Amazon wheels

Andy the Aussie · Feb 15th, 2011, 10:17

Hi all,

I'm Looking to join the amazon brigade and have found an estate that needs some help....

My question is, what size, pcd, offset are standard wheels and or what donor wheels from other cars will fit ?

Car I'm looking at needs wheels to collect so just looking for a cheap cheap set to collect it on and use as rollers during rebuild.

Or originals if there ar some floating around.....

Also are the rear doors on a 4 door the same as rear doors on an estate ?

Thanks for the help.

Andy.

TomTom · Feb 15th, 2011, 10:24

Estates usually came with 4.5 inch wheels (165 R15 but can go a bit wider on these rims). I think most early P1800s came with these as well. Saloons came with 4 inch but can take the estate wheels as well. You sometimes see scrappy sets on Ebay for not too much money.

Tom

222s · Feb 15th, 2011, 10:39

Hi & welcome to the forum!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Speedsnake74

Hi all,

I'm Looking to join the amazon brigade and have found an estate that needs some help....

Firstly, I'd recommend reading this, so that you can fully assess the car in question & the amount of work required.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Speedsnake74

My question is, what size, pcd, offset are standard wheels and or what donor wheels from other cars will fit ?

Estate wheels are 15"x4.5J (saloons are all 4J), I think the offset is ET25, and the stud pattern is 5 x 4 1/2" (114.3mm) - same as US Ford, and some Mopar.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Speedsnake74

Also are the rear doors on a 4 door the same as rear doors on an estate ?

The lower part of the door, below the window is the same, but the window frame section is different - the estate is squared off, whereas the saloon one is curved.

Loads of photo galleries & manuals / parts books etc are available here

Derek UK · Feb 15th, 2011, 10:53

Also...... Rear doors are different.

Ah! Too quick!

"The lower part of the door, below the window is the same, but the window frame section is different - the estate is squared off, whereas the saloon one is curved."

The shape of the back edge of the door is also different from the window line down to the centre trim strip. Saloon is approx vertical and the estate slopes forward from the trim strip.

Andy the Aussie · Feb 15th, 2011, 18:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by 222s

Hi & welcome to the forum!

Firstly, I'd recommend reading this, so that you can fully assess the car in question & the amount of work required.

Estate wheels are 15"x4.5J (saloons are all 4J), I think the offset is ET25, and the stud pattern is 5 x 4 1/2" (114.3mm) - same as US Ford, and some Mopar.

The lower part of the door, below the window is the same, but the window frame section is different - the estate is squared off, whereas the saloon one is curved.

Loads of photo galleries & manuals / parts books etc are available here

That's great guys

Thanks For the help and links
The purchase price is low but the work to put right is very high.....
Still trying to decide if it's just a bad idea or a really bad idea

Cheers
Andy

Andy the Aussie · Feb 15th, 2011, 19:42

Will these fit ?????

Or is 14" Not going to clear brakes ?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CLASSIC-5-SPOK...5#ht_500wt_922

loon · Feb 16th, 2011, 00:18

iv had some 14" x 8" on my amazon the only problem was the style of wheel, it was only slightly the wrong shape and it hit the side of the caliper so i ground about 1mm off where it was touching apart from that no isues

Feb 15th, 2011, 10:17	#1
Andy the Aussie Senior Member Last Online: Apr 12th, 2020 02:53 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Perth,Australia and Arild,Sweden	Amazon wheels Hi all, I'm Looking to join the amazon brigade and have found an estate that needs some help.... My question is, what size, pcd, offset are standard wheels and or what donor wheels from other cars will fit ? Car I'm looking at needs wheels to collect so just looking for a cheap cheap set to collect it on and use as rollers during rebuild. Or originals if there ar some floating around..... Also are the rear doors on a 4 door the same as rear doors on an estate ? Thanks for the help. Andy.

Feb 15th, 2011, 10:24	#2
TomTom Master Member Last Online: Jun 3rd, 2021 16:03 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: London	Estates usually came with 4.5 inch wheels (165 R15 but can go a bit wider on these rims). I think most early P1800s came with these as well. Saloons came with 4 inch but can take the estate wheels as well. You sometimes see scrappy sets on Ebay for not too much money. Tom Last edited by TomTom; Feb 15th, 2011 at 10:29.

Feb 15th, 2011, 10:53	#4
Derek UK VOC Member Last Online: Yesterday 20:55 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Chatham	Also...... Rear doors are different. Ah! Too quick! "The lower part of the door, below the window is the same, but the window frame section is different - the estate is squared off, whereas the saloon one is curved." The shape of the back edge of the door is also different from the window line down to the centre trim strip. Saloon is approx vertical and the estate slopes forward from the trim strip. Last edited by Derek UK; Feb 15th, 2011 at 11:00. Reason: Extra info

Feb 15th, 2011, 19:42	#6
Andy the Aussie Senior Member Last Online: Apr 12th, 2020 02:53 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Perth,Australia and Arild,Sweden	Will these fit ????? Or is 14" Not going to clear brakes ? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CLASSIC-5-SPOK...5#ht_500wt_922

Feb 16th, 2011, 00:18	#7
loon Senior Member Last Online: Nov 14th, 2016 01:07 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: essex	iv had some 14" x 8" on my amazon the only problem was the style of wheel, it was only slightly the wrong shape and it hit the side of the caliper so i ground about 1mm off where it was touching apart from that no isues

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