dave99

Hi,
I'm thinking of putting 17'' Calibre Vintage or Lenso Bsx on my white 3 door Sierra Cossie.
Just two questions:-
They come in silver, black or gold. Anybody have an opinion which colour would be best on a white Cossie?
Anyone on here know where to get the best deal on wheels only or wheels and tyre package?
I'd appreciate any input
Thanks,


Dave

steppy

Don't forget while your thinking of the wheels you get less clearance for calipers inside because of spoke design so think about your offsets, I believe et25 will clear the standard 3 door calipers but if you have anything bigger you will need a lower et eg i have focus rs brembos and to clear required et18 so they didn't catch

As for colour I think black loses the definition and look smaller so for me it would be gold or silver, id sway to gold

R4N SS

iTrader: (6)

i have similar on my 3dr but they are 7.5J and 8.5J - think the offset was quite high tho around ET40 so have had to get spacers to clear the cossie brakes

dave99

Thanks for the advice. I put the car details into the website and they said et35 wheels would fit. The brakes are standard too.
I too would like the gold on white but a mate reckons on silver because he says gold will look Cheap!
R4nss, did you go for 8.5s on the rear to fill the arches Better? Do they clearn the standard Arches?
Were they much Dearer?

Thanks,
Dave

steppy

If it helps these are mine et25 8.5j at the rear



Forgot to say they are lenso bsx

PaulinhoT

They look nice

jason_nike

I have 17" Calibre on mine.
Fronts have 5mm spacers to clear brakes and rears have 20mm spacers to fill the arches.

dave99

They look great Jason, do you know what Offset?
Did the wheel supplier also supply the Spacers and Studs?
Do you remember who you got them From?
Thanks,
Dave

Hellraiser

Mate has 17 inch calibres, 8j all round fronts are et12 n rears are et 15. Look perfect fit, car sits lovely on them n they over ap 6pots

dave99

Just want to make sure they will fit before I order.
If I order 17 x 8 will they fit over original brakes without Spacers?
If so, great. If not, what spacers etc are needed...?
Looking at nan kangaroo tyres too, are they Good?

Thanks,

Dave

Ridgey

iTrader: (5)

You haven't stated what et?
And I'd pick a different tyre.

dave99

Sorry, et35.
As for tyres, I'm on a bit of a budget Ridgey! What would you recommend?

dave99

They're on the wheelbase website

R4N SS

iTrader: (6)

No spacers on the rear on mine

Ridgey

iTrader: (5)

Falken and Kumho tyres are usually well priced and good.

steppy

Looks good

dave99

Looks really good! Thats what im looking for! Are they et35?

dave99

Well I finally bit the bullet. <br/>Thanks to all for the advice!<br/>Doesn't look too bad methinks!

steppy

looks great, what offset did you go for in the end?

dave99

ET35 Stepps,
Gary at Rimstyle really looked after me. Great lad with a lot of knowledge...

steppy

great stuff, im more impressed that they went over the 4pots on et35

dave99

Yeah, there was no problem there. Front of the wheels are a bit close to the Bumper though!

james kiely

iTrader: (5)

they looked well on sunday dave,just need to space the rears a bit lol

dave99

Thanks James,
Bit of work to do yet to win some Silver! Lol!
I was thinking about rear spacers but I will definitely need longer Studs...

james kiely

iTrader: (5)

it all takes a bit of time dave ,their is stiff competition ,

speed shack or sierra shack do the longer studs

dave99

Thanks James, I may get some. I have 6mm spacers, might be enough?

james kiely

iTrader: (5)

i would go about 10mm dave

Aleksander Andruszczenko

Hey!
What dimensions are the front ones?
Does that setup require any arch modification?

And what tire dimensions?

Kind Regards, Aleks

mullz

They do look good. I would like the same on mine. what make are the wheels, what width did you go for (wider rears?) . and what size tyres?. Any rubbing on the arches?

jason_nike

I decided my wheels needed a bit of a decal change so I swapped the calibre stickers for Ford stickers. my personal opinion is I am pleased with such a small change

mullz

Looks good. what width are the wheels and what tyre sizes did you go for?

jason_nike

The tyres are 205/40/17.
Without looking I think the wheels are 8J