been thinking of trading my 17" diamond cuts in for some 16"x8 et25 monte carlo alloys, but not sure they will rub my coilovers also if they would suit it, has anyone done this also what are your thoughts on the looks?

 

wanted a set of those for mine!!
seen a few and look the bolloks!!
as for fitting..........??
got 7.5x16 et16 on mine and only had an issue with the tyres rubbing on the arch(front)and pleanty of space between the strut (konis) and the tyre.

 

yeah my diamond cuts are 17"x7.5 et35 and seem to be ok,think i need a change and more of a race wheel,dont get me wrong comps are nice just done to death in the ford scene,i originally was going for cxn splits 9" on the back 8" on the front but nearly 2 grand for the set aint cheap

 

yeh mate! thats loads!!!!
yeh comps are nice but a break away from the norm is never bad!
i desperatly wanted a set of mags or th's but nothing came up close enough when i was looking!
you should do it!! it'll look nice!
what colour are they??

 

my car is moonstone blue,and id leave the rims silver,or maybe go gold

 

pics

 

do it!!

 

bein et25 rubbing on your coilvers dont be the prob it's be catching the rear arch and rear bumper same as std cossie 8j issue have to run 205 40 16 or smaller

 

yeah i knew bout tyre size, and there would be issues but not sure wot issues id come accross cheers

 

They would suit it far better than Escort cosworth rims

 

Tried it and they stick out to far!

 

have you got any more pics on the side view? if it dont look to right i may go for the comp ones in 7" wide think they look very similar

 

No mate, sold them and used my 8x17 ET33's Mags........................

 

need some,

 

Darren looking at the 2 pictures the tyre on the 16" rim sticks out where as the 17" tyre goes in from the rim.

Either way the Escos wheels look shit on RST's but if you could get the Monte wheels to fit it would look great

 

 

cool

 

they look nice

 

Rst Appie, that looks amazing

 

wat bout the th's they look very simalar think they suit the rst

 

thats what i was thinking...but if i put a lower profile tyre on the monte's they could look more apealing,also i have a few choice suspension upgrades to maybe make an easier fit so we shall see,what do you guys think anyhow, yes or no

 

The 16" wheel has 205/40/16 but has an offset of ET15, thats why the stick out by the arch by 10mm.

The 17" mags has a 205/40/17 but has an offset of ET33, thats why they are flush with the body.

The mags are getting refurbed and fitted with 205/40/17 R888 which are actually 212mm wide and look spot on!

 

i thought genuine monte rims were 16x8 et25? im sure they are same as escos rims

 

I thought that to

 

I thought they were ET15!

Oh well, they stuck out to far for me and I sold them on!

 

that monte wheel in the pic is just fitted with a huuuuuuuuuuge tyre, nothing more to it than that, its definitely not a 40 profile, look at the damn thing, its at very least a 45 profile, maybe even a 50 (based on just going out and looking at the tyres on my mates honda, which are also 205-50-16 )

fit a proper set of 205 40s, or even better 195 40s, and they will tuck much more nicely under the arch

and i too was under the impression the monte wheel shared the exact same offset of et25 as the standard esc cos rim

 

yep totally agree with you there rsandy,with some decent tyres will make it look much better, im sure they will look the nuts on the car

 

that rst appie s2 looks great on them wheels

 

thankyou thedman for pics

 

Sorry, my mistake, they were 225/45/16 on the 8x16's.

 

well in that case yeah they look cool and something diffrent

 

Hi guys,

wondering if someone can tell me if 16" rims et38 will fit my s2 and what size of tyres would be required, car will be lowered 25 mm from standard on koni's

Cheers

kev new

 

thank you Stevenebm

 

as long the tyre is under the arch its legal

 

they will yes

i run the same setup on my with 205/45-16 tires