hi all hope all had good xmas and new year. want to fit the widest 15in wheels as possible under rear standard mk arches, was thinking 8in et 45. can anyone tell me what they have fitted cheers.

Here you go
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Craig ya big div - those are tall, not wide

TRY THIS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqqZ28m8uCo

[Edited on 3/1/10 by bowood14]

According to this site

http://www.carbibles.com/tyre_bible_pg2.html


You can go for 245/45 15 on a rim from 8in to 9.5in. Not sure about the ET


Again if the wings are OK - dont know ?


[Edited on 3/1/10 by karlak]

craig have been doing up your westfeild over xmas it looks alot better in that pic now.

I used 8 x 15 wheels the ET was 35 i think which was the 'biggest' offset(unless you spent loads of money or used minilites) i could get but I will have to use 14 inch arches stuck out about 13.25 inches with 225/50's

It wasn't an mk chassis but i think the width is the same

IMHO if you go with anything over 205's in a 7 style, say goodbye to any form of driving in the wet, as i currently have 13"x6 205and will be changing to 185/195 when back on the road

My 7 in the wet was undrivable above 50/60mph in the wet, i could actually turn the steering (a lot) and made no difference to the direction of the car

SCARY !!

I agree with steve m, I have 205's on front and back, and to make it worse there on 17" rims, bloody thing is very twitchy in the wet, great in the dry though. I think it's because they never get enough heat in them when it's wet. Cheers Ray

I was looking to get a set of these which are 6.5j
http://www.dotz-alloys.co.uk/dotz-mugello_c34141_31302.htm

They are et38 but will they fit my MK and will they take 185 width tyres or will I need togo to wider tyres?
Rich