Common rear wheels?

thinfourth · Post by **thinfourth** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 2:17 pm

Okay as a non elise owner i small ask this question

Is there a common backwheel that will fit the vast majority of elise/exige etc

now i ask this with autotesting in mind so it does not to be a solution that will see you hammering round a track at high speeds. Also i think the hubs are nothing exotic so providing clearance is not and issue then surely you could go for a smaller rim and taller tyre.

As with the 7s i have a largish stock of rims and tyres which are shared around for some autotests

Now if we could get a couple of sets of cheap spare rims for the back of an elise then we can get more folk out doing the slippy sideways smoky fun.

BiggestNizzy · Post by **BiggestNizzy** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 2:20 pm

hubs are metro but i think the offset is different

GregR · Post by **GregR** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 2:50 pm

getting stock 16s for the back of S1s is difficult, and probably expensive

I'm not aware of a generic wheel that will fit

mac · Post by **mac** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 3:15 pm

But they don't need to be 16's - if it's a metro hub surely a metro wheel will fit? Perhaps with the aid of a spacer?

Mac

GregR · Post by **GregR** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 3:18 pm

Wouldn't that completely change the way the car drove by putting a 14inch (or whatever size a metro wheel is) wheel on it?

Never done an autotest, so it may actually be a desireable side effect?

mac · Post by **mac** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 3:19 pm

It is

An autotest is right up yor street mate - lots of poles and spinning around, theres a fair bit of squeeling too

Mac

thinfourth · Post by **thinfourth** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 3:26 pm

What we need is an elise and a friendly scrappy who will let us try different combinations

BiggestNizzy · Post by **BiggestNizzy** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 3:52 pm

I have a full set of metro Gti Alloy's with reasonable tyres on them, if anyone want's to try them feel free, but metro gti tyres are not the cheapest or they whern't 8-9 years ago when I bought them

mac · Post by **mac** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 4:20 pm

you don't want good tyres either - you want low grip - hard wearing pikey tyres

VXJON · Post by **VXJON** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 4:25 pm

Will front k series wheels fit on the rear?

BiggestNizzy · Post by **BiggestNizzy** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 4:59 pm

mac wrote:you don't want good tyres either - you want low grip - hard wearing pikey tyres

they came off a metro it was the only option

they may even be metric*

VXJON wrote:Will front k series wheels fit on the rear?

do it in reverse

*that was my A series metro

Corranga · Post by **Corranga** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 5:04 pm

Elise front 15s fit the rear.

Not a great cut in price, but the tyres are much cheaper.

I remember seeing an auction on eBay for a 'full set of Lotus Elise alloys' about 6 months ago. Nice photo with 4 alloys sitting side by side, 4 identically sized 15 inch alloys that is! Don't think it sold for more than a couple of hundred quid - obviously most Elise owners realise they have odd wheels

Scottd · Post by **Scottd** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 6:24 pm

I think Compomotive were the first to do a set of wheels that fit the Elise, should be able to pick up a second hand set fairly cheeply off some old *insert old ex - rally car here*?

thinfourth · Post by **thinfourth** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 6:30 pm

So we are looking at 15" metro fitment alloys

As to tyres i think Dom had a good line in total cack tyres for the infamous binner

VXJON · Post by **VXJON** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 6:32 pm

The s2 is a vauxhall astra 4 stud hub, so that should easy