Wheel advice please ?

[Shortbusdriver1969]

I am hoping to buy some new wheels ( alloys ) for my 850, 96 on a 'P'
the alloys are, 17" tyres are 225 / 45.
will these fit on my 850. they are 5 stud I dont know much about alloys and their fitments so any help will be greatly received many thanks in advance
:-)

[cameron]

I had 17's ( Tethys ) on my last T5 with 215 - 45 - 17 tyres and they rubbed on full lock at the front and rubbed on the inner arches on the back.

5mm spacers should have sorted it but i sold the car before the spacers got here :doh:

Ask Pault5estate he bought my old car :B_thumb:

[Volvostorm]

Yup, the 5mm spacers cured the rubbing on the back, except under extreme cornering, like track days! lol

The fronts still catch on full lock, because I haven't got around to fitting the spacers, I'm doing that when I fit the 302mm brakes

[cameron]

225's will rub even more :(

Maybe a change of tyres ?

[Shortbusdriver1969]

Cheers guys, I'll look for some others as I really dont want to start messing about
it all gets bit of a muchness :-)

[Saaamon]

Just dont put full lock on.. Problem solved.

[Niles]

ive got tethys, my tyres are 215/40/17 no rub at all. Mr MOT failed my car coz of evidence of full lock rubbing when i had 225/45's on it.

[Pliskin]

Where can I get the spacers from?

Cheers

[cameron]

Ebay matey :)

With 225 you would need at least 10mm spacers, like these ones

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Universal-9-10mm-Car-Wheel-Spacers-Space-FREE-POSTAGE_W0QQitemZ250389135828QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH _DefaultDomain_3?hash=item250389135828&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1689%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C 240%3A1318