guys, i managed to get hold of some BBS CH replica's that came off a Laguna, ET 35 and centre bore of 60.0, the Focus is 5x108, ET 52.5 and centre bore of 63.3.

I take it i can get spigot rings/hubcentric spacers to sort out the difference of the centre bore regarding the ET issue, is this correct?
can anyone recommend what size i should be going for as the spacers are available in various sizes.

anything else i need to take into account? the 19's will fit wont they? someone mentioned steering rack limiter?

help!!!!

 

Depends what the centre bore of the wheel is, needs to be more than 63.3 to fit the car. If the centre bore of the wheel is only 60 then they aren't going to fit.

Also with the offset, you add spacers to lower the offset of the wheel not raise it. For example, the wheels I put on my ST are ET60, I added 8mm spacers to drop the ET down to the correct 52. Chances are if they fit centre bore wise, they will be scrubbing the arches and make it handle like a pig.

 

bugger. suppose i could get the arches rolled, £20 a corner i thinks.

 

I reckon it would be tight, what's the width of the tyres? My 19s have a 235 width tyre, at ET 52 they just clear the arches with millimeters to spare with weight in the car. If you have the same width tyre, they'll sit another 17mm out, so I doubt arch rolling would be enough.

Best bet is to give them a go and see what happens.

 

i have a mate who works at an engineerig place, could i get him to bore out the centre hole to 63.3m and shave off 15mm? so the sizes are approx the same?

 

i checked the wheels and the centre bore appears to be 73mm with an ET45 so will these fit? i understand i will need the spigot rings to go from 73mm to 63.3mm but will i suffer wheel arch issues?

what alloy wheel bolts will i need or will my current ones be ok to use?

 

I have no idea about the wheel bolts, the wheels should have ome with the right ones. You might get away with ET45, best bet to give them a go and see what happens!