Replacement wheels on Rover 416

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Fri 29 Oct 2004 17:33
Replacement wheels on Rover 416 - colinc57
Hi
I currently have standard 14 inch wheels on my 1997 416si.

As I need a new set of tyres and wheel trims anyway was considering looking for new alloy/ tyre setup.

Do I have to buy Rover , or would most sets fit

Can I fit 15 inch alloys ( seen some Rover ones advertised ) instead of 14inch ?
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Fri 29 Oct 2004 18:22
Replacement wheels on Rover 416 - colinc57
Found most of my answers , looks like 15 inch OK as tyre profile is lower ie 195/55/15
rather than 175/65/14

the studs span are different on different wheels ( these being 100cm), so better with either Rover 400 alloy or via a dealer who will check it out
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Fri 29 Oct 2004 20:47
Replacement wheels on Rover 416 - v8man
Pitch Circle Diameter (PCD) is the stud pattern. You also need to consider the offset. It can be extremly dangerous to get this wrong!
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Sat 30 Oct 2004 10:22
Replacement wheels on Rover 416 - DL
Ebay or alloy wheel specialists/breakers will have OE Rover wheels, often taken off perfectly good cars that have had wheel upgrades.
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