MSW wheels, any good?

[ThatFlyingXR4]

Hi there, this is my first post, so something's bound to be wrong, corrections welcome

First off, a very merry Christmas from down under

I'm a guy who bends a lot of steel wheels.. so looking for an affordable 15x6.0, 4x108 alloy wheel, that looks ok, and can put up with some rally abuse. The MSW 85 looks decent, but has a load rating of "only" 580kg...and is obviously meant for the street. Speedline corse out of my budget for now. Regrettably.

Any ideas welcome.

Car is a mk6.5 XR4/ST150 Fiesta, same pcd as mk1 focus and Peugeot.

Very hard find stuff for fast Fiestas down here, most stuff has to come out of the UK atm.

Regards Robert

[Krikkit]

For rally you're probably best using OEM wheels if you can as they will be pretty strong (if heavy) - I believe a few Fiestas came with 15x6.

[Marc p]

Krikkit said:

For rally you're probably best using OEM wheels if you can as they will be pretty strong (if heavy) - I believe a few Fiestas came with 15x6.

Yep, if you’re looking at aftermarket alloys for rallying, then you’re going to want forged wheels ideally as these will take a beating, but these obviously come with a price tag. If you search eBay often enough though, you may find a cheap set of used wheels. Otherwise, OEM is your best bet.

[ThatFlyingXR4]

Thanks guys, much appreciated.
Yes I realized oe was a good idea, but I'm really struggling to find many around here, hence why I was looking at new options...
Will post a few pics tomorrow, running late just now

[Draxindustries1]

Krikkit said:

For rally you're probably best using OEM wheels if you can as they will be pretty strong (if heavy) - I believe a few Fiestas came with 15x6.

Some Fiesta Mk6 and 6.5 were fitted with chunky 5 spoke 15x6 alloys.
Ford fitted these with 195/5015's.
Mostly the Zetec & Flame trim models.
These are cheap used.

[ThatFlyingXR4]

Draxindustries1 said:

Some Fiesta Mk6 and 6.5 were fitted with chunky 5 spoke 15x6 alloys.
Ford fitted these with 195/5015's.
Mostly the Zetec & Flame trim models.
These are cheap used.

Thanks, yes that's roughly what I'm looking for, but short of a couple of sets with pickup only, 100s of kms away, I've drawn a blank so far.
Certainly not as many fiestas and MK1 focus per square km down here.




Here's one of my current steelies, still holding pressure surprisingly


And the car in action at one of our local rallies

[Demelitia]

That’s cool. Any info, or maybe a build sheet/thread on the car?

[ThatFlyingXR4]

Demelitia said:

That’s cool. Any info, or maybe a build sheet/thread on the car?

Thanks! The answer is no currently, but I was thinking a thread (or build sheet? I don't think Ive come across that yet?) would be nice, will have a look at what others have done, any suggestions?

[Demelitia]

Whatever you’ve got!
Reasons for the car existing, how it got to the position it’s in now.
Trials, tribulations, tech info.
I’m sure there will be someone who loves it all

[ThatFlyingXR4]

Voila!
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
Merry Christmas mate

[E36Ross]

Wouldn't touch original Fiesta wheels for rallying....
Soft as melted butter.

Mk1/2 Mondeo would be ideal.

[shtu]

Looking at the state of that wheel, you're just going to break chunks of the rim off an alloy.

Anyone selling decent racing-grade steelies down there?

[DaveE87]

If I was you I'd set up search alerts on Gumtree, eBay and Facebook marketplace. It might take some time to find what you need, but you can pick up bargains by doing this.

[ThatFlyingXR4]

E36Ross said:

Wouldn't touch original Fiesta wheels for rallying....
Soft as melted butter.

Mk1/2 Mondeo would be ideal.

Good luck finding one of those down here! When higher powered rwd sedans a where the norm, no one wanted the poor old "mundano" much down here. Thanks for the idea though.

Re competition steelies, I've never come across any, and I do know for a fact there are no in my pcd, as i've searched extensively. That's not to say they couldn't be made up, if I found the right company though... Oe steelies are lighter than than all the alloys i've got, so there is scope to have a steel that's strong(-ish) and still not like the automotive equivalent of racing in wellington boots.

[ThatFlyingXR4]

DaveE87 said:

...search alerts on Gumtree, eBay and Facebook marketplace.

Thanks, that might be worthwhile, I do check them all regularly though. It's a nuisance I'm so far from a major city, >400km to Sydney, a bit more to Melbourne, we're in the middle
That leaves just Canberra, just 150km away, so fine for pick ups, but with only a handful of wreckers, and not that many early fwd fords

[DaveyBoyWonder]

MSW are made by OZ Racing so they're not rubbish...

[ThatFlyingXR4]

Re the MSW, having done more research postage is a bit of a killer, Tweeks quote 3000gbp for 8 wheels... some others are better, but still not that much cheaper than buying forged wheels here in Aus.
Do you know if they're semi forged, or just plain?

[Luther Blissett]

Audi part number KBA41425 - 15 inch forged aluminium wheels, strong design suitable for rallying.
4x108 pattern, center bore would need machining though.

[ThatFlyingXR4]

Luther Blissett said:

Audi part number KBA41425...

Hmm, sounds nice, but I can't find any! What model did they come on?

[finlo]

I think they share a platform with the Mazda 2 which are surely more common down under?