what size wheels can i fit on my punto without having to do any mods to the arcs. im thinking of lowering at a future date. i was thinking of 16s. hope someone can help.

16s go no problem, 17s go aswell

evo10 said:

what size wheels can i fit on my punto without having to do any mods to the arcs. im thinking of lowering at a future date. i was thinking of 16s. hope someone can help.

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yep i just put 17`s on no problem the other day just the retaining screws will need to be taken off if you have them.

I was wondering this as i have a mk1 punto and want to put some alloys on it are you sure 16's and 17's go no probs???

as far as i know yes. but you may have to take out the inner arches on the back but they only plastic but i am sure somebody will have 1 on here who will know more than me

People have put 17s on their mk1s without any problems, but some have rubbed. It might only be if you lower mk1s with 17s on- they rub.

but if its not been lowered i mean completely standard 16's will 100% fit without any rubbing??

Im not 100% sure- ive never been near a mk1 Punto. But at a guess, if there was any rubbing (unlikely if car is light) it wont be worth worrying about.

wolfracepunto said:

Im not 100% sure- ive never been near a mk1 Punto. But at a guess, if there was any rubbing (unlikely if car is light) it wont be worth worrying about.

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for the sake of assurance i've debated just getting a set of standard 13's fiat branded as you can get them quite cheap, but when i had a flat tyre the other day i noticed how bad looking my rear brakes were! my old discs will look awful behind a set of alloys!

13s are tiny only the basic punto mk1 came with 13s,
you can paint rear brake drums silver with smooth hammerite

All depends what model you have as the Sporting and GTs have lower suspension as standard.

16s will fit no problem but tyres can cost more than 17s because they are more rare.
16s may rub if your tyres are wider than 195,45,16

17s will slow your 0-60 down alot more and need lowering,other wise you look like you drive a 4x4

I have gone for 15s and lowered 40mm much cheaper !!

dave said:

13s are tiny only the basic punto mk1 came with 13s,
you can paint rear brake drums silver with smooth hammerite

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Yes mate i have a standard punto 1.1 S!

btw, with a sporting if you put 60mm lowering springs on it, what is the biggest wheels that will fit with no mods and still fully usable car? i dont really care cos i know i want gt3 alloys but i will probably upgrade at some point

and to person who made this thread- buy some gt/late sporting wheels, they are good

badboy said:

Yes mate i have a standard punto 1.1 S!

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put 15s on it then

or these http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7991123597&category=72249&rd=1

dave said:

or these http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7991123597&category=72249&rd=1

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look ok but local pick up im in birmingham... how much would a new set of fiat alloys cost me?

I keep seeing the words, 'wheel spacers' come up when people talk about alloys what are these? and how do you know what size and type you need?