Right im in the market for a new set of wheels for my 3dr the wheels im after have been on here a lot and a lot of lads are chatting about them but when you read the sizes they have had and then read on that then they have put there foot down they have rubbed then there not the right size for the car so i wont to get this right befor i make the phone call and spend my ££££££££££ this is a link to the wheels im going to get

http://www.wheelbasealloys.com/17_In...oy_Wheels__921

 

nice wheels them ian ,but carn help on the ofset

 

The compomotives that Staffi has on his car (same idea as the link you've put up) suit it to a tee, plus, his is one of the few 3drs that look to have the correct offset on the rear wheels so don't look tucked into the arches.


Cheers,
Grant

 

they would be alot better in et25 but they only do them in et35....

theres a set for sale in for sale with brand new tyres, good fittings and he might even give you spacers in the deal....

i will have my wheels on monday so look out on my build thread...

 

Ian do you have big brakes on the front? if so forget these wheels

But they look awesome in 18" https://passionford.com/forum/restor...472-3dr-2.html

 

18s look the nuts

 

got my vintage classiks from cozzymad of here at carniseur south.mine were 8 x 17 all round et 35 .the problem is you will need 3mm spacers at the front to clear the calipers and maybe 9x17 to fill the rear arches.you will need to mod the front arches.the 8 x18 is a better bet with 225 35 18 tyres and look awesome.they do not come in a 108 fitment but you can buy these as a blank and have them drilled out to any hole pattern

 

im only running standerd brakes on my 3dr so should be ok on that side

 

Pete has got a set of APs under his Compomotives?? ...although I seem to remember him saying something about Reyland having to make him a specific kit to clear.


Cheers,
Grant

 

ring jason at car audio and security in hayes , he can get staggered offset for a 3dr so 8x17 front and 9x17 rear for £500 delivered...

i ordered special order wheels machinced to my chosen offset and the drilled to 4x108 and had them in 2 days ....

hes got the 17s in stock

 

Grant i got the same kit as Pete, Reyland bells, brackets and adjustable TRE's, But Comp's have got a lot more room behind them than these Calibre wheels as the dish is so big, when they stagger the sizes they don't have a smaller lip wheel to go on the front to make room for brakes

If you not planning big brakes then it's fine they will look the nuts

 

Et25 is no good for a 3 door as thats escort cosworth fittment and they will catch and rip the arches to pieces .Plus the car will drive like shit.


Ive had 7 sets of wheels on mine and the ones on it now are only 17s but it drives spot on and its never caught the arches even when giving it a bootfull

mine are on the rear 17 et30 8j

and the fronts are 17 et30 but 7j not the standard 7 1/2j . I done this so they didnt catch the arches but the wheels still look like they fill the front arch nice. and the car drives SPOT on. need anymore help pm me mate. Oh and my brakes are standard size but i have plenty of room if i wanted to go bigger.

Here is mine

 

That looks lovely Harris, they really do fit the arches nicely....

 

Thanks mate, the back looks abit funny in that pic but the car had just come off the jack after i fitted them, there a great wheel ,not as bling as yours mate but then i only paid £750 for them from comp

 

Here's a few recent pics of mine Ian, gives you a pretty good idea on how they sit etc, Martin knows the OFFSET as i've forgotten..

Grant and Chris are correct, i have the Bells etc on mine too mate...

 

Yeah i like them too, mine are having the centres refurbed in Silver as we speak, looking at those pics though i hope i'm doing the right thing..

Tbh mate the Black makes them look smaller if that makes sense?? the silver will look SO fresh especially with the polished lip..

 

They will look very nice mate .

 

Hope so pal, tbh i've been pondering selling them on, i just feel too many 3drs wear them now....

 

Always the way mate. SHEEP

 

Unfortunately you're right mate....

 

Ah right, I didn't realise there was that big a difference in clearance between the two different makes mate.. so is there really zero chance of a BBK or can you get away with a spacer to give you clearance?? It'll be interesting trying to stop your car on the new spec with standard size stoppers!!

Pete, when I saw the pics you'd put up... without a word of a lie, I thought that the black looked really good and tied in well with the small black details on the rest of the body, even though I've always said that I preferred the silver centres.

But it's the perfect aftermarket wheel for the 3dr IMO, so as long as the centres aren't a funky colour, the wheels will look good regardless mate. Plus you've had them black for a while, the silver centres will look fresh and will give scope for a standard Staffi 50-photo shoot.


Cheers,
Grant

 

I trust you'll stick some pictures up when you get them on!?!


Actually.... Forget I asked such a stupid question....

 

How's bollocks sound you pair of tarts....

























Of course they'll be pics..

Grant, yes that's why i've done it tbh mate, it'll freshen the appearance of the car imo and as said, they've been black for 2yrs now..

 

I can see you viewing too Chicken from Fast Ford....

 

I have 8x18 ET25 and ET35 with 225/35 tyres and the arches needed modding quite a bit. Those 'Vintage' wheels have very poor brake clearence so I've been told and don't clear std calipers! I had asked them to supply me a 17" and an 18" wheel so that I could size up brakes, they were interested until I mentioned brake clearence!!!!

 

martin will et 25 17s be ok on a 3dr with the kit trimmed and the archs rolled

fronts 7.5j and rears 8.5j some people think they are too wide and ive been told i can get 5mm machined off the backs?

 

I ran 9j front and rear on 17 inch bbs rims with about a 20mm offset and I only had to go a small amount of work to the front arches and I didn't touch the rear arches and with these wheels I ran 355 discs on the front

 

9" ET20 on the front would require most of the arch kit to be ground away, are you sure they were not 8"?

Depends what tyres you're thinking of using, ET25 on the front isn't ideal though, I'd say that ET30 on an 8" rim is about as far out as I would go .

 

They are 9j I am 100 percent on that and all I had to do to the arch is roll the lip and trim the top part of the arch I do have adj top mount and lower arm so I couldn't say whether the hub sits on the std position in relation to the arch

 

So your post was of no use at all then!! You failed to mention the adj top mounts!! I can tell you that 9" ET20 (with std top strut location) would sit 3mm outside the plastic arch!!!!! It would protrude 28mm further out than an 8" ET35 (or 18mm further out than an 8" ET25)

 

Martin how much will adjustable top mounts take the top of the wheel inside the arch? As mine has adjustable bottom arms & std top mounts but could do with a couple more mm as it catches slightly on very bumpy roads at speed even with the coil overs 2/3 tight - i would like to loosen off the coil's and run slightly softer with no rubbing issues.

My wheels are 7.5" ET30 front with a Falken 205/40 metal arches are rolled with the rolling tool and the arches trimmed to match

 

If you adjust the camber from the top mount you will fix your problem.

 

thanks martin the fronts are 7.5j et25 and run 205/4017 and the rears are 8.5x17 et25 and run 215/4017
thanks

 

This wheel size thing is starting to do my head in i realy wont 17 inch wheels and i love the wheels iv posted and the price is right i all so dont mind putting some 3mm spacers in the front it would all so be nice to no if after market brakes fit under them . And i dont even mind modding the rear arches to make them fit. If i cannot work out wot sizes to go for i might try give them a ring and see if i can take the car up to them to see wot they can get to fit

 

Coley Those sizes that mark listed above are the similar to mine bar 5mm more on the front and less 3mm on the back but will look spot on, look at pics of mine in my gallery and what they would be like, but arch work is a must

 

ring car audio and security and speak to jason.... he will do you the calibras or lensos with in 2 days to you door...

calibras are £500 in 8j front and 9j rear
lensos are £650 in 17s

 

It looks like im going for 8j /ET35 /17 all round i think its a safe bet to me

 

Those will fit fine.

 

8.5j rears 7.5j fronts et25 17s

they fit realy nice but the kit needs slight trimming and the suspension when settled looks like it needs to be adjusted higher slightly....

but im rolling the archs too

 

Mark, the Lenso's look great - just need to paint the center cap black