VTR alloys?

  1. Established Member Joined: Jan 2013 Portsmouth Posts: 1335 1997 Mk1 VTS
    #1
    Im currently running on steels.

    Im looking at putting on some lovely vtr alloys i have seen on ebay.

    Just wondering can i literally just unbolt the steels and chuck the vtr ones straight on? or is there any adjustments etc.. needed?
  2. Regular Poster Joined: Sep 2012 Hampshire Posts: 489 Saxo silver forte 1.1 Mazda mx5
    #2
    what saxo do you have? 1.1?
  3. Established Member Joined: Jan 2013 Portsmouth Posts: 1335 1997 Mk1 VTS
    #3
    hahah your always helping me! And yeah a 1.1 desire! 2003
  4. Regular Poster Joined: Mar 2013 kent Posts: 330 vtr mk2
    #4
    your 1.1 3 stud or 4?
  5. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 31279 Citroen Saxo VTS, S60 D5
    #5
    Desires are 4 stud.
  6. Regular Poster Joined: Sep 2012 Hampshire Posts: 489 Saxo silver forte 1.1 Mazda mx5
    #6
    if 4 stud then yeahh will fit your car however it may scrape with the back arch on your tyre. I'm running 15 205 GTI alloys on my 1.1 and the back arch scrapes a little on myn, gonna try roll my arch a bit and that should sort the problem.
  7. Established Member Joined: Jan 2013 Portsmouth Posts: 1335 1997 Mk1 VTS
    #7
    Yeah 4 stud, and oh.. was looking for no agro with it all really
  8. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2009 Uppingham, Rutland Posts: 9569 mk1 JP4'd VTR, '16 Fabia Monte Carlo
    #8
    you need the right wheel bolts you cant use the tapered bolts that your steels use you need flat ones

    and if your car is unlowered it'll be fine even lowered im sure it'll be fine. tom5190 ran 165 tires on teh back of his when he was down 60mm instead of the 185s

    he only had to cut away some of the arch when he ran 15" alloys with 195's
  9. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Nov 2010 England Posts: 3423
    #9
    You need vtr wheel bolts. 1.1 bolts won't work due to the shape and bolt head design. Other then that they will fit.
  10. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2009 Uppingham, Rutland Posts: 9569 mk1 JP4'd VTR, '16 Fabia Monte Carlo
    #10
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by logic_guy View Post
    You need vtr wheel bolts. 1.1 bolts won't work due to the shape and bolt head design. Other then that they will fit.
    So what I just said? Lol
  11. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Nov 2010 England Posts: 3423
    #11
    I didn't see. I'm on my crapberry.
  12. L-plater Joined: Sep 2012 Kent Posts: 34 Citreon Saxo
    #12
    i was wondering the same, would these work alright?

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4x-Locking...item35aa4cff70
  13. Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2013 Plymouth Posts: 388 '99 Golf GT TDi
    #13
    I'm not super clued up with cars but I would get three regular bolts and one locking bolt for each wheel. You can't tighten up locking nuts up too tight (apparently) as they strip easy or something?
  14. L-plater Joined: Feb 2010 ebbw vale Posts: 72 citroen saxo silver completely standard
    #14
    As said above u need the proper bolts. Think with my furio I had years ago the backs went on fine but the fronts needed longer bolts. And they need to be flat not tapered. I used 106 gti bolts. But saxo vtr/s bolts will work too
  15. Super Moderator Joined: Nov 2009 Cambridge(ish), UK. Posts: 10581 BMW 5x M50d.
    #15
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by josh89vtr View Post
    As said above u need the proper bolts. Think with my furio I had years ago the backs went on fine but the fronts needed longer bolts. And they need to be flat not tapered. I used 106 gti bolts. But saxo vtr/s bolts will work too
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  16. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2009 Uppingham, Rutland Posts: 9569 mk1 JP4'd VTR, '16 Fabia Monte Carlo
    #16
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by josh89vtr View Post
    As said above u need the proper bolts. Think with my furio I had years ago the backs went on fine but the fronts needed longer bolts. And they need to be flat not tapered. I used 106 gti bolts. But saxo vtr/s bolts will work too
    did you really have to point that out for the third time??

    and you need flat bolts allaround, front or back makes no difference