Dear All,

Do you know if steel wheels of smaller diameter are available for the 100hp?

I'm thinking of buying a set and fitting winter tyres, as the areas I drive through are particularly bad for snow, etc.

I'm not sure of the availability of low profile winter tyres nor do I want to buy another set of alloys.

Edit: just noticed Santa's thread : https://www.fiatforum.com/panda-new/125373-my-winter-alloys.html

Ordering the tyres probably isn't a problem, I just need to get some wheels?

Thanks.

Not sure about steels. Personally I'm tempted to buy another set of alloys, although I just want to be sure that 195/50/15 will be OK and not foul the arches etc as unfortunately nobody makes proper tyres in 195/45/15.

Ben

If you're fitting smaller wheels, make sure the brake calipers will fit underneath.

I have just bought a set of AEZ Icon 5 alloys i 6 x 14 ET 30 , and vill mount a set of 185-55 x 14 tyres on them , thats recomended in my Drivers Handbook at least here in Denmark

d'oh, thanks laverda, it does help if you read the handbook

mine says:
alloy rims: 5.5 J x 14 ET 32
tyres: 185/55 R14 80T (M+S)

those aez icon 5 alloys look very nice, a bit like the original

I don't know why the size in my handbook is different to yours..

mine handbook says the same as yours, but most of the aftermarket alloy wheels in 14'' are 6 x 14 where Fiat's original alloy wheels are 5,5 x 14 but the price are much higher and I dont think that extra half inch is a problem.
What make of vintertyres are you going to use?

Thinking of these as they are highly recommended by ADAC:
http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/rshop....0&Transport=P&F_F=&dsco=110&sowigan=Wi&Achse=

Are you using PCD 100 wheels with wobble bolts?
FIATs are PCD 98?

How did you decide between ET30 and ET35?

Thanks.

the AEZ alloy wheels i have bought is 4x98 , so no wobly bolts here and I have choosed ET 30 because they are closer to ET 32 than ET 35
The standard alloys on the 100 HP is ET 32.
I havent decided yet which tyre to order but my choice is between Hankook W440 or Kleber Krisalp HP

100hp alloys are 4x98, 6.5j x15", et35.

Hi Guys,
I'm having trouble locating the exact wheels.
I've had a quote from an alloy wheel specialist; he said PCD 98 is very rare and 14" is very rare. He has quoted for ET 35, PCD 100, 14"x6 wheels with a FIAT fitting kit (wobble bolts?), which he says he guarantees will fit the car perfectly. What do you think?

Have you had a look at Compomotive wheels?

http://www.comp.co.uk

They do a broad range of fittings so you might have a decent chance of finding something suitable

Got my eye on a set of 15's to replace the ones on my HP

Shouldn't be any probs doing that, although you won't be able to use your current locking wheel nuts so if that's an issue you'll need to source a "wobbly" set

Chris

mathew said:

Hi Guys,
I'm having trouble locating the exact wheels.
I've had a quote from an alloy wheel specialist; he said PCD 98 is very rare and 14" is very rare. He has quoted for ET 35, PCD 100, 14"x6 wheels with a FIAT fitting kit (wobble bolts?), which he says he guarantees will fit the car perfectly. What do you think?

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If the wheels come with 58.1mm spigot rings, you're ok there.

HP. said:

100hp alloys are 4x98, 6.5j x15", et35.

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Hi HP
have checked the handbook once more and the 100 HP alloy wheels actually have ET 30 and recomend 5,5 x 14 ET 32 for the vintertyres so the AEZ alloys i have bought is spot on exept for the ½ inch in extra with.
Here in Denmark most of the bigger alloy manufactures have the 4 x 98 for Fiat.
On my old Delta I had a set of O.Z. wheels with 4 x 100 and the 'wobly' bolts and they worked fine.

What's the difference between winter and summer. Can't say I've noticed anything. A little bit drier in the winter perhaps.

Murano16v said:

What's the difference between winter and summer. Can't say I've noticed anything. A little bit drier in the winter perhaps.

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Winter tyres outperform summer tyres anything below 10deg C, and are mandatory in winter in many europen countries.

Ok, I was just being a little sarcastic about our really crap british weather

There is no UK requirement to fit winter ttyres, unlike a lot of European countries. Before yuo buy anything in the UK check your insurnace first, as any deviation from factory std UK spec might be deemed out of policy unless declared. UK spec says a certain speed rating, winter tyres will not be the same speed rating. On warmer dry conditions they will handle poorly and increase braking distances. ITs partly why the UK doesn't enforce winter tyres, our winters just aren't consitently cold enough from November to April to warrant a permanent switch to winter tyres.