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stressy - 11/2/06 at 08:18 AM

Nice and easy.....

Is anyone using, or does anybody know if you can use 13" wheels with sierra rear discs and calipers?

Specifically is anybody using RS type 4 spokes?

Cheers.


flak monkey - 11/2/06 at 08:37 AM

IIRC I dont think you can. 13" alloys have a much smaller internal diamter than 13" steel wheels.

David


piddy - 11/2/06 at 09:37 AM

I think it depends what car there from.
I have some 13" wheels from a cortina that were planned to be used to push the car around the garage during the building stage, but they wouldnt fit the back or front of my car. ( discs all round)

However on my last car I had 13" four spoke Capri wheels and they fitted the front Ok. The rear were drums.

I therefore think that if they fitted the front then they probably would fit the rear as well.

I would think that you will be ok with the Capri four spokes they have a much wider offset.

The ones fitted to the Fiesta Super sport will not fit!

I dont know, but I wouldn't think the Escort ones would fit.

I hope this helps.



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[Edited on 11/2/06 by piddy]


donut - 11/2/06 at 09:57 AM

Talk to MAC#1, they have a set of 13" wheels on one of their cars.


speed8 - 11/2/06 at 10:00 AM

Yep. I'm putting 13" alloys on mine with Sierra rears and Wilwood fronts.

Talk to Mac#1 as there are a couple of little mods needing done.
What offset are your wheels because some of the ones I looked at won't fit. I'm needing ET35-38.


chriscook - 11/2/06 at 10:47 AM

I've got 13" alloy wheels over sierra rear calipers with hi-spec fronts. Mine are ET24 but i'll have 10mm spacers on the rear but thats only to fill the arches and nothing to do with clearing the caliper.


eddymcclements - 11/2/06 at 12:41 PM

I have 13" KN Minators over Sierra calipers and the only mod I had to make was to bend the handbrake arms on the calipers slightly to clear the rims.

Cheers,

Eddy