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Hello all - just joined. Nice to meet you all......My first question is concerning roadwheels (as above)... I have 13" steels on 1990-build Spartan with a wire wheel trim missing & with cracking between the treads on the front, offside tyre so it seems opportune to try & replace the wheels/tyres....hopefully together as one. Have found myself looking at Sierra alloys but have no idea what others have fitted? 4x108 seems a popular PCD but no idea about ideal ET offset etc? Any help/advice gratefully received.........solution must be cheap as poverty stricken!...
Ebay is the way forward for a cheap set of wheels with tyres.
Most of the rear wheel drive Fords will have roughly the right off sets, you can adapt a little with spacers or shims.
I would think most wheel options from Escort Mk1 - 2, Cortina Mk1-5, Capri Mk 1 - 3 and Sierra. Standard sizes will be 13" 14" and 15" diameters and from 4 1/2" to 7" width.
There are lots of after market options too. You can buy a set of knock on wires in 14" or 15" for around £100 often with ok tyres. A set of adaptors for a similar amount.
I'm led to believe that popular Peugeot wheels are the same PCD as old Fords (but different less? offset), maybe worth a look also. Most of the FWD Fords will be the wrong offset for a RWD car (and Peugeot also I presume)
