Hi there,

I have a ford fiesta 1.25 (style), which has standard 15" steel wheels. (07 reg)

After doing some colour coding, and de-badging, I now want to put some different wheels on it.

I have been looking at 17" mondeo st200 alloys, and also escort gti 15" rims.

I am not really looking to have the car lowered, but out of the above alloys, I was wondering which alloys would suit the car better in terms of performance and also looks.

I thought the 17's would look good because they would fill the arches a bit more, but would I still have a fair sized gap from the car not being lowered?

Advice and ideas welcome,

Thanks!

James

My car, as it is now.

 

i like the mpv alloys which can be found on fiesta's in 16"
and on focuses in 17" , they are a 7spoke alloy
i would go for 16" running 195/45/16 tyres

 

found this on the bay
so you get an idea

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ford-Fiesta-16...item3360801338

 

I see what you mean with those 16's.

I was thinking of getting a 16" rim but then thought about the cost of tyres...but then again, if I buy part worns would they be that expensive anyway?

 

Fiesta ST's have 17's as standard, and personally I think they still need lowering. I bought some Toyo Proxes 4's, which aren't a shit tyre for £240 off ebay. Lowering was covered by purchasing 35mm lower springs from a MK6 fiesta diesel.

Hope that helps. Also, head over the fiestastoc.com you'll find loads more info on this shape fiesta there!

 

Thats great, cheers, Will have a scout around and see what I can find.

Regarding the lowering, if I got the springs I'd have to get the shocks too wouldn't I?

As with the car sitting on lower springs on the original shocks, they'd wear out quicker?

Or have I got hat wrong?

Thanks again for the info!