Donk1

Will Group a oz cosworth wheels fit on my fiesta they 15x7 et33 because someone told me that the pcd is diffferent on the group a wheels.

Donk1

anyone

J1mbo

iTrader: (1)

group a wheels have 14mm studs dont know if thats what you mean ?

Micky The Finn

pcd is not different at all,your friend talks shite!

XRT_si

iTrader: (2)

Iam almost certain the PCD is exactly the same but just check it to be sure.

Ginge !

PCD os the same but the wheel nuts are different as said amd using the wrong nuts will allow them to pull through and off the hub !!!

S1

You need a set of the proper grp-A nuts. They are sleeve nuts with a wide collar that fit right through the wheel. Not difficult to get hold of tbh.

Donk1

i will get a sent then iv got a machine shop at work so i can get a set of collars made up to fit the wheels.

Bomber

The hub bore of the grp a wheel might well be out - you might need a spigot to get them sitting on the disc/hub centrally. Get a pair of measuring calipers on the wheel and hub to check.

THE RADMAN

iTrader: (2)

you want the proper nuts as they are wider than normal ones,also make sure the mags arent cracked ANYWHERE! as they are impossible to repair properly

markk

iTrader: (2)

using group a wheel nuts on a group a rim with std studs isnt going to make a shit of differance, and isnt going to hold the wheel on properly.
now if you used group a studs with group a nuts that would work(obviously)

the sleeve type nuts that people use to go through group a sleeves is just a conversion to fit group a wheels to std studs, they are not a motorsport item at all.

as long as thats cleared up !

J1mbo

iTrader: (1)

thats what i thought group a nuts are the 14 mm one that are 22 mm socket arnt they ?

markk

iTrader: (2)

Micky The Finn

later ones are,early ones were nearer 12.5mm with 19mm hex.

Micky The Finn

no they are not,sleeved conversion nuts are about as group A as dumpvalves and cone air filters!!!

to much max power here me thinks!!

J1mbo

iTrader: (1)

ooh ryt lol neva new that so there is difference between the early and late ones but is there any difference between graven and tarmac hubs ?

Donk1

are these ok to use on the group a wheels to fit on to my car.http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/cosworth-rally...2em118Q2el1247

Rippers

My Grp-A sleaved nuts had 21mm heads

The Focus WRC OZ Mags had a different PCD

Will fit your fiesta but you maybe need a 2-3mm spacer

Donk1

thay are of a cosworth they look like the ones in your sig but 15" also can magnesium wheels be powder coated.

Rippers

Personally from experience I would never touch a Mag wheel older then 10 years now as they are a age deteriorating material and I have never ever had a decent magnesium wheel refurb and certainly wouldn't touch the likes of Ian Jemison again.

If you have a rally team and you can afford the 400/500 wheels they use in a season then thats different but for the road user stick to alloy not matter how good they look.

All in my opinion from personal experience of course... i'm sure others will disagree

Jimmyc

You shouldn't really powdercoat them as they can deteriorate considerably in strength under the heat.

THE RADMAN

iTrader: (2)

im with paul on this one,dont talk to us about magnesium rims

Jimmyc

Were they the ones on ebay btw? If it was, did you win em?
I was bidding on these:http://offer.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll
But missed out

S1

How about you post a pic of the proper nut then instead of trying to look all clever and putting people down.

As far as I was made aware when I bought my wheels the nuts that came with them were group A but I would genuinely like to know what the proper item looks like.

Micky The Finn

they look like any other wheel nut!!

whats clever about that?

Micky The Finn

and as they will only fit a group A stud which is nothing like standard why are we even discussing it????

Micky The Finn

they are perfect,exactly made for using group A wheels on standard studs,

good seller that bloke as well,gets some real pukka groupA bits in stock all the time,

J1mbo

iTrader: (1)

haha that made me laff

Rippers

Micky The Finn

heres some group A ones,not sure what pauls are!!!