Is it possible to widen the track of my car?
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You don't want higher offset, you want lower, there are plenty of wheels about at around a 0 or even - 10,there are also some manufacturers which will make a wheel spec of your choice to order (Team Dynamics being one).
As mentioned you will need to adjust your suspension geometry to compensate.
As mentioned you will need to adjust your suspension geometry to compensate.
caelite said:
You don't want higher offset, you want lower, there are plenty of wheels about at around a 0 or even - 10,there are also some manufacturers which will make a wheel spec of your choice to order (Team Dynamics being one).
As mentioned you will need to adjust your suspension geometry to compensate.
Yeah I understand this, it's just that I can't find any alloys I like which aren't higher offset or ridiculously expensive (£2000+ for a set and I'm hoping to spend 800 max 1000 for a set) 4x108 is a limiting pcd. As mentioned you will need to adjust your suspension geometry to compensate.
Gloriaaaa said:
4x108 is a limiting pcd
That's an extremely common Ford stud pattern and I wouldn't have thought that would be a limiting factor.Suggest you try driving your car with your proposed outset wheels on before you spend any significant cash, because moving the wheels that far is likely to make driving pretty unpleasant. Usually you'd be concerned about getting the steering axis / contact patch alignment right to within a few millimeters and you're going to completely ruin that geometry.
GreenV8S said:
That's an extremely common Ford stud pattern and I wouldn't have thought that would be a limiting factor.
Suggest you try driving your car with your proposed outset wheels on before you spend any significant cash, because moving the wheels that far is likely to make driving pretty unpleasant. Usually you'd be concerned about getting the steering axis / contact patch alignment right to within a few millimeters and you're going to completely ruin that geometry.
Yeah it's common on fords but all of their wheels have higher offsets. Suggest you try driving your car with your proposed outset wheels on before you spend any significant cash, because moving the wheels that far is likely to make driving pretty unpleasant. Usually you'd be concerned about getting the steering axis / contact patch alignment right to within a few millimeters and you're going to completely ruin that geometry.
One thing nobody's mentioned yet... The offset is deliberately set so that the wheel's forces are passed through the centre of the wheel bearing. If you space out or use different offset wheels, you're changing that, and putting different forces through the bearing. That'll shorten the bearing's life, possibly drastically.
And all for cosmetics.
And all for cosmetics.
TooMany2cvs said:
One thing nobody's mentioned yet... The offset is deliberately set so that the wheel's forces are passed through the centre of the wheel bearing. If you space out or use different offset wheels, you're changing that, and putting different forces through the bearing. That'll shorten the bearing's life, possibly drastically.
And all for cosmetics.
From what I gathered the closer to original offset you are the less it will impact the bearings? Am I wrong in thinking identical offset on a wider wheel would make no difference? And all for cosmetics.
Gloriaaaa said:
From what I gathered the closer to original offset you are the less it will impact the bearings? Am I wrong in thinking identical offset on a wider wheel would make no difference?
No, you're absolutely right. A 1" wider wheel with the same offset will have 1/2" more on the inside, 1/2" more on the outside.Do you have enough space on the inside to get the outside face to where you want it, without fouling - especially on full lock?
TooMany2cvs said:
No, you're absolutely right. A 1" wider wheel with the same offset will have 1/2" more on the inside, 1/2" more on the outside.
Do you have enough space on the inside to get the outside face to where you want it, without fouling - especially on full lock?
I haven't actually looked closely yet but a guy online fitted 9" wide wheels on the same car so I suspect so. Do you have enough space on the inside to get the outside face to where you want it, without fouling - especially on full lock?
PhillipM said:
Doubtful - the standard wheels are very close to the inner arches at full lock already - in fact if the arch plastics warp a little they rub as standard.
How have people managed to fit wider wheels before then? I can't imagine that many people have done massive amounts of work to get them to fit. No, I didn't know the advert, but I knew where to find it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqqZ28m8uCo
Ah, those were the days, when the addictive narcotic of your choice could be advertised on TV!
John
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqqZ28m8uCo
Ah, those were the days, when the addictive narcotic of your choice could be advertised on TV!
John
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