouldnt go on a normal trailer as tooo low) , golf gttdi , saxo, astra, pug 106 van cant remember any other but i own a ford ranger mk4 thunder and the micra k11 L shape as it says in the log book the mini i had i owned for over 10 years and broke me to sell it , but have always liked the micra k11 early shape for there contact with skylines and race background whys that??
