Has anyone gone for winter tyres?
What vauxhall/Alfa wheels would fit a 150 multijet Croma?
What vauxhall/Alfa wheels would fit a 150 multijet Croma?
General winter wheels and tyres
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General winter wheels and tyres
Given you live just a few miles down the road from me, I can see why you are asking this question.
I have to admit I was wondering about the capabilities of the Croma on the white slippy stuff. On the plus side it has traction control and the diesel, with high torque at low revs, is perfick for the snow. On the down side I was worried about the auto box and the 215/17 tyres.
I need not have worried. The auto box is quite happy to set off in second gear and despite living at the bottom of a incline the Croma has manufully handled everything - in fact it is the only car on our road not to have got stuck half way up the hill (including my neighbour's Mitsu Pajero - but then we all know what Pajero means in Spanish).:tosser:
The two who earlier this year were smugly showing off their newly acquired 10 reg and 60 reg 3 series Beemers didn't even take them out of the garage. One has been seen having to go to work in his wife's Micra.
The trick is knowing when to turn off the TC as it just grids to a halt if you don't, but you risk spinning the wheels if you switch too early.
10" of snow - no bother. Let's hear it for the Croma.
I have to admit I was wondering about the capabilities of the Croma on the white slippy stuff. On the plus side it has traction control and the diesel, with high torque at low revs, is perfick for the snow. On the down side I was worried about the auto box and the 215/17 tyres.
I need not have worried. The auto box is quite happy to set off in second gear and despite living at the bottom of a incline the Croma has manufully handled everything - in fact it is the only car on our road not to have got stuck half way up the hill (including my neighbour's Mitsu Pajero - but then we all know what Pajero means in Spanish).:tosser:
The two who earlier this year were smugly showing off their newly acquired 10 reg and 60 reg 3 series Beemers didn't even take them out of the garage. One has been seen having to go to work in his wife's Micra.
The trick is knowing when to turn off the TC as it just grids to a halt if you don't, but you risk spinning the wheels if you switch too early.
10" of snow - no bother. Let's hear it for the Croma.
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We have pcd 5 x 110, centre 65mm, same as Vauxhall after 2003, Vectra C, Zafira and others.
https://www.fiatforum.com/croma/186305-fiat-croma-any-good-1.html
https://www.fiatforum.com/croma/186305-fiat-croma-any-good-1.html
...Astra H, Signum, Saab 93, Alfa 166 & Brera wheels too. I got 4 16" steel wheels from Vec C with wheelcovers. Punched out the Opel/Vaux signs and glued on Fiat. For tires I went with Blizzak LM25 and they are good. Last night was first freezing rain snow and temperatures around 2C (35F) and the car like last winter too is very managable.
Not the Alfa 166. It's 5 x 100.
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159 instead?
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I’m sure some have fitted Alfa wheels on their Croma – there was an Alfa set (5-horseshoe style) in Classifieds only few weeks back … DIDI?
Any problems? For example – should you want to downsize from 18” to (say) 17” then Alfa 17” are (I believe?) 7.5Jx17 (& not 7Jx17 as standard for Croma).
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55 Prestigio 1.9/16v 150HP 7.5Jx18ET41 225/45-18
Any problems? For example – should you want to downsize from 18” to (say) 17” then Alfa 17” are (I believe?) 7.5Jx17 (& not 7Jx17 as standard for Croma).
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55 Prestigio 1.9/16v 150HP 7.5Jx18ET41 225/45-18
my mistake, but one of the number ones fits for sure most likely the 159...
159/Brera share the same GM 5x110mm PCD as the Croma.
The 166 is 5x108mm PCD.
The 166 is 5x108mm PCD.
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Is the Mito 4x98 or 4x100
How about the Gulietta, is that back to the traditional Alfa 5 bolt?
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The 1.9 150 and 2.4 have truck brakes (or they seem to!) so you need minimum 16" wheels.
As you drop a rim size you need to drop the width and increase the sidewall percentage. This means the reduction in rim width (J) should not be a problem. You might need some spacers to increase the offset - this depends on the clearances with the suspension and steering.
225/45R18
205/55R17
195/65R16
I have 16" steel rims from vectra c and 215/60/16 winter tyres. No problems at all in snowy conditions.
Still not sure to be honest.
The average MiTo owner has never opened the owner's manual, so looking at the markings on a wheel is well beyond them..!
The Giulietta is 5-stud, but not sure if it is back to 5x98
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My winter tyres cost £700 a corner but handily came with a Panda 4x4 attached to them.
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Tell me about it. Who decided to walk to a local factor, & physically carry 2x 292mm rear discs & all-corner pads back home? I was that soldier! (Fortunately the 305mm front discs were delivered by carrier).
Stepping down from a Croma 7.5Jx18ET41 (225/45-18) to a Croma 7Jx17ET41 (215/50-17) is obviously fine … but fitting (say) an Alfa 159 7.5Jx17 then takes you back to the same rim width as the Croma 18”
Croma
6.5Jx16ET41….205(or215)/55-16
7Jx17ET41….215/50-17
7.5Jx18ET41….225/45-18
Alfa 159
7Jx16ET??….205(or215)/55-16
7.5Jx17ET??….225/50-17
8Jx18ET??….235/45-18
Then the 166 wheels fit as well, it's only 2mm across 2 holes less than 1mm difference.
Wobbly-bolts would make up the 2mm difference, but they still won't fit because the centre bore is smaller on the 166 wheels.
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do the 16" vauxhall steel wheels fit over the big brakes on a 150 jtd auto?
yes, i have a set myself
