Stud Spacing On A 16Inch Alloy With A View To Buying Rims For Winter

[Guest bigbullhead]

I am looking at winter tyres and want to maybe put them on a set of steel rims to put on only in snow what is the stud spacing on my is220d 205/55R16

[steve2006]

They are 5 stud with a PCD of 114.3 and offset between 38-45.

I dont know if steel rims are available in this size but possibly the Toyota Avensis Verso rims may be suitable as well as many of the Mazda and Misubishi ranges.

[Silver Arrow]

Best place to look is eBay. I believe IS200 alloys will fit, you may be able to pick up a set of those or the 16 inch IS250/220d base model alloys for about the same as a set of steel rims if you get lucky.

[Guest bigbullhead]

I thought the offset was worded something like 8j something ?

[JamieG4454]

What your refering to is the width. The offset is where your mounting face sits in accordance to the wheels width. Lower offsets will make your wheels stick out more while higher offsets will make them come in

[ChumpusRex]

I'm thinking of doing this with my IS250. OEM alloys are too expensive, and ideally I'd put 205/55 on 16" rims on - but would there be any problems with insurance, as the car was never sold with this size alloy in the UK. (I'm wondering if the insurance companies would get upset that the wheels were smaller and thinner than stock).

Other than that, I was wondering about just getting some cheap aftermarket 17" wheels. However, I can imagine there would be a big admin fee for upgrading the car insurance to a "modified" car.

[Postman]

Look on your door post and see what it recommends for winter wheels (M+S). I got a second hand set of original alloys on the net at a very reasonable outlay. Must get the tyres before I forget and they start to go up in price