Technical Alloy size
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Technical Alloy size
Standard fitment for Bravo/a & Marea wheels is:
PCD 98 - Offset 38 - Centre Bore 58.0
I think your new wheels should be OK - you can check on the car yourself.
Perfect tyre size for your car is the standard fitment of 185/55 x 15, but with 6J wheels you can also have 195/50 x 15. Comfort should be the same with both, but different makes can have softer or harder sidewalls.
The Bravas look good with 5-spokes....
PCD 98 - Offset 38 - Centre Bore 58.0
I think your new wheels should be OK - you can check on the car yourself.
Perfect tyre size for your car is the standard fitment of 185/55 x 15, but with 6J wheels you can also have 195/50 x 15. Comfort should be the same with both, but different makes can have softer or harder sidewalls.
The Bravas look good with 5-spokes....
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Did fit them today, they do fit, quite well, i have other bad news, they aren't quite straight, all 4 are bent, i have them at a shop 25 euros to straighten them all, and i need 4 tired, 25 euros for 4 tires with 6 mm left, second hand + mounting and fitting also i need center rings, i had them made at a friend who has a lathe, i had them made after the single one left on the rims, the original one, witch is OZ Duraluminium, and i think i will need some wobble bolts or at least some bolts that have a bigger head, the stock ones aren't grabbing the wheel correctly.
I checked my Fiat Speedlines - 6Jx15H2-40, so I guess the offset is 5mm greater than yours (so yours sit further in?). 185/55x15 tyres are standard.
If you have a true 98mm PCD then you should NOT need wobble bolts, maybe your bolts are just too short if the wheel section at the holes is thicker than on earlier wheels. I had this problem when I got a second set of Mk1 Brava alloys, my "Speedline" bolts were 6mm or so too short. Also the hex nut size changed from 19mm to 17mm between Mk1 and Mk2.
You are lucky that you can get thinks fixed so cheap, especially the wheel straightening! I guess the roads can be bad in your area, to cause the damage.
It should be good when finished.....
If you have a true 98mm PCD then you should NOT need wobble bolts, maybe your bolts are just too short if the wheel section at the holes is thicker than on earlier wheels. I had this problem when I got a second set of Mk1 Brava alloys, my "Speedline" bolts were 6mm or so too short. Also the hex nut size changed from 19mm to 17mm between Mk1 and Mk2.
You are lucky that you can get thinks fixed so cheap, especially the wheel straightening! I guess the roads can be bad in your area, to cause the damage.
It should be good when finished.....
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On my 1.4 12valve Bravo I had 15" 6J, ET35, PCD 4x98, Centre Bore 58.1
This is how they looked, and they fitted really nice. Tyres where 185/55/R15.
Link for that car;
https://www.fiatforum.com/members-motors/199136-fiat-bravo-1-4-12v-1997-degas-grey-modified.html
Link fore my current car
https://www.fiatforum.com/members-motors/233667-1996-fiat-bravo-1-8-hlx-ink-black.html
This is how they looked, and they fitted really nice. Tyres where 185/55/R15.
Link for that car;
https://www.fiatforum.com/members-motors/199136-fiat-bravo-1-4-12v-1997-degas-grey-modified.html
Link fore my current car
https://www.fiatforum.com/members-motors/233667-1996-fiat-bravo-1-8-hlx-ink-black.html
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It all depends on the thickness of your new wheels. I might be able to measure how much sticks out on my standard spare wheel over the weekend.
You could take one of your steel wheels off the car put a original bolt through the bolt hole and measure how much thread sticks out then put one of your new bolts through the new wheel and see how much thread sticks out. if they are too short the bolts will rip out of the hubs if they are too long they will rub against things behind the hub causing damage.
You could take one of your steel wheels off the car put a original bolt through the bolt hole and measure how much thread sticks out then put one of your new bolts through the new wheel and see how much thread sticks out. if they are too short the bolts will rip out of the hubs if they are too long they will rub against things behind the hub causing damage.
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They should be OK, my Mk2 bolts had a 22mm thread and I had to get some new ones with a 28mm thread for the thicker Mk1 alloys. Short bolts on thick wheels don't grab the hub....
But I still say you don't need wobble bolts if the PCD is genuinely 98mm. If your problem is only short bolts / thick wheels then you are the person to decide that - you have all the evidence in front of your nose....
But I still say you don't need wobble bolts if the PCD is genuinely 98mm. If your problem is only short bolts / thick wheels then you are the person to decide that - you have all the evidence in front of your nose....
There should be about 15mm of thread showing behind the wheel, to bolt into the hub....
