whats the craic with alloys??

[chadmustang]

got new alloys the other day but when i try to fit them they wouldnt go on???as if they spoke were longher on the hub then on the new alloy,please dont tell me that i have to special alloys for my fto,if someone could just make sense of this it would be great

[Myfeckin FTO]

Hate to break it to you Chad but there are many variants of wheel hub bore, offset, PCD (Pitch Circle Diameter) and number of bolts on hub etc.

What car did these alloys you bought come off?

My ideal rim for an FTO would have -

PCD (pitch circle diameter) - 114.3 x 5
Centre bore - 67.1
Ideally a 17inch wheel and may I suggest a 215/45 tyre for comfort.
Offset between 32-38 for the above suggested rim.

Suggest you also look at this website - may help explain a little better - http://www.carbibles.com/tyre_bible.html