Fc steel wheels??

[travellinbob]

Do these exist? I was thinking that maybe egi\'s came with them but not sure. Is there any other type of wheel, brand that is, that have the same stud pattern as an fc?
 just wanting 2 steel wheels for my car. (not space savers as they are too thin)
 cheers, michael.

[grinder]

errr EGI were alloys matey - infact all FC ones are

same stud pattern - err i think MR2 is ??

[travellinbob]

hmmm must have me wires crossed somewhere. cheers grinder. dont suppose you could help me out on something else cuold you? I need the measurement between the centre of tthe top of the struts. Any chance you might be able to have a look in the daylight with a tape measure?
 cheers, michael.

[MikeLMR]

could try late model mazda\'s some of those are bound to have pretty big steelies with that stud pattern. Base model Mazda 6 ?

[grinder]

Micheal - did this before you even asked

http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27594&highlight=brace

[grinder]

the late mazda 6 has the same stud pattern and fits the FC perfect

just not sure ( as mike said ) if the base comes with steel wheels - im sure they are ALL alloys ??

Stu

[MikeLMR]

do later fords have the right stud pattern or are the 5x108 newish Mundeeeeooooo\'s have steelies I\'m 100% sure

[grinder]

...... but the FC is 5*114.3

[MikeLMR]

yeah hence the are they the correct pattern OR 5x108

I must admit it seems to be missing a Y in there and some punctuation

[travellinbob]

In oz i think that a steel wheel off of a ford falcon is the same and they look quite good too. I should probably just get some alloys as there are som coming up really cheap at the mo. But I do like the extra cheapness of steelies and plus black steelies on a faded grey moggy would look quite mean!
 Cheers for the measurements stu! Cant believe I didnt meet you at RSIII. Probably avoiding me
  cheers all, michael.

[grinder]

Micheal - glad the measurement help ( if they do )

and to be honest i didnt see many people i knew at RSIII - the weather didnt help - i was walking round with a t-shirt that said Grinder on it - but the rain forced me to put a jacket on !!

Stu

[Brett]

Might be worth checking what was available in the states, the entry level FC there had shocking wheels and single piston calipers - theres a chance the wheels were steelies

[travellinbob]

ol not a bad idea brett.  Also i have come accross a weird bit of termanology I dont know what it means. I saw a wide steel wheel in a ford magazine, e-mailed the editor type guy and he said it was a \'banded\' wheel. What does that mean??? anyone?  Maybe i oculd just use the centre of a fd space saver and have a new outer rim put oon to my specified offset and width. ( 9 inches sounds about right;) )
 cheers, michael.

[MikeLMR]

they aren\'t legal in the UK as they are pretty dangerous if made badly. It\'s basically dissecting a standard steel wheel by cutting off one rim or both and then welding in a strip of material to make the wheel much wider but using the standard centre.

If I recall correctly the legal way to do this is to change the complete rim for a new one. Apparently summit in the states sell steel rims on their own for this purpose. Then it\'s a case of getting them welded in properly and ensuring they don\'t distort in the process!

Theres got to be an easier way ?

[travellinbob]

Yep you are right. There has to be an easier way. I will probably just trawl all of the vendors to see if I can find a cheapish set of 16 inch diameter rims. I dont like the look too much of stock fc wheels though. I can almost feel a new wanted add coming on.
 cheers, michael.