fitting 16"s?

[novafling]

what exact work is needed to fit 16" rims on? and what problems would i get. im going to be lowering it by 40mm rear and 35mm front. cheers people.

[epo]

just get the correct vaux offset and use 195\45\16" tyers and you wont have any problems

[novafling]

really? no arch modding at all? and how do you find out what the offset is on wheels?

[Barn]

if your buying new mate ask whoever it is you are buying from, what the offset of the wheels are.

you want as close to ET49 offset as you can. My 16's are ET45 but I aint fitted them yet.

If buying second hand and the owner doesnt know the offset ask them to check and it is stamped on the inside of the wheel somewhere...usually on one of the spokes :+:

[Adam]

I got 16's on my astra, they are ET45. Anyone got any ideas if they will fit on a nova, cus thinking about getting a nova this week, so want to swap the alloys on to it, but not sure if they will fit.

[Nick]

it depends upon mk1 or mk2 , lowerage,wheel offset, tyre profile..

don't forget the factory tolerance.

[Cassie-Nova]

whats the diff between the mk1 and mk2 arches then?

Cheers,

Jim

[Jack]

Mk2 arches tend to be a touch wider than Mk1's.

[Adam]

Mk2 arches tend to be a touch wider than Mk1's.
Its around 5mm or so wider
The nova i get will probably be MK2, tyres on the alloys are 195/45/16, et 45 wheel.
Won't be lowered when i get it but will be soon after, thats what will cause the problems i think.