Lotus Eclat Alloys - how will they fit? too much poke? help

Hi guys,

Come across the chance to get a set of Lotus Eclat alloys for £200 with 185/55/14 nnangkang fitted.

I think they are roughly ET 15-19 but not too sure.

I'm running coilovers at the moment on my clipper. Just wondered if they will poke out too much, and if those 185/55's would be any good to me or if it will catch the arches. I have a set of 195/45/14 from my pslots… would i be able to put those on the eclats?

Also im gonna need adaptors to convert 4x114.3 to 4x100… any suggestions on where to get them?

Any help or advice would be great.

Cheers,

Mus

Hi

What it the size of the wheel? It does depend on the width I.e ?x14.

I have 7x15 wheels with a et20 and the fronts are inline with the lip of the front wing arch and the rears are 15mm inside. I run 165/50/15 and the fronts don't catch with the suspension lowered to as you see in the pic. Bearing in mind your adapters will push the wheels out further (every mm of adaptor is a et less) you will not get 185's and no chance of 195s. To fit them you would need to shortened the width of the whole steering and rear beam. You could see how much of the wheel at the hub could be removed but they don't usually have much to remove!



Hope that helps…kind of!

Dan

Whats "poke out too much" I'm sure its a matter of taste? I am interested in some eclats too and the pics I have seen dont look like there too pokey there only 7j I think so you should be fine. Im no expert here by far but wont the extra 10mm from 185s to 195s kinda end up the same as with the extra 5mm on the tyre wall once stretched a little?   I would imagine the 50s tyres would be fine (Or at least I hope so) as the same Size tyres are on the eclats I am looking at lol

Cheers for the reply mate.

Width of the wheel is 14x7.

Ahh that sucks that I'll basically have to go and get new tyres for it. If the tyres where the right size then id be snapping up a bargain, but ill be left with 4 tyres that are pretty much no good to me. I thought I'd have to get 165's on it.

Really undecided right because by the time that I get the adaptors and tyres itll push the price close to £450ish

... and I dont mind poke, where it sticks out under the arches, gives it a really nice stance, just dont want to have to raise the car too much or else it wont clear it over speed bumps

Was going to mention a set for sale on here for cheaper but your on it I see  Hope you get It sorted mate the eclats look pukka on a mk1 175s it may have to be then…

set for sale on here? hmmmm.. havent seen them

Thats strange lol http://www.vwgolfmk1.org.uk/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=115231

hahahaha…. those ones? yeah i posted on that a while ago, then i kind of ran dry on money and wasn't able to get them which was a shame, not sure if he still has them… also they would have needed a full refurb, whereas these ones have been polished and painted already

Hahaha Roger that! I know all too much about being lets say… financially challenged!  Theres a set on ebay too you may have already seen (No tires though) And i know i came across a set for sale couple weeks ago too the seller was selling the pcd adaptors too?  If I find them ill let you know…

If only I could trade my textbooks for alloys… i have loads of textbooks! hahah


Cheers for that mate… ill have a look around and see what i can find.

have also seen these nissan alloys… 15x6J ET 30, but 4x114.3




any thoughts?

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its not letting me delete the posts above  :dontknow:

What's the thinnest adaptors you can for this wheel?

Aint seen these before? They look sweet shame there only 6j though..

Yeah that's the only real downfall, in saying that P Slots are 6J and look pretty nice… decisions decisions

and not too sure about spacers, guessing 15-20mm? ill have a look and post back on here