alloy wheel question

[andymacg]

ive been offered a set of 14" 5 spoke alloys of a 306 with 205 55 14's on will they fit my 406 ?
or will i need spacers, or would i be better off getting some proper 406 alloys?

[highlander]

In short: no

1) The 406 has 4-stud wheel hubs
2) The smallest wheels factory-fitted to any 406 were 15in, and look like roller skates wheels in those arches
3) The largest wheels factory-fitted to any 406 were 16in, and are as small a wheel as you would really want to go for

[andymacg]

cheers for that , looks like im going to looking out for a set of proper 406 alloys then

[Gary406]

i think the smallest wheel was a 15" anyway on a 406

wasnt it ?

maybe the 1.8 petrol had 14" rim .

[sidb]

In short: no

1) The 406 has 4-stud wheel hubs
2) The smallest wheels factory-fitted to any 406 were 15in, and look like roller skates wheels in those arches
3) The largest wheels factory-fitted to any 406 were 16in, and are as small a wheel as you would really want to go for

Fig 2..... Or looks like a car with wagon wheels with larger.........15inch are perfect and were the subject of mucho cash to develop the optimum wheel/tyre size.......I.M.O.
I myself hate tall wheels on a car that are out of proportion with tyre sidewalls that make you think "Where are the sidewalls" all a waste again I.M.O. look like they have been nicked from a parked steam train !!
save your cash and have a holiday !!!
My crash helmets on to dodge the rocks

[jamjar1383]

the 306 had 4 stud hubs too, but 14" wont fit the 406

[waue1978]

My very first 406 was a 96/N 1.8 LX with 14" steel wheels, but if your car had 15" on to start with you shouldn't go smaller.

[andymacg]

found some wheels I like the look of, and the girlfriend has said she will give me half of the money for them as an early birthday pressie

what do you lot reckon to these wheels

http://www.wheelandtyre.co.uk/alloy-whe ... -remo.html

[Gary406]

In short: no

1) The 406 has 4-stud wheel hubs
2) The smallest wheels factory-fitted to any 406 were 15in, and look like roller skates wheels in those arches
3) The largest wheels factory-fitted to any 406 were 16in, and are as small a wheel as you would really want to go for

the 306 has 4 studs
he said 5 spoke .. not 5 stud.

[waue1978]

They look ok, but what size are you looking at? Also, make sure the offset on them is 25mm at the most - depending on the width of the wheel. Wider than 6ins & you really need to be looking at 20mm or less for an offset.

[andymacg]

im going to fit 7 x16's as thats the only size they come and having 205 55 16 toyo cf1 tyres

as for the offset ive already been on the phone to them yesterday to check and they have recommended a 20mm offset

[waue1978]

Should fit no prob then. If you look at the pics of my car, the wheels I have are 7x16 with a 12mm offset. Standard steels are 6ins with 18mm offset. There've been quite a few sets of alloys like mine on Ebay just lately - were you not tempted to get a set of those? How much are the new ones?

[andymacg]

theyre costing 405 quid including carraige and new wheel studs and locking studs, had been looking on eblag and it worked out about the same by the time i had , collected them, tarted rims up and got new tyres fitted,

[Gary406]

405 quid. holy sh*t. are you sure you wanna pay that for some alloys ?

you could get a really nice set of pug alloys for less than half that
with good tyres on ..

[Gary406]

and you wont have any issues with your insurance putting standard 406 alloys on,