Alfa 147 ( !9" Wheels )

Hello Everybody!!

I´m thinking of installing a 19 inch wheels on my 147 GTA but I´m thinking of putting an 19 by 8´5 in front and a 19 by 10 on the rear wheels.

Do yuo thing I will have problems to put them on??? As anybody put on his 147 or 147 GTA this size wheels??


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Hello Everybody!!

I´m thinking of installing a 19 inch wheels on my 147 GTA but I´m thinking of putting an 19 by 8´5 in front and a 19 by 10 on the rear wheels.

Do yuo thing I will have problems to put them on??? As anybody put on his 147 or 147 GTA this size wheels??


Thanks

Why do you want wider wheels on the rear? Doesn't seem to make sense on a front-wheel-drive car..

I think Autodelta have fitted 19"s to a 147 GTAm.. Not sure how your suspension will cope though, what wheels are they? You will probably have to buy lightweight wheels, Oz Superleggeras are pretty good or so I've heard.

On a FWD car, why on earth do you want wider rims on the rear?

Originally Posted by David C

On a FWD car, why on earth do you want wider rims on the rear?

Cos it looks da bomb innit

8" wid is about the limit without drastically altering the offset.

10" wide? Not a hope in hell IMHO..

Duplicate threads so merged.

It´s only because It looks awesome!!

But somebody has talled me that the Alfa 147 GTA FM Evoluzione has 8´5 wide in front and 10 wide at the back and the car hasen´t been altered in the cars witdh, Does anybody now If these mesuares in FM Evoluzione are right????

and the these are the fav!! wheels:

LLANTAS IMOLA G POWER 8,5x19” M-Spec NEGRO MATE CON ARO ROJO

10" might be possible in the rear, but again, you seriously have to ask 'why'.

with the appropriate offset, it could be do-able, but if you can't find exact details, then you'd want a wheel store that is prepared to change them for you if they don't fit.

i still think 10" would be really pushing it.

i have 8.5 x 19" wheels on my GT, front and rear. they fit without any probs and without modification. offset is +35mm. tyres 225/35.

The thing is that I don´t understand about the offset and all that could some one explean me how should I now about these things and how would I do for asking for Rims.


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easiest to refer to other sites.

Offset & - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tire Factory

google is your friend.

i forgot to add earlier, that choice of wheel will also be limited by whether they can clear the Brembo calipers on the front (on GTA, V6 GT, V6 GTV, etc). you need a lot of clearance behind there, so even if the offset is appropriate, the back of the spokes may hit the caliper. i believe the wheel guys refer to this as 'X factor' or you may read about suitable wheels as having 'high disk'.

when searching for wheels, i found there wasn't much around that would fit straight on, particularly because of the Brembo's. though i'm unsure whether the 305mm versions are less of an issue compared with 330mm brakes.

Originally Posted by shiny_car

10" might be possible in the rear, but again, you seriously have to ask 'why'.

with the appropriate offset, it could be do-able, but if you can't find exact details, then you'd want a wheel store that is prepared to change them for you if they don't fit.

i still think 10" would be really pushing it.

i have 8.5 x 19" wheels on my GT, front and rear. they fit without any probs and without modification. offset is +35mm. tyres 225/35.

I had clearance issues when I fitted 7x17 GTA alloys on mine intially, the inside of the rear rims were rubbing on the trailing arm, hence my scepticism.

are there differences between GT, 147GTA, and 156GTA in terms of wheel arch/splash guard clearance? i figure they're all the same, but could be some minor differences.

so, note that my car is a GT, and not a 147GTA in question.