My 15" alloys with tyres

[Rob Morgan]

As my van has now gone my alloys are for sale
I can supply the appropriate spacers/spiggot rings too
Here are some pics, for those of you who dont know my van:


The pics showing the wheels sticking out, were with 25mm spacers, i ended up with 20mm spacers eventually
The front tyres are 175/50/15
The rear tyres are 195/50/15

All tyres are good, with loads of tread on them
My plan was to fit 195/45/15 on the rear, when i wore the rears out.

I am looking for £90 for the 4 wheels and tyres
I will include 4 spacers and sigot rings for an extra £10

YOU WILL NEED LONGER STUDS WITH THESE ALLOYS
I can tell you exactly what you need, and where to get it from

[J J 007]

they look very impressive

[Rob Morgan]

they look very impressive

thanks, i know   
if someone wants them, i will bring them to titch's place for the meet, for an extra £5.
i wasnt going to come, but i have 3 sets of wheels for sale, so £5 a set for petrol will cover me, and save the buyer a lot on a courier

[mikepearson888]

Ok lets clarify this £90 for four wheels and tyres ?
I am interested as I have a set of alloys ready to fit but still not sure about what I have bought ..yours look great. So what else do I need.
Mike

[Rob Morgan]

You need a set of longer studs, here is some info on it from another post:

i have fitted alloys and longer studs to my van, and so far, all seems ok
if i knew what i know now, i would have gone for slightly shorter studs

i bought 12x1.5x65mm studs - these were described as ford studs 1" longer
they did not fit through the holes in the hub, so i ended up drilling the holes out with a 13mm drill bit

i fitted 6.5j wheels with a 42ET
they required 19-20mm spacers all around with narrow tyres on the front
when i did up the wheel nuts i managed about 13 turns
your van woud be ok with 6 turns, so 7 turns were not needed

next size down is 12x1.5x60mm, these would give you 10 turns
next size down after that is something like 12x1.5x53mm, these were described as ford studs 1/2" longer, which would give you 5 turns. that might be enough.

The reason you need the studs to be as short as possible, is to make fitting them easier. 65mm studs were a pain to get in, my project link above expains what i had to do. 53mm studs might just be short enough to avoid what i needed to do.

ALL THIS INFO IS BASED ON MY FINDINGS WITH THE ABOVE SIZED WHEEL/TYRES/SPACER. I FEEL IT IS CORRECT, BUT IT MUST ONLY BE USED AS A GUIDE

If you tell me what size wheel/tyre you have i will do my best to help

If someone ever does what i have done with shorter bolts, be esure to let me know how it went

Hope this helps

[Rob Morgan]

if anyone wants these,  and wants them bringing to titch's, please let me know by friday evening, so i can be sure to pack them in the car

[Rob Morgan]

bump 

[rosco]

hi rob, i'm new here. do you still have your wheels?

[Rob Morgan]

i sure do!

[rosco]

i'm quite keep on the wheels, i'm just a bit worried about what they will drive like with the roads up here. did you notice much of a difference when you changed over from the steel wheels?

[Rob Morgan]

difference as in what? as they are wider, the grip is a lot better. the handing is improved beyond expectations too!
you wont be disappointed!!!

[rosco]

i just ment did you find them a lot harder on the road with the low profile tyre. also with these shorted wheel nuts you described above, would i have to drill the hubs out? as i'm worried about having to re thread, as i don't have tools for this.

[Rob Morgan]

All u need to do, is knock the studs out, drill bigger holes, and stick longer studs in! The studs I fitted were too long, and I made more work for myself!

[rosco]

thanks rob, i will ponder it

[J J 007]

its no big deal rosco i got subaru studs as they are the same thread,63 mm are to long with 20mm spacers,need about 50mm,take the hub off knock out studs i used a 14mm drill knocked new ones in job done