Styling bravo wheels on a sei???

[Lecook]

i am looking at getting some wheels off a bravo to put on my sei there 15's and there original fiat wheels will they fit straight on or am i going to need some kinda spacers

there 6.5 wide
was thinking of stretching the tyres on the rims

just wandering if anyone knows what size tyres im goin to have to get its lowered 40mm so im expecting some work in the arches

cheers

lee

 

[AppleSei]

No they wont fit straight on and i wouldnt bother - you will kill the acceleration

Work to be done as you acknowledge and with a 40mm drop it will catch all the time

Stick to either 13" or 14"

 

[Lecook]

ok so i bought em any ideas on what tyres i may need to strech onto them ???

cheers

lee

 

[AppleSei]

Well my post was a waste of time

Unsure on tyres, maybe post on the bravo forum?

 

[Lecook]

they look smart and with a good refurb and a bit of work they will fit and im not a manic boy racer so im not looking to be racing anyone

 

[ycming]

They have been fitted to a sei before but it is a 1.4 16v sei. Think IIRC you can use 165/50/15.


P.S do a search first to confirm!
Ming

 

[Lecook]

Cheers ming

im looking to do that conversion in the next year or so but finally getting the answers im looking for is great

cheers again

lee

 

[fingers99]

Read the peice on wheels in the guides. Do not stretch tyres -- it's plain silly. You should be just about able to for 195/45/15s, but they'll be tight. It'll raise the gearing a smidge, but I can think of 14@ tyres that'll raise it more. Get the ET right, don't use universal spacers, etc.

 

[Todger182]

I don't know what people have against stretched tyres.

It's been proven on JDM cars to be safe, and euro folk use stretch quite alot.

When you have 155/50's on 9j rims then you need to see a doctor. Otherwise a sensible stretch is fine.

Thanks

X

 

[fingers99]

It's just a styling thing. Fitting the appropriate tyres to the appropriate rims is a safety thing. If the wheel/tyre combination is outside of the tyre maker's recommended fittings, your insurance company, and possibly the police, will take you to the cleaners.

Of course, this is even more the case if the OP intends to fit a 1.4 16v engine...........

 

[Todger182]

Insurance knows about my maserati wheels and tyre selection so therefore they cannot screw me if they tried. I have paperwork to confirm they know.

I have two sets of maserati wheels and one set will be fitted with my yoko's in 185/50 (daily/track use), the other set with nankang AS1's (show use) in 155/55 stretch (technically not even a stretch).

Stretch isn't just a style. it is when it comes to using run of the mill nankangs or cheng poo brand tyres. I have seen brand new BMW's come out of the showroom fitted with narrower/stretched tyres.

Thanks

X

 

[fingers99]

Again, tyre manufacturer's publish a list of recommended fitments. The easiest one to find on line is generally Bridgestone's. If it doesn't fit, it aint safe. Simple as that.

 

[Todger182]

So incording to what I should be running then, my maserati wheels should be fitted with 205/60/14. For some reason I don't think they will even fit in a sei arch . The 185/50/14 selection "doesn't fit" but they don't even class as a narrower tyre .

The nankang doesn't really class a stretch as they just fit on and bead up as normal.

So why would a car manufacturer be fitting narrower tyres onto a car (especially BMW of all companies)? That is the one that confuses me if it's not safe .

In my opinion it is safe aslong as your not trying to do this:

The sidewalls are severely comprimised and I would expect that to blow off at the first pot hole.

Thanks

X

 

[fingers99]

I think the top two look compromised as well.

Maybe for show cars? I won't comment on BMW..............:

 

[Lecook]

so even if i went to a 185/45/15 they would be streched im not goin for the 'LOOK' so much its more just to cram them in the arches

 

[fingers99]

I'd go for 195/45/15s. Falkens are probably the cheapest ones worth buying, or fora bit more look at Maragoni or Uniroyal Rainsport. They'll be a tight fit, but it's doable, you may have to take a hammer to the inner rear arches, towards the top -- et has as big an influence as the tyre size itself.