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Easy to source 15" wheel (for rally car)
Hey all ive been toying with the idea of running 15" wheels on my mk2 as i can get 15" rally tyres very very cheap and im looking at wheels available that i could use. Im after a rim that: - is readily available should i break one - has an ok offset (not running arches at the moment but may move to them) - prefer 4 stud, as im planning to have the hubs re-drilled if i can find a suitable wheel. I have been looking at s13 silvia wheels lately, but the offset of 15x6JJ +40 i thought might bring the wheel to far in? has anyone got any ideas on rims? At worst ill just stick with the trusty 13" wheels but just having a look around at the moment  Cheers Matty
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Re:Easy to source 15" wheel (for rally car)
2012/03/15 18:03:51
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try a Euro wreckers for some 15" alloys off a SAAB. Stay under ET33 and you should be right
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Re:Easy to source 15" wheel (for rally car)
2012/03/15 19:38:03
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6JJ ET40 will give you a backspace of 5.1" (129 mm), which is a bit over an inch more than the standard Ford Aust. supplied wheels (which are about 4"), so I'd say you need something with a bit less offset.
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Re:Easy to source 15" wheel (for rally car)
2012/03/15 21:18:48
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Hey Matty, Check this link out http://jpowell.tripod.com/saab-wheels/#soccer It's a list of all the wheels that SAAB use inc the offsets etc.. May help you track down what you are after. I have a set of Ronals off a SAAB with an offset of 40. The rears are fine but the fronts hit the body on full lock and there is a about 5mm of clearance from the strut. Cheers Matt
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Re:Easy to source 15" wheel (for rally car)
2012/03/20 13:20:25
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Awesome thanks for the ideas guys.. thats a good starting point to start tracking some rims down :)
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Re:Easy to source 15" wheel (for rally car)
2012/03/21 14:00:35
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Are you planning to arch it Matty? There won't be much room to move in there with 15 inch wheels and tyres.
You still coming up this way on the weekend?
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Re:Easy to source 15" wheel (for rally car)
2012/03/21 14:47:52
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Hey cam, yeah thinking arches are on the cards..
Yep ill be up at Kendall this weekend.. car #3 white datto that'll be me :) where coming up friday :)
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Re:Easy to source 15" wheel (for rally car)
2012/03/21 17:03:22
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Cool. Unfortunately I have to work, but will pop down late in the arvo. Rallying in a Datto. Oh the shame!! 
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Re:Easy to source 15" wheel (for rally car)
2012/07/23 22:50:10
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Hi !
Will a 16 X 7J x E.T +25-30 fit my Mark 2 Escort standard wheel well?
Thanks!
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Re:Easy to source 15" wheel (for rally car)
2012/07/24 18:51:09
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Pug 307 steel wheels work. I ran them of over 3 years without any issues.
I am sure that there would be an alloy option.
Cheers
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Re:Easy to source 15" wheel (for rally car)
2012/07/24 19:15:20
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Most of the wheels that have been suggested above have the wrong offset for an Escort. The Euro wheels from a Saab, Peugeot, Citroen etc have wheels that will "fit ok" but there's issues with offset, the stud hole size, CB size, etc.
If you are re-drilling the hubs, re-drill to the Falcon stud pattern (114.3X5) and fit ED/EF/EL era 15" steelies. The offset is +6 so about 6mm away from the Escort offset. They will be further towards the guard by 6mm, so much better, and the wheels are plentyful.
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Re:Easy to source 15" wheel (for rally car)
2012/07/25 19:00:15
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Forget the 15" wheeks for a rally car.... The 15" tyres you can get are not a low enough profile and will make the wheel diameter way too large... I ran 14" pug405 rims (which are a good offset for an Escort) withe rally tires on the Autocross car, but ultimately the lowest profile that rally tires come in is a 60 profile which made them taller than 13" ones. Also on a rally car you want higher profile tires to absorb the 'bumps'..... Really think the tire issue is you main problem, not the rims which are relatively easy to get if you know where to look.... Most 15" rally tires are 205/65/15 that I have seen as a minimum...
Just my 2.2c worth including GST....
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Re:Easy to source 15" wheel (for rally car)
2012/07/26 12:46:36
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Matt - I'm with nic......I was going ddown the 15" path as well but to get a similar height of a 13/14 or 610mm you need to run a low profile tyre....650mm high wheels such off a 4WD rally car are too high & wide. After a lengthy discussion with Stucky tyres are going with 14" wheels
with 15" wheels you would not only need to arch it but tub it as well
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Re:Easy to source 15" wheel (for rally car)
2012/07/26 17:47:24
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Matt- you might want to weigh up the cause and effect of going to 15's. we changed from the 175/13 dunlops to the 185/13 dunlops last season. We rarely finished a khanacross/motorkhana/autocross or rallysprint without crawling under and replacing an axle in the locked english diff. The 185's on the same 13 6jj std alloys also ate my front arches.
we're only now contemplating 14's or 15's on both cars now weve got rid of the english axles and puchased some arches. In retrospect maybe redrilling the hilux axles was a mistake and we should have looked harder at converting the front hubs to falcon stud pattern and stockpiling falcon rims.
Does anybody have a guestimate on the weight of a saab alloy compared to std esky alloy
Steve
mk2 2dr club car. pinto, stage 1 valves, rl31 cam, gsxr 600 tb running MS2 extra. :-)))
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