Lee Oyston Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 Hi I have a ford fiesta zetec 58 reg 1.4 I was wondering if 18 inch wheels would fit on my car without scraping thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Divszy Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 You might just get away with it but tyres would have to be low profile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NQbbe Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 Not too certain whether you can do it without scraping, but I just want to add that the ride will be VERY harsh, and your alloys will be quite prone to buckling (since there'll be hardly any rubber to absorb some of the impact from potholes) Personally I'd settle for 17 inches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Divszy Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 Not too certain whether you can do it without scraping, but I just want to add that the ride will be VERY harsh, and your alloys will be quite prone to buckling (since there'll be hardly any rubber to absorb some of the impact from potholes) Personally I'd settle for 17 inches. Agreed. Largest size I would go for is 17" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike77 Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 Yeah +1 for all the above, the 16 inch have a low profile of 45 sidewalls, moving on to the 17's they go to a 40 profile, which is low on a 17, and as pointed out already, the ride can suffer. Moving to 18's will require a minimum of a 35 profile, which is effectively an elastic band, tyres would be expensive, and any pothole would be a potential wheel breaker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheriff Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 And I'd have thought scrub on full lock... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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