Wheel Setup...Help please???

Can anyone help me with a wheel setup plz?
Currently im running 15x7 wheels but want that wider look with stretched tyres. Ive seen the wheels i want from midland wheels….



And this is my current setup….



The new wheels are 15x8…will i need wheel spacers to move them right out or will the extra inch be sufficient?
What tyre size should i go for also for the strech look?
Any info would be great

Im running 15x8 forgot the et will check with 185 45 15s.

droped 60mm and somtimes catches on thr rear with no spacers :wink:

Looks like your running illegally there r kid. Your wheels are stuck out well beyond the arches…. looks cool tho! :-)

For a strech look on 7's you could try running 165/50/15 on your existing rims and a set of hubcentric spacers to push 'em out a bit.

Set of spacers will be about £100.

For a few ideas you could look at pics on wheel-whores.com

Thanks for that guys,
I didnt even know i had a reply and have already ordered some of the new compomotive th-mono black with diamond cut,
think theyre exactly like the ones in your pics  8O
Ive got them in 15x8 and am going to put my current 195/50/15's on as thats the width rimstyle reccomend.
Will the extra inch push the wheels to the edge of the arch or will i need spacers still???
The et is 25
The wheels arent due for another 2 weeks as theyre still getting made at compomotive!!!

15x8 should do the job mate, I'm putting a 15mm/20m combo on the 7's

Hopefully your rim's will fit better than mine, my inner lip is sat below the spring platform without spacers, it would eat the front tyres.

Downfall of coilovers on the front!

I'm sure rimstyle will have given some good advice, they are a big player.

 I'll have 185/45/15 on my rims, so there won't be a huge stretch, and hopefully I'll not end up with rim edges like me Ma's biscuit cutter!

p.s. you need to click on watch topic for reply's!

Ive got coilovers on all corners, will that give me problems?
Another thing is is the wheel arch lining, the rear wheels sit quite low and im worried if that extra inch width
will make the wheels rub on the outer arch on the clipper kit…if it does would it be stupid to remove the linings??
I was confused like, rimstyle advise to put 195's on an 8in rim so does that mean they sell wheels with stretch on?
Im sure your setup will be good, im like you…i like the stretch look but not if the rim looks rediculous! To me it looks
like the tyre could come off really easily!!!

Cheers for that, i'll click on watch topic from now on! haha

All I can say on the rubbing issue is that you'll have to wait and see how it all works out with your new rims matey, I wouldn't advise removing archliners! You may get some scuffing on the back wheels, if that's the case you ,may need to visit a bodyshop and have your arches cut of rolled for clearance.

You may find that you have an issue with your front coils. I have mine wound down and that leaves the front spring and platform sitting behind the wheel and causing some nasty rubbing on the inner side of the tyre. This is due to the coilover design and can't really be helped. Only option I have is to space them out or raise the car. The latter won't be happening.

As for stretch, I'm not a fan, It does look cool, however It's not for me. I would't trust them to stay in place.

Yeah mate, looks like im going to have to wait and see what the wheels fit like, hopefully it will be all good.
Shame im still waiting for them…i'll post a pic when i get them on!

Regarding tyres rubbing: its possible to fail the MoT if your tyres rub, or did rub in the past (even if you've fixed it from rubbing)! The reason is, MoT testers look at the tyre to see if any cutting marks etc are present, if it looks marginal. They simply don't have the facilities to check if a tyre actually does rub through all steering and suspension range of movement.

Sure, you can get into an argument and try convince him it once rubbed but now doesn't…..best of luck with that though, at the end of the day his paw print's needed to print the green certificate!

Finally got my zenders on guys….

And as I suspected it's all gone pete tong    

I was un able to get the front wheel on due to coil overs. As I thought the extra diameter of the springs caused the tyre to foul, so much so that the wheel could not be turned.

I put the spacers on and that cured that problem, Spacers are now also fitted to the rear of the car and there will def be a problem with the rear arches catching the tyres.

The rear is running 20mm extra, which would roughly equate to an 8" rim without the spacer, so I think work will be needed for your new rims dude…. :dontknow:

Hey,
My wheels finally came yesterday…i was going to wait till after the MOT to fit them incase they
needed work but after 30mins of looking at them i couldnt resist.
The stretch looks good, nothing too radical…the fit is tight but exactly what i was after, slight rubbing over big dips in the road  :wink:
Thanks for all the help!!!
Have a look…what do you all think???  

It passed it MOT with flying colours today    

Looks really good I went to see this at the garage in my village and didn't think he'd sold it until I saw it in linthorpe the other week

Cheers, yeah...got it from Norton...done quite a bit to tidy it up like!

Yeah it looks really well I was lookin for a project and he had black 1 that he wanted a fortune for !! I got 1 from a lad in the boro in the end just trying to get it back together for the summer

I know mate, he wanted a fortune for that one of mine. I know the owner of the garage so i managed to get a grand off.
I had been looking for mk1's but went to look at something else and spotted that one, i went straight to it! Glad i did
coz i love it!
You know of any local meets in our area??? You werent driving through ingleby the other day were you? I saw a blue
cabby.

wish I was mines a slightly darker grey than yours and is currently sat in the driveway awaiting a new hood and an mot before I get some new wheels and my coilovers on. I've asked on here about meets but there doesn't seem to be that many people bothered heard that there's quite a few lads from round our way on the section 5 forum and they have pretty regular meets

All you need to know about is www.dubnortheast.co.uk  we get 100+ cars at a monthly meet when the weather is fine

Looks well mate.

Stance is very similar to mine. Will post pics when i have some!