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Matt01_ 12-06-2014 01:27 AM

Wheel Options Need Help for XR4Ti- BBS RS Style
 
Hi guys, I'm new here and I have a wheel question. I was looking at the possibility of importing wheels from the UK to Canada for my XR4TI. This will be expensive so I have to get it right the first time. I have to have 17", no smaller.

Here are my options (unless you have more suggestions):

BBS RS - Not available in 17" easily, or 4x108 and very expensive

Dare DR-RS - I read that they do not clear front calipers and lower quality.

Lenso BSX - Nothing wrong with them I suppose, however pricey.

Caliber Vintage - No idea about these at all.

J&W wheels - Only available in 7" wide, otherwise very nice.


Let me know what I should choose for best fitment on a Sierra. With the exchange rate and everything I need to ask before I do anything!

Thanks

mk22door 14-06-2014 10:11 AM

What about converting to 5 x 112 using some mk3 Granada hubs, will give you a bit more choice?

fordnut 14-06-2014 12:24 PM

I tried a set of new Caliber Alloy wheels and managed to buckle 3 of them within six weeks. I was running 40 series profile tyres.
It might say just as much about the UK's pot holed covered roads, but when I went back to a genuine Ford set of wheels, using the same profile tyre, no problems.

Moral of the story, you get what you pay for, I found out the hard/expensive way.

Matt01_ 15-06-2014 03:03 AM

I thought about swapping hubs, but there was no Granada in North America and that would mean I would have to get scorpio parts and those are pretty hard to find up here as well. I don't want to import all the parts I need, I'd rather just find wheels that fit if I'm buying wheels anyway.

I'll go ahead and scratch caliber alloy wheels off my list however.

silver 15-06-2014 08:48 PM

17" diamond cuts

Matt01_ 16-06-2014 02:55 AM

is that a brand?

fordnut 16-06-2014 11:52 AM

No, 17" Ford RS 7 Spoke alloys with a diamond cut finish were an optional accessory wheel over here.
They look ace on Sierras but have poor front brake caliper clearance if you have anything other than standard brakes.

silver 22-06-2014 09:40 PM

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Matt01_ 23-06-2014 02:17 AM

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ok so what are these wheels and where can I find them?

leeq84 06-01-2015 11:43 AM

Did you get to the bottom of this predicament?
I read Calibre wheels had bad clearance for the breaks?
Just been looking at the Dare Dr RS myself, like the look of them but won't buy them till I know there is clearance for breaks.


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