Some alloy wheel help for a newbie

[thecremeegg]

Right, all being well i'll be getting some 16 inch 172 alloys, but with no rubber.
What tyre measurement should I be looking at? I want fairly low profile tyres, but nothing too wide.
Also, my car is a Mk2 Ph1 1.4, will i need spacers? What do they do and where can i buy them if so?
Will htey need balancing as well? i dont know what that is lol
Cheers

Tom

 

[gazbenger]

I think the tyre measurements for 172 wheeels are 195 45 16 iirc, correct me if im wrong though!

 

[thecremeegg]

Ah right, that answers one question, cheers

 

[Beef-Mc]

Can also use 205

 

[thecremeegg]

What about spacers...do i need them?

 

[Gumby]

Probably, the ph2 172 wheels sit quite far in don't they?

 

[thecremeegg]

Ah rite, how many mm will i need and do halfrauds sell them?

 

[Gumby]

Depends how far they sit in What's their offset and the offset of the old wheels?

 

[thecremeegg]

Old wheels are standard steelies, and i dunno what the offset is...i know nothing about wheels lol

 

[Gumby]

probably ET36/37?

Depends what the new one's are I guess

 

[thecremeegg]

well standard 172 wheels

 

[thecremeegg]

Apparently 172 wheels are offset 40, so can anyone tell me how many mm i need to space?

cheers

 

[C.slicker]

Hello mate,

You will want the following tyres:

195/45/16

or

205/45/16


You will want a spacer of between 4 and 7mm.

www.alloyguide.co.uk is a good website and it explains some of the jargon.

Sam

 

[thecremeegg]

Brilliant thanks
Where can i buy these spacers?