build wheels wanted

[BenBrooks]

Hi all,

I'm after a very cheap set of 15/16in steel wheels with tyres so i can get my chassis on wheels if anyone has any? Preferably near surrey area so I can pick them up.

Ben

[Davidbolam]

What donor are you using? If its an mx5 I've got 4 space savers that I used you can have for free as long as you arrange a courier

David

[BenBrooks]

sorry, should have said in my first post, i'm sierra based. thanks for the offer though

[jps]

it's it possible to get steel wheels that big? I thought they were all 13s?...

[alga]

14" are OK too, my build wheels were that size. Sierra did come with 13" and 14" wheels.

[BenBrooks]

i tried 14s on the rear and the long bolt on the bottom of the upright scrapes against the rim, even though i cut a bit off

[Richard Dryden]

If you put the rears on inside out just for the build smaller wheels will fit as it will avoid that long bolt. Have u tried local scrap yards?

[baz-r]

i tried 14s on the rear and the long bolt on the bottom of the upright scrapes against the rim, even though i cut a bit off

my std ford sierra 14" steels fitted fine?

you need a bolt only just long enough and if 14" steels fit 15" alloys will only just fit!

[BenBrooks]

okay cheers guys, i will try again but might try Richard's idea if they still won't fit.

[alga]

I had to cut my bolts to 233 mm. This way there is one turn of the thread above the nylon. This way the wheel fits, but the clearance is minimal

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-gb6Dd2ark_o/USn1TIjTguI/AAAAAAAADt4/nhM7k-ebfJM/s640/2010-09-01-003444.jpg

[BenBrooks]

cheers for that alga, i've been being a bit more generous with the thread - leaving 3-4 full turns but suppose i could cut it down a bit more.