Car Alloys...

Former Member

I was searching the net for answers but I couldn't find 1

Basically I have a citreon saxo and I want to buy alloys for it. The wheels which are fitted are michelin 155/70 r13...So am I right in guessing that the alloy size I need are 13 inch? Don't want to spend a lot of money on alloys which won't even fit my car!

Thanks

Former Member

your tyres will say on them what size wheel trims/alloys you need. they should have some writing around the edge.

Former Member

14" will fit your car. They have never made 13" alloys for a saxo, that has an engine size of under 1.6litres.

Former Member

lucifer devil wrote:

your tyres will say on them what size wheel trims/alloys you need. they should have some writing around the edge.

I did check but couldn't find the size...thats why I asked you lot:D

Former Member

the writing on the tyre is the size of the tyre.

Former Member

Call me naive...but does the alloy have to be specific to the make of car..or can it be any 4 bolt 14'' 1?

Former Member

it would have to be a citroen saxo alloy, unless you went somewhere like halfords and bought a set, which would come with a fitting kit, to make the alloys fit your particular car. the alloys in a kit are universal, as the fitting kit allows you to attach them to any make of car.

Former Member

you dont need to buy 13 inch alloys, you can buy and fit upto 17inch without major hassle, just make sure the pcd and offset are correct for your car and youll be ok

Former Member

lazymonkey, surely by fitting alloys which are the wrong size, your speedometer will be affected, thus putting your gear box at risk. If you put big wheels on a small car, you get less acceleration, but a higher top end speed. This will put extra strain on your gearbox, as bcos the wheels are bigger there's a greater surface area and more rotation, so you end up going slower than what is shown on the speedo.

Former Member

The 155x70x13 on the tyre breaks down like this...
The "r13" on the tyre shows it's a 13 inch rim. So that's what you have.
You could get bigger rims, and then put lower profile rubber on them. the "70" on the tyre refers to the profile height, which is a percentage of the width of the tyre (which is what the "155" refers to in mm).
Remember the alloys you buy also have to be the right width for the tyres you're fitting to them too.

Skive

Mr_Wobble wrote:

Remember the alloys you buy also have to be the right width for the tyres you're fitting to them too.

Yeah but who buy's alloys to fit their tyres?
You should be buying tyres to fit your alloys. If you'r going to get a set I'd definately go for something a little wider than 155's and get 15's instead of 13's.

Former Member

Big alloys can affect your speedo. But i think itd have to be 17's and even then it wouldnt be much out.
I put 17's on an escort i had and if it altered my speedo reading-it wasnt noticable.

You need to make sure they are a Citroen fitment and the offset is suitable for your car. I dont know what the offset is for a saxo, but for example say it was 25-30mm, if you bought 2nd hand wheels you'd have to check that the nummber found most of the time on the inside said ET(any number between 25-30)
If you buy from a shop theyll make sure theyre perfect fit.

Advice-Make sure you get locking wheel nuts!!!!

Oh, and i notice you're from Wigan. Theres a really good place in Oldham you might wanna go to called Wheelbase.