I just bought a 2014 500 Pop with the standard 175/65 R14 82T, I want to put a decent set of mags on and wider tires. I just noticed that the wheels are held on with only 4 nuts. I thought I might put on some 15 inch rims and some tires that will grip the road better. What is the recommendation? Will I struggle to find some nice rims?

Thanks.

Standard Fiat fitment is 4x98 PCD with a 58.1mm centre bore. You can fit 4x100 using PCD correction bolts. You also have to take offset, width and rolling radius into account. It's not an easy subject, so best thing to do is link the wheels you want to fit and we'll soon tell you whether or not you'll be able to.

Or look for some genuine 500 15" on ebay etc. They look good, but ride and tyre life suffer, and you'll need to tell your insurer if you change wheels.

The OP could go for 16 inch rims maybe. That's whats on mine.

How many nuts were you expecting to find?
As already mentioned, to avoid headaches have a search for fiat 500 alloy wheels, there's quite a few styles to choose from. The 500/595 Abarth will also fit.

Happy hunting.

I have done by acquiring 1 set of abarth spider wheels. check out this link https://www.fiatforum.com/500/473744-will-abarth-wheels-fit-1-2-pop.html

The first thing is to work out what size wheels you want to fit, then that will dictate what size tyres you would need.

Then check out what tyres are available in that size and how much they cost. For instance, a 195/45x16 tyre would be equivalent to your 175/65x14 but they're not a common size so they will not be particularly cheap, like a 205/40x17 for example.

If you're happy/don't care/own a tyre factory then find wheels with a 4x98 or 4x100PCD (you will need special bolts - aka "wobble bolts" - for the latter) and a 58.1 centre bore.

A larger bore (e.g. 65mm) can be sleeved down with a spigot ring. You *need* spigot rings if your wheel bore is bigger than 58.1mm.. since they support the weight of the car on the wheel. The bolts are just there to hold the wheel to the hub.

Offset is less crucial. If the wheel (i.e. not the tyre) is 1" (25.4mm) wider then you ought to increase the offset by 5 or 6 mm to stop it sticking out half an inch, just through being wider (if it had the same offset).

Too-wide wheels a) look stoopid - yes they do - and b) will foul on your wheel arch liners at full lock. It's not a good look when your tyre rips out the liner. I'm not a fan of spacers.. so ideally find a wider wheel and offset combination so you don't need spacers.

The main thing after you got the wheel that fits is to match the new tyre to give the same sort of rolling radius/diameter as the old one. Don't fit balloon tyres with too high sidewalls (see "Too wide wheels").

Also make sure that the wider tyre you will inevitably fit does not foul the suspension or the wheel arches. If you have a larger, wider wheel with the same or slightly greater offset and fit a tyre that matches the rolling radius/diameter of the old one, then you'll very certainly be okay.


Ralf S.