Have I bought the wrong wheels??

[po1o_madman]

Bought a set of 2002 MR2 wheels to put on my mk4 polo. Did a bit of research and decided they would fit as the ET was ok and was also the 4x100 stud pattern ...perfect!

....Or not as it seems. The centre of the wheel is about 10mm smaller than my current wheels, and as a result it is too small to sit on the lip of the car as wheels do.

Is there a way of making them fit?? Maybe a spacer or something or am I just going to have to put them back on ebay??

[euroslap]

If you've got enough clearance on the outside of the wheel fitting a spacer to clear the centre bore shouldn't be a problem. If you're having clearance issues but really wan't the wheels on, you could get a body shop or somebody that knows what they're doing to roll the arches a bit.

What sort of wheels are they by the way?

[po1o_madman]

They're off a 2002 MR2 ... still got the toyota centre caps lol. I'll see if I can take some photos and stick them up.

[oldsilverback]

Just an idea :dunno:but if you know a friendly engineer/machinist they could bore out the centre diametre to fit the spigot size on your brake discs, other than that you will need a spacer as mentioned before. Just make sure the offset is OK and they fit over your calipers before doing anything which may cost in the long run. Good luck bud and merry xmas:fest30:

[po1o_madman]

Ok thanks guys I'll look into getting some spacers for it. Clearance should'nt be an issue I don't think as the car has'nt been lowered (yet) and they're only 15's. I'm going to strip them down and spray them matt black before I put them on the car anyway.

[NickPicks]

Just a quick question for clarification.


The centre of the wheel is about 10mm smaller than my current wheels

Do you mean that the centre hole is smaller so the wheel won't fit onto the spigot? This can be bored out, but you'd need to get a specialist to do it. I would expect a decent wheel supplier to be able to sort this out (Elite in Rainham did some for me on my old Lancia)

Or that the hole is bigger than the spigot so the wheel is not centering properly (this will make the car shake when driving). In which case, you can get reducer rings to make it fit - again, a wheel specialist should be able to sell you these.

Painting them Matt Black - are you sure about using matt? I'd think they'll just look dirty, so perhaps gloss would be better. My silver alloys look like they've been sprayed matt black at the moment - mind you, so do the sides of the car!

[po1o_madman]

Yep the centre hole on the wheels is too small to fit onto the car ... so can I get these bored out then?? What kind of tire specialist, will the normal places like kwic-fit do it? Its literally a few mm out! I was tempted to use a great big hammer and MAKE them fit lol but thought better of it!

[po1o_madman]

Naaa has to be matt black lol but I know they're a sod to keep clean!

[NickPicks]

Yep the centre hole on the wheels is too small to fit onto the car ... so can I get these bored out then?? What kind of tire specialist, will the normal places like kwic-fit do it? Its literally a few mm out! I was tempted to use a great big hammer and MAKE them fit lol but thought better of it!

Absolutely NEVER EVER use Kwik Fit for anything EVER

Boring the centres out just needs the correct equipment and it's not the sort of thing a tyre supplier would normally have. I'd suggest finding your nearest specialist wheel supplier and asking them.

[euroslap]

I'd try and find a local tool room with either a big lathe or a cnc milling machine to bore them out. ;)

[hongkongstuey]

yeah it does need to be kinda spot on :biglaugh: any engineering firm that is run from a tin hut kinda place, chuck them 20 notes and they should do them for you :D makes them feel wanted :biglaugh: only kidding