Help with wheel selection

[Paul Aspden (MoFast)]

Hi All

 

Can someone confirm that these wheels will be ok for my wide track 250 chassis.

 

I will be ordering 

 

R15

PCD 4 x 108

offset ET 35

 

https://www.demon-tweeks.com/uk/team-dynamics-pro-race-1-2-alloy-wheels-in-black-gloss-set-of-4-2000852/

 

many thanks in advance

[Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman]

You don’t say what width.

 

With FW rear bodywork, (which works best with a slightly different offset to ZK, which is effectively slightly narrower across the rear arches), the most popular fitment on the Mega S2000/Sport 250 chassis, (which uses different offsets to standard cars) is:

 

Team Dynamics in

Front: 15x7" et40, PCD 4x108

Tyre size: 205/50R15

Rear: 15x8" et24, PCD 4x108

Tyre size: 205/50R15

[Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman]

Obviously, you can just tweek the numbers for different widths, to see the differences.

[Paul Aspden (MoFast)]

Thanks Dave it’s a good job I checked. So I need different offsets and widths front n rear.

[SXRORY]

Fixed it for you, don't miss your chance 

https://www.demon-tweeks.com/uk/team-dynamics-pro-race-1-2-alloy-wheels-in-gloss-gold-set-of-4-2000856/

Look great on the grey imo

 

Or even 

https://www.demon-tweeks.com/uk/team-dynamics-pro-race-1-2-alloy-wheels-in-gloss-bronze-set-of-4-2000855/

 

Don't hide nice wheels 👍

 

[Paul Aspden (MoFast)]

On 30/01/2020 at 23:56, Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Secretary said:

You don’t say what width.

 

With FW rear bodywork, (which works best with a slightly different offset to ZK, which is effectively slightly narrower across the rear arches), the most popular fitment on the Mega S2000/Sport 250 chassis, (which uses different offsets to standard cars) is:

 

Team Dynamics in

Front: 15x7" et40, PCD 4x108

Tyre size: 205/50R15

Rear: 15x8" et24, PCD 4x108

Tyre size: 205/50R15

 

Hi Dave I am using the older style sierra rear uprights but I am assuming this won't make a difference.

[Kingster]

42 minutes ago, Paul Aspden The 2nd said:

 

Hi Dave I am using the older style sierra rear uprights but I am assuming this won't make a difference.

...but the wishbones might. They came in different lengths back in the day. 

[Steve (sdh2903)]

Best thing to do is get the body on, fit a wheel with a known offset and then measure from there on how much further in or out  you want them, there’s nowt worse than a set of wheels lost in the arches. Especially as your using a mix of new and old donor parts.

 

My car for example everything from the factory and the manuals points to an offset of 23 on a 7 inch wheel and yet I’m effectively running a 17 offset but the wheel could come out even more, probably to around a zero offset to fully fill the arch. Again though some of my parts are 20 years old and some are far more recent.

[Kingster]

Agree with @Steve (sdh2903) 

 

I swapped uprights and the driveshafts that I bought with them (which were off the car the uprights came from) were 40mm too short. 
 

So my wishbones (2014 model) are wider than the ones the seller used. 
 

My wheels are 13x7 ET23 and fit nicely in the arches. But if I had the other wishbones they would be sat well inboard!

[Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman]

Absolutely what Steve and Chris have said; you're in the dry fit and test territory I'm afraid.