Celica Alloy Wheel Problem

[robsy]

Hi wondering if anyone can help me, ive just been given a set of 16" alloys that my friend had on his Mitsubishi FTO, i thought because they are five spoke they would go straight on my Celica 1994 st202 jap import. Needless to say they dont fit but a guy i work with says i can get some sort of offset bracket to sort this out, now i think hes talking rubbish but i would like to be proved wrong as they are cracking wheels with brand new tyres so any advice would be nice.

Thanks

[T600]

Hi wondering if anyone can help me, ive just been given a set of 16" alloys that my friend had on his Mitsubishi FTO, i thought because they are five spoke they would go straight on my Celica 1994 st202 jap import. Needless to say they dont fit but a guy i work with says i can get some sort of offset bracket to sort this out, now i think hes talking rubbish but i would like to be proved wrong as they are cracking wheels with brand new tyres so any advice would be nice.

Thanks

Presumably he means a spacer? If the offset is wrong and you can see that the solution would be to move the wheel further away from the car, then you can add a spacer to do that. However, they're not ideal. While some people are prepared to use huge spacers to move wheels a long way, others won't touch them with a barge pole. At the very least they can reduce the life of wheel bearings.

If you do go that route, make sure you buy good quality. The larger the spacer the better it needs to be. Some of the really big ones bolt onto the hub and then the wheel bolts onto the spacer; I've seen some nasty stories about wheels getting stuck on if the spacer's studs become free inside the spacer.

[Boro Sera]

Wheels are a bit more complicated than a 'plug and play' type thing.

The main things you need to address are

The PCD ( the stud pattern and spacing has to match the hubs you have )

The Centre Bore should fit the centre bore of the hubs too - i.e. the hole in the middle should sit snugly over the shoulder on the hub.

The Offset ( the distance from the hub to the face of the wheel ) - This is fairly crucial as if it's not right there will be undue stresses on the wheel bearing/hub and possible tyre catching on the bodywork when on full lock.

Offset can be adjusted by fitting a correctly sized spacer between the hub and the wheel. This is quite a common thing to do - hence the shops are full of aftermarket alloys.!

The only other thing that may crop up is the diameter of the new wheel/tyre package. If the wheels are bigger then the tyre needs to be a lower profile to keep the overall size as similar as possible - otherwise the tyres may rub/catch on the bodywork or running gear, and the speedo will be miles out !

Hope this helps some !

Rich

[robsy]

ok thanks for the help guys

[Paul748]

u would be better off selling them and then getting a set of wheels designed for celica hubs im never one to recomend spacers a very risky move to be honest