Technical simply state wheel dimensions please?

[pandasam]

after an hour or 2 searching the forum i havent found a definate answer to the question what dimensions are sensible for running and aftermarket tyre

ive got a 1.1 active eco on 13" steelies.

im lookin to upgrade to aftermarket alloys of 15" but i want to know what would be the best width and what profile i should go for, for the tyre so i do not increase rolling radius and throw speedo out. also what offset to use so i dont have to use spacers and of anyone has any suggestions as to what alloys look good.

btw im not looking for perfomance incase you didnt realise from my choice of engine haha

cheers

 

[BenP]

What size are the tyres on your 13s? I'll need that to be able to work it out.

Ben

 

[PNL]

The process of changing over to 15's on the panda is simple and painless..most aftermarket sites will have all the details on there but when i did ours I used these people ..found them the best..ask for Garry..

http://www.powellsperformance.co.uk/erol.html#1X0

Found them the best when I insisted on using the correct PCD for a fiat..4x98..tyre wise on the 15" wheels you will be looking at 195/50 15..which usually come as a package with the wheels..here is the wifes panda as an example..

 

[pandasam]

cheers guys thats the first simple answer ive found

 

[pandasam]

what width are your tyres? ive seen people saying that 5.5j is the widest you can go but that seems very small, would a 6 or 6.5j rim fit? or even a 7j

 

[PNL]

what width are your tyres? ive seen people saying that 5.5j is the widest you can go but that seems very small, would a 6 or 6.5j rim fit? or even a 7j

6.5J and offset 28.. looked for the reciept but couldnt find it :bang: think it was just over £400 with falken tyres for the package..which have really good grip..

 

[pandasam]

awesome man thanks for that i asume you havent had any problems with them, ill order some rims now cheers for the help guys

 

[BenP]

Just for your info guys, but the 'J' part of a wheel dimension has nothing to do with the width.

It's a common misconception that 'J' stands for 'inch' in wheel dimensions, but it actually refers to the nominal flange height of the rim, in this case J meaning approx 17.3mm. The reason you see J on pretty much every wheel you come across is because nobody really uses road wheels that don't have the aforementioned flange height.

Out of interest though, a 6.5K wheel would still be 6.5 inches wide but would have a 19.3mm flange – however this would rarely be found on a road car.

Ben

 

[pandasam]

just been digging around the internet and came across 2 different offsets for the panda

one is 24-28 and the other is 30-38

which one is right if either?

 

[306maxi]

just been digging around the internet and came across 2 different offsets for the panda

one is 24-28 and the other is 30-38

which one is right if either?

I would say 30-38