J-Mac

HI there everyone, sorry im new but i have a mk1 focus 1.6 zetec and i want to make it my own without it looking chavvy,
could someone please advise me on alloys like size width style etc..,
and just to make sure are the alloys 4x108?

thanks alot in advance guys

NickB

Depends on your budget

easy option is a straight swap with the ST170 alloys

next is
OZ superleggeras in a 17" which is a few more pence always a classic

J-Mac

well really im only looking to put alloys on my car and lower it so i would rather pay a little extra and get a little more, would you say the OZ would be the better?

hogdog

You want an offset of between et42 and et50.

I'm using superleggeras in et42 but you'll struggle to find them in that offset, most will be et37.

They're great wheels, very strong and very light but they're not made anymore so if you buckle one replacements can be hard to come by.

ltd st200

On my old mk1 focus i had 18" wolfrace mantis (et35) and 18" oz multi spoke (now on the wifes mondeo) and it was lowered 50mm and there was no rubbing issues.

cabrio boy

ive got escort cossie rims on my mk 1 focus i use for work they look cool and are for sale everywhere

Mehan

get some escort gti 15's or mondy 16's look good and as said b4 are available everywhere

Neil@FastFord

Ran my Focus on my Image split rims...ET 20 15x7, slammed so it was scrapping, very "euro"

Now on 18x 7.5 Pro Lites, ET 40, it does scrub, but it looks cool imo. Shit offsets are the death of any cars look IMO

marky_g

neil u got a pic of it on the splits?

ive got 17 inch focus mp3 wheels on mine 215 70 17 tyres ride is excellent

alex_focus

got 16" mondeo alloys sprayed white on my black focus lowered 35mm, looks pretty good and only cost me £100.

alex_focus

Colin Cook

Hi guys I am new here and know nothing about cars lol!

I joined to get some info on winter tyres and perhaps buying a new set of used wheels too.

Reading this thread - what is an 'offset' etc?

Mine is a Focus 1.6GL Estate 2003 on a 52 plate. I think thats a Mark 1?

dieseldog

dont worry about all that offset rubbish. i was desperately looking for a set of focus RS wheels to go straight onto my mk1, but got put off by 2 things(even the price i was prepared to swallow(big bucks)). the first was the offsets, which like you i havnt really got a clue about and the 2nd was rubbing issues, whether that was because of the offsets or the extra clearance because the standard focus body differs from the RS. i still think the RS looks special, but as the focus is my missus's car it wasnt really worth it, but i still want it to look good, so i went onto ebay and got me a set of used wheels and tyres from an st170 which bolted straight on. i had to spend a little on a couple of tyres which was a good job because there was 2 that were strangely narrower than the standard size for a st170, 205 instead of 215!!??

i tried also to get a set of MP3 wheels off a focus sport, but these are rarer as i just guess st170's are crashed more often than sports.

dont worry too much about offsets, just go and look to see second hand st170 or MP3's, just takes a little patience.

tyre size will be 215/45/17, with a pressure of 34psi which gives a good confident ride

Magnum PI

I 2nd Dieseldog!!

I recently got a set of MP3 17" wheels off Ebay. Paid £195 for them in the end, and came with 3 new tyres.

all were kerbed & marked, but I got them professionally refurbished for £235 & bought 2 new tyres for £110.

all in all I've spent £540 for a set of wheels that are effectively brand new with new tyres.

a new set of MP3 wheels are £600+ from Mr Ford, just for the rims, this is the way forward if you want to end up with a decent set of wheels for reasonable money

marky_g

mp3s common as fuck mate also offsets pretty important if u like arches and wheel bearings

as said tho big wheels big wide tyres = good ride quality

dieseldog

yea but as jmac said in the first thread he dosnt want it looking chavvy, or the budget to start messing around with bodywork, besides, MP3's arnt that common(not on ebay)and they look pretty good to me.

Magnum PI

my car on its standard rims:





and, on 17" MP3 alloys, with 215/40/17 tyres:







Looks a lot classy & not chavvy!! lol

Magnum PI

on standard rims:



On 17" MP3 alloys with 215/40/17 tyres:





looks a lot better & not a chav in sight lol

G420 DEL

dont quite agree lookin at them back lights.

marky_g

thats my one

Magnum PI

Ouch!, thats fightin talk that is!! lol

fordcrazie

i cant find a set of MP3 wheels anywhere!!! lol

marky_g

u joking there sooo common! jus type focus 17 into ebay

minder

hi mate ive got focus rs alloys on my 170 using 225/35/ZR18 conti contact sport
3 and they dont rub/scrub the arches what so ever but if you use the standard
225/40/ZR18s they wont rub but will scrub the arch lips on all 4 corners of the wings as they sit to tall in the arches

or you can use the rs reps like i had before i changed mine

craigfocus

where did you get those rs reps

minder

bought them from longlife exhaust but they dont do them any more give me £500.00 and you can have them all brand new good year tyres and all in concourse condition

Neil@FastFord

Aye -






and then I properly lowered it

KOPE

I have a set of mp3's I am thinking of putting on my citroen c5 unless someone would like a swap for another set, I am in Folkestone

slammedorion

8x16 et25 comp TH's

BIG BALDY

i was running inovit rays 8x18 40 offset withh 225/40/18 tyres and they rubbed not horrendous but bad enough .if id dropped to 215/35/18 there would have been no issues ..anywayvthe wheels and car are up for grabs as some monkey bent it last wk....ill post pics here later