alloy wheel compatibility

[arlever]

can anyone tell me, will 15" peugeot 206 alloys go straight on my 1991 bx 17 tgd.
thank you in advance.
andy.

[Tim Leech]

They should do yes. Just check for clearance, plus as it's a 17TGD it may not have power steering so fitting wider wheels may make it heavy.

[arlever]

thanks. do you know of any thinner alloys that will fit or perhaps i will just get the steelies powder coated or done up.

[Tim Leech]

Personal choice, 205 Gti's fit straight on and can look good, I prefer the stock look but a nice set of rims can looks much better than rusty steels.

[Kitch]

206 alloys usually have a bigger offset, so sit inside the arch a bit too much

[hilarystone]

I would suggest the early C5 'steelies' which are aluminium though look like steels and weigh half the weight of a 16V alloy and have the correct offset.

[Kitch]

I would suggest the early C5 'steelies' which are aluminium though look like steels and weigh half the weight of a 16V alloy and have the correct offset.

They're aluminium??

[hilarystone]

Yes… And weigh under 5kg each…

[Kitch]

What do they look like?

[hilarystone]

Here's set on my van:



and a set repainted in white on Ebay here:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Set-of-5-Citr ... SwDiBZF~~z

They are noticeably thicker than steel wheels and there are two versions – ones which take wheel bolts with flat captive washers and ones which use wheel bolts with a taper. As I understand it the ones for wheel bolts with flat captive washers were prone to cracking…

[Kitch]

I guess the only downside is they still look like steelies! Be good for track cars though.

[hilarystone]

Yes but I think that's a positive!

[Kitch]

Yes but I think that's a positive!

Win-win for you then!