need help finding 1.1 alloys

1. marcfoxall Newbie Joined: Nov 2005 Warrington United Kingdom (England) Posts: 14

   #1 10th March 2006, 02:35

   Have been looking for a while for some alloys for my saxo 1.1 2002. Although have seen some that have been done that look like the car is on stilts once the alloys have been fitting and I want the car to look good without being lowered (initially).
   Have seen 'ScottishLad' has a great set of alloys on his and wondered if that is lowered aswell or is that just standard? also which size, 15, 16 or 17?
   Ow yer, and I also dont want tyres to rub on arches Please help
   Cheers everyone
2. liamk15 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2005 North east Posts: 6123 Type-r

   #2 10th March 2006, 02:45

   Even with 15s its still going to look like its on stilts.
3. liamk15 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2005 North east Posts: 6123 Type-r

   #3 10th March 2006, 02:48

   Btw his is lowered
4. marcfoxall Newbie Joined: Nov 2005 Warrington United Kingdom (England) Posts: 14

   #4 10th March 2006, 02:50

   wud lowering change my insuance and wud this make handling worse or better? cheers 4 ur help m8
5. liamk15 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2005 North east Posts: 6123 Type-r

   #5 10th March 2006, 02:57

   Would really depend on your insurance company by how much.Give them a ring first to make sure. It does make the handling 100times better tho. I would defo advise you to get it lowered.
6. user_7076 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Sep 2005 Milton Keynes Posts: 8504 Audi A1 S-Line, Mazda MX5 Kuro, Renault Clio 1.2,

   #6 10th March 2006, 05:06

   mine is on 16's and when I have three people in the back it is around the height tha I want it to be lowered and there is about 3mm between the rear of the arch and the tyre and about a mm between the inside of the arch and the tyre
7. user_7076 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Sep 2005 Milton Keynes Posts: 8504 Audi A1 S-Line, Mazda MX5 Kuro, Renault Clio 1.2,

   #7 10th March 2006, 05:07

   so in other words. 17's would be out of the question lol
8. Barry123 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Oct 2005 Aycliffe Posts: 32205 Saxo VTS

   #8 10th March 2006, 12:17

   Similar problem to my dilemma.
   
   I'm going either 14" tho i would prefer 15" alloys and making sure the rim width is no larger then 6.5J. And lowerer it a maximum of 40mm.
   
   I've decided this just on the basis of what i've heard on this forum, its probably your safest route.
   
   Insurance usually does increase with a 'mod' declared as lowering is a 'mod'. But as said it depends on the insurance company and your age as to whether they bend you over and financially bum you senseless about it.
   
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9. marcfoxall Newbie Joined: Nov 2005 Warrington United Kingdom (England) Posts: 14

   #9 10th March 2006, 17:48

   Cheers 4 all ur help guys. Just a few more things. what width of tyre should I go for in order for best handling and looks and 'snewham', how far does your rear wheel arch sit above the wheel with no-one in?
   thanks
   
10. user_7076 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Sep 2005 Milton Keynes Posts: 8504 Audi A1 S-Line, Mazda MX5 Kuro, Renault Clio 1.2,

    #10 10th March 2006, 19:02

    this is how far it sits above the wheel:
    
    
    
    so it's about 3 or 4 cm i think. That isn't where the problem is on mine though. The problem is the fact that my wheels are 7.2 inches wide and it rubs on the inside of the arch
11. Barry123 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Oct 2005 Aycliffe Posts: 32205 Saxo VTS

    #11 10th March 2006, 19:21

    can you full lock it without rubbing Snew?
    
    marc,
    For 6.5J alloys you want to have a tyre of around 195mm.
    If its a style and handling priority you could have wider but your going to have some bad wear charactistics trying to cram a wider tyre on to a slim(ish) alloy so go through tyres a lot quicker than you otherwise would.
    
    
    The most common types of tyre are:
    
    195/50/R15
    195/45/R15
    
    Thats probably your best bet.
    Both of which are quite similar to the rolling circumference of your current steel and tyre so your speedo wont be drastically incorrect.
12. marcfoxall Newbie Joined: Nov 2005 Warrington United Kingdom (England) Posts: 14

    #12 11th March 2006, 15:18

    Cheers 4 ur help guys, seems to make sense now! lol
    Thanks