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Using wheels that don't match
aerosam - 26/5/09 at 10:48 AM

I'm building my car with a BMW drivetrain but sierra front uprights. (The BMW uprights were unsuitable) So I am going to have 5-stud wheels on the back and 4-stud at the front.

I've read throught the IVA manual and I can't find anything about wheels in it.

Does anyone know if it's ok the have differing wheels, as long as they match across each axle?


matt_claydon - 26/5/09 at 10:53 AM

That will be fine. As long as tyre sizes and construction are matched on each axle the wheels are irrelevant.


Miks15 - 26/5/09 at 11:21 AM

The way i got round it sam was using the front uprights from an E46 3series. These uprights have a macpherson strut so with a custom insert ( i have dimensions if you want) they can be made to work with double wishbone suspension. And then you can keep the BMW wheels up front.

Mikkel


aerosam - 26/5/09 at 02:17 PM

Hi Mikkel,

I was trying to use as much of the donor as possible, failing that i am going to revert to what's tried and tested already, so that's why I'm using sierra stuff up front.

Thanks for the idea though!


Danozeman - 26/5/09 at 05:14 PM

If your not planning on having a spare its ok aslong as theyr the same on the axle as said.