Im thinking about adding a nice set of alloys to my 3door pug 306...and lowering it about 40mm all round...Im gonna stick to 17s.....but im a bit lost when it comes to choosing wheels.....

any suggestions.....looking for a nice clean smooth look...probably some nice looking 5spokes..or maybe summet totally different...suggestions please ...and any pics of cars with wheels on would be greatly appreciated.......cheers

 

You can get 17inch versions of the cyclones (gti6) wheels. I think they are from wheelmania, but I reckon they look quite good, I think they are called lions. Not sure how 17s will affect the handling, some people say it's better, others say it's worse.

Chris

 

Oh, and you could also try this for ideas, although it doesn't have the wheels I was on about.

http://www.blackwidow-design.com/wheellayout/default.htm

Chris

 

While we are on the subject my flatmate wants alloys that'll fit his 307. All sizes and designs considered but must be relatively cheap. He's not much of an ethusiast he just doesn't want trims any more.

 

cheers chris..that wheel wizard thing is pretty .....just a shame it hasnt got more wheels on it....anyway,much obliged!

 

Turboman
What will physically fit on the rear is the first problem with a 306, as you probably know.

Offsets are critical, and anything much wider than 7" will probably foul, if I remember correctly the NS inner arch is worst. You may also have to roll the lip of the arches.

I had TSW Imola on a 306 GTi-6 several years back, standard ride height, and they fouled

 

Used to have a 306xsi and put Kahns on it, looked the dogs. Sorry no pics though

 

Had 17" qualifiers on mine, lowered 40mm front and rear no rubbing at all even with 4 passengers.

I had the work done here www.merseyspeed.co.uk tell them Sam with the Subaru sent you

 

Don't think there is a car on the road that won't look good wearing OZ Super T's .

Stu..

 

I have found this picture which I thought you might be interested in, although I'm not sure how to make it clicky or embed it).

http://www.peugeot-gti.net/photopost/data/500/821gpm_on_17s-med.jpg

Granted, it's not red, and it's a photoshop job so they are probably bigger thatn 17inches, but looks good though IMHO.

Out of interest what 306 have you got? Have you tried the pgac (http://www.peugeot-gti.net) as they will probably be quite helpful.

Chris

 

http://www.peugeot-gti.net/photopost...on_17s-med.jpg

http://www.peugeot-gti.net



Stu..

[Edited by Stu_WRX - 2/15/2003 5:57:40 PM]

 

A mate had Anterra 182's on his GTI6, that looked awesome

I think Kahn RSR's would look good too, they're a superb wheel, mine were fine after bashing them through a wall

DTS has a point about the rear arches, the near side does catch more, summat to do with the rear suspension being p*ssed due to the torsion bars

 

Mille Miglia HT3 - kinda like the RB5 Speedlines but with 5 pairs of spokes instead of 6.

Fen

[Edited by RB5#295 - 2/15/2003 11:19:05 PM]

 

Mille Miglia EVOs look really sweet on 306s.
I had them (17s) on my Rallye and they never rubbed.
Saying that, the handling was never the same changing up from the standard 15s.
They're getting really common as well though, dunno if that'd bother you. In the past week, i've seen them on Mercs, BMWs, Pugs, Vauxhalls and a Skoda!

Paul