MK3 xx pack alloy wheels HELP??

[Drew]

heres a heart braking story for you

hi there everyone im currently building a mk3 xxpack capri from scratch (i bought the shell with the bodykit fitted) and ive got my brakes and axles in now, i threw on a set of wheels to get it moving the now but i dunno what im gonna do about getting the wheels out to fill the wings, i have 283mm cossie discs on the front so im gonna need a 15 maybe even 16" to clear the caliper but i cannot find any kind of advice on offset whatso ever !
if anyone knows or has already run into this problem please gimmie a shout your advice would be much apreciated!!!!
CHEERS!!! drew.

[tck]

some wide rims that were meant for the xx pack?..

[Drew]

some wide rims that were meant for the xx pack?..

ive found xpack wheels before and they were 13's infact i think theres some on ebay right now but as i said i need 15" plus lol

[capri_sam]

Really depends on your budget. If you've got the cash, image wheels do repro RS 4 spokes in 15" and pretty wide (up to 10" I think?). Otherwise, wait for a set of 15x8 compomotives to come up. If you're ultra keen, you can get a custom set of rims made by compmotive, but expect to pay £800+ without tyres. Advantage is that you can make them whatever size you like.

283mm disks WILL clear 15" brooklands wheels which are ET5, so should clear most 15" wheels around that size and offset (or anything with a - offset).

You can also buy hubcentric spacer adapters to allow you to use 5 stud alloys, in which case you can go get yourself some zakspeed style deep dish BBS basket rims (look for BMW fitment, they will be RWD offset and huge selection) or something else appropriately mean. It will really open up the choice of wheels available to you without you having to machine the hub.

Whatever you do, it aint gonna be cheap! But it will look awesome.

[Terra-Kotta]

15 inch mondeo steels...have em banded as wide as you like...40 quid a rim...simples!

[capri dave]

peugeot 205's have the same stud pattern as ford capri's, and they did an ultra wide wheel for the Dimma kitted 205's

[capri_sam]

15 inch mondeo steels...have em banded as wide as you like...40 quid a rim...simples!

OK Glyn, I'm willing to accept your banded steels, or indeed any capri steels. But Mondeo steels banded? In what way is that not going to look rancid?

[Drew]

Really depends on your budget. If you've got the cash, image wheels do repro RS 4 spokes in 15" and pretty wide (up to 10" I think?). Otherwise, wait for a set of 15x8 compomotives to come up. If you're ultra keen, you can get a custom set of rims made by compmotive, but expect to pay £800+ without tyres. Advantage is that you can make them whatever size you like.

283mm disks WILL clear 15" brooklands wheels which are ET5, so should clear most 15" wheels around that size and offset (or anything with a - offset).

You can also buy hubcentric spacer adapters to allow you to use 5 stud alloys, in which case you can go get yourself some zakspeed style deep dish BBS basket rims (look for BMW fitment, they will be RWD offset and huge selection) or something else appropriately mean. It will really open up the choice of wheels available to you without you having to machine the hub.

Whatever you do, it aint gonna be cheap! But it will look awesome.

mmm bmw wheels is a good plan cheers for that man! ive had a few coupes with deepdish wheels aswell wish i kept them!!!
have a look at this maybe i can phone the guy i sold the car too and buy the wheels back off him it was in performace bmw magazine! the wheels on it were 9j with 245/40/17 on the rear and 8.5j on the front with 215/45/17 i got the wheels on ebay for 150quid but had to pick them up in notingham and i drove from scotland to get them, only place i could find them were from america at £180per wheel without tires
http://www.bebo.com/PhotoAlbumBig.jsp?P ... 0329762886


cant get the img to work sorry guys go on my bebo and have a sceg at the cossie capri and my old 2lt and my new xxpack

[capri_sam]

Well do factor in the fact that these hub adapters aren't cheap, you could be looking at £250+ for those alone. Look further down this advert, I'd suggest that 4-5 stud would be what you are looking for.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VW-AUDI-WHEEL-ADA ... 5ad3c87071

TBH looking at that price you'd do better to get your hubs reground to 5 stud by a local engineer or just hanging around to try and wait for something suitable. Or go for banded steels lol.

There's an old phrase they use in TV, You can either spend time, or you can spend money!

[Drew]

There's an old phrase they use in TV, You can either spend time, or you can spend money!

mmmm money!!!! nah very short on that once ive finshed this project, christ my weekly shop is down to 9.78 from asda lol to fund the project along, use the computer at the mothers aswell maybe get the lathe at work on the go and see what spacers i can come up with, already lathed the halfshafts and front hubs to fit the discs over.

thing is you can convert the stud patten then you have loads of choice for width etc from standard alloys that you can pick up for £100-£200 or you could have customs for £1000+,
and i defently dont want steels ive got shiny stainless steel sidewinder exhausts custom made by me look a bit odd with steel wheels, a serria 14" wheel turned the opisite way on the hub fits the bill very nicely but erm bit dodgy!!! haha

[Drew]

[capri_sam]

On an xx pack capri those WOULD look the mutts!

[-JC-]

Could probably make an educated guess on the offset, how much further do the x-pack arches stick out? And what width wheels (and tyres) are you wanting to get?

[Drew]

well im gonna mate up a standard mondeo wheel tonite and see how much more i need to reach the edge of the arch, i emailed a company in america and there is a custom company thatll do anything for you fairly cheep itll just be the shipping cost, they said they would post the wheels as demonstraters so there would be no import tax! happy days! looking at about £160 a wheel for a 16" with a 10j just tires will be the next deer bit! some nice deep dish wheels not sure if i want chrome though!

[sparkycapri]

I'm fitting 14X7" slotmags to mine with 2" spacers they are way too wide for standand body work so should work I hope.
I may do a trial fit in a couple of weeks so i can let you Know

[caprirb]

Hy would 7,5x13 et -19 fit to a normal ford capri mk3 ?

[D366Y]

Hy would 7,5x13 et -19 fit to a normal ford capri mk3 ?

They fit on mine just fine!

Danny