wil 13" steel wheels fit my car???

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oakey
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Tue Jan 16, 2007 1:26 pm

i know its sounds like a stupid thing to do but i need some wheels for a couple of days and ive got a set of 13" steels in my front garden. anyone know whether theyll fit over the discs etc?
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Tue Jan 16, 2007 2:19 pm

anyone know?
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Tue Jan 16, 2007 2:25 pm

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Tue Jan 16, 2007 2:27 pm

thanks mate. short and sweet
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Tue Jan 16, 2007 3:03 pm

Standard steel wheels on an E30 are 14" with 175-70 R14 tyres, not sure of the offset.
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Tue Jan 16, 2007 3:05 pm

13's will NOT fit... unless you take off the brake calipers!
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Tue Jan 16, 2007 6:11 pm

but they will fit with no front calipers right?
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Tue Jan 16, 2007 6:31 pm

Not necessarily Kermit.

I remember sticking a set of 13" steelies on an E30, and the inside of the wheels scraped on the discs :eek:
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