Katie
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I have been told that my alloys are too wide for my car as the tyres are rubbing on the arches. I didn't even know they came in different width? If i sold these TSW razor alloys, how much do you think i would get for them? And also, how do i know what width to buy my new 17" alloys in??
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Graeme
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wot width are the tyres?
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Katie
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i think they are 84.
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Graeme
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84 wot???
that dont really make sence!!
on 17`s they would normally be 205 or 225
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Katie
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Registered: 26th Mar 05
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Ive got 205 tyres
[Edited on 19-05-2005 by fox_e_lady]
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Katie
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The body styling place i went to said that i don't need to change the size of the alloys, just the width. But the smallest tyres the tyre place said they do is 205 for 17" alloys, wich means my alloys must be the smallest width you can get?? If that makes sense? So will i need to get 16" or will they still rub the arches?? I'm so confused! I don't know what to do.
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corsa-sxi
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7 inch wide rims
on 205 width tyres
offset of et45 is what you need...
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Katie
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The bloke at the styling place said i need an alloy that will fit a 185 width tyre with an offset of preferably 40... so i would need to get smaller alloys wouldn't i??
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AK
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he is talking crap
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Katie
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I have seen so many people today and been told so many different fings, i just need someone to help me so i know what to do. I am getting threw tyres quicker than i get through chocolate and i can't afford it. he old arches are rubbing on the tyres and causing them to split. They have got massive gashes in them. I don't understand why the bloke couldn't just cut the old arches away like he was meant to and smooth them out?
[Edited on 19-05-2005 by fox_e_lady]
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Jonster
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quote: Originally posted by fox_e_lady
The bloke at the styling place said i need an alloy that will fit a 185 width tyre with an offset of preferably 40
Was he the cleaner as he obviously know's nothing about Corsa's
205/40/17 et45 7" wide will fit, you might need to de-bolt your rear arches and bond them back on, this depends how low your car is
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JUGGA
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offset of 40 would rub, instead of selling get offset reduction done at a engineering place, place in hertfordshire does it for £10 per wheel, they will take upto 6mm off so your wheels could be ET46 instead of ET40. getting mine done next week.
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R Lee
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if you want to keep your wheels, cut your arches back.
if you don't want the hassle, get new wheels.
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frog_southampton
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know what ya mean...go to one garage they tell you one thing......
go to the next they tell ya something completely different does my head in
i usualy just leave the problem after that
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langey
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evan i know you dont want 17's on a corsa with an offset of et40,
about 45-49 is ok.
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stevegreetham
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i have 17's et45 with 205 40 17 tyres on them, lowered 50mm. Rears are fine (after debolting) but i get some scrubbage on the front
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