Hey guys and gals! Searched on the forum but couldnt find anything -

Just a simple question, putting 14 inch abarth alloys on a cinq which has 13 standard sporting alloys wont need any special parts, or adjustment, or effect the speedo or anything will it?

I could just bolt them on a like a usual wheel change?
[hope so]

Cheers people!
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Small front spacers required and speedo reading is dependant on tyres not wheels. What tyre size you using?

Cheers

SPD

155/70r13 75t

Any specific size front spacers, what soughta cost are they also

isobarboy said:

155/70r13 75t

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you are using 13'' tyres for 14'' alloys?

Rally meant what tyres are you using on your abarth alloys

As fitted, they came with rather neat 10mm front spacers. You might even find some at a reasonable price at your local FIAT dealer.

Speedo thing will depend on the wheels -- most people fit Conti Sport in 185/50/14.

If it's a Sporting it won't need lowering.

That will raise the gearing a little: speedo is likely to be more accurate.

fingres do you never sleep! . i run 175/50/14 on the abarth wheels, with the standard 10mm fiat spacers, works a treat! dont you need longer studs too!!

edit:- mine defo has longer studs for the front spacers!

I sleep late. Just been down the garage prepping the 899 for a drive shaft (or CV joint, whichever comes easiest) change.

If you get the full Abarth kit, I think it comes with bolts to hold the spacer to the hub and you then use your old wheelnuts to bolt to the spacer. But, yeah, otherwise longer bolts or a stud conversion.

abarth wheels from factory come with studs sorry forgot this. cinq ony had bolts not a stud and nut like myself. studs are 10.50 each and you will need eight if you go that route.

as for your bolts are you sure there long enough when i snapped some studs last week i tried cinq bolts and they were too short, screwed in but only one mabee two revolutions. wasnt happy .

Think he's got an 899, since he quoted his current tyre size.

Defo need 10mm extended bolts to fit the 10mm spacers.

But you can get a stud conversion kit on ebay for like £35 ish.

Ming

im sure there was a stud conversion on here not so long ago for anout 40 so you will need them.

Hey sorry late reply internet problems, I quoted the size of the tyre on the wheels.

I'm currently totally refurbishing the alloys also as they were a bit messy (bubbled paint - LOTS of scuffs etc), making them a silver/charcoal colour metallic.

So i need 10mm spacers for the front, which i can get from a fiat dealer?? (thank god i'm about 2 miles for one)

Also yes its a sporting so lowered, so my speedo wouldnt be affected?

Yes the alloys are 14"

isobarboy said:

Hey sorry late reply internet problems, I quoted the size of the tyre on the wheels.

I'm currently totally refurbishing the alloys also as they were a bit messy (bubbled paint - LOTS of scuffs etc), making them a silver/charcoal colour metallic.

So i need 10mm spacers for the front, which i can get from a fiat dealer?? (thank god i'm about 2 miles for one)

Also yes its a sporting so lowered, so my speedo wouldnt be affected?

Yes the alloys are 14"

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What size tyres are you going to use?

Cheers

SPD

55/70r13 75t is the size

cheers

isobarboy said:

155/70r13 75t is the size

cheers

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They are not going to fit your 14s. The '13' at the end is the hint that they are for 13 inch wheels.

Cheers

SPD

this is so weird, as i thought that but i got that reading from the alloy, which would lead me to believe that they are 13's not 14 inch alloys, but when i manually measured them, it came to 14inch, maybe i am just bad at measuring thus i wont need spacers, but when i put them against my original 13 i got on my car now, there an inch taller?!?!?! surely there not stretched onto the alloy?

or my original alloys are a 12, but there orig cinq ones

What design are your wheels - 1, 2 or 3?

I can't see any way of making 13" tyres fit a 14" wheel.

What is stamped on the new wheels themselves (may be on the rear side)?

sorry but LOL

beginning to remind me of the link posted in my signiture

If they are 13'' they arent abarth alloys, they must be either sporting wheels, aftermarket alloys with an abarth centre cap stuck on them or sporting wheels with an abarth aftermarket centre cap

isobarboy said:

this is so weird, as i thought that but i got that reading from the alloy, which would lead me to believe that they are 13's not 14 inch alloys, but when i manually measured them, it came to 14inch, maybe i am just bad at measuring thus i wont need spacers, but when i put them against my original 13 i got on my car now, there an inch taller?!?!?! surely there not stretched onto the alloy?

or my original alloys are a 12, but there orig cinq ones

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Oh boy, here we go again.

The overall size of the wheel when measured may indeed be 14 inches. Its the size of the groove behind that that determines the wheel size, so probably 13s therefore not Abarth.

Diameter does not determine the scrubbage factor, that is an offset issue.

Those giving advise assumed you knew what you were talking about and gave you advice for genyoine Abarth wheels.

What spacers you need for your unknown wheels is complete guesswork.

Cheers

SPD

rallycinq said:

What spacers you need for your unknown wheels is complete guesswork.

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Indeed. Post the ET (it'll be stamped on the wheel) -- a pic might help, too.