Wheels, brakes and related stuff...
Wheels, brakes and related stuff...
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NickM450

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2,639 posts

221 months

Friday 10th July 2020
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Hi folks,

Been searching for alloys for my '98 Chimaera for ages, finally found some I quite like. Problem is they are Peugeot fitment and I thought Ford fitment was recommended.

4x108 pattern, 7.5J front and 9J rear, offset 30&15.

I know the stud pattern is OK but I'd like to know if the width and ET are OK for the rear? Also, as much as I prefer the idea of 16s all round, will I be causing myself a load of issues when it comes to upgrading brakes with new calipers etc. as I've been told I may struggle to fit bigger stuff behind the 16s as opposed to having 17s.

bobfather

11,194 posts

276 months

Friday 10th July 2020
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The hub-centric ring needs to be the right diameter too

NickM450

Original Poster:

2,639 posts

221 months

Friday 10th July 2020
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Centre bore for Peugeot is 65.1 so it will be easy enough to get a set of spigot rings to reduce them to the Ford 63.4 thumbup

QBee

22,015 posts

165 months

Tuesday 14th July 2020
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As discussed on a different post, you will struggle with ET15 on the rears. It's no problem to reduce a too high ET (offset) number by using spacers, but you can't increase an ET number.
For reference, the ET number is the distance in millimetres that the hub face of the wheel is outwards from the centre line of the wheel. In other words how many millimetres the wheel sits further into the wheel arch than a wheel with the hub face bang on the centre line.