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Ben-B
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19th Mar 15 at 14:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
This isn't Corsa related at all, but..

I'm looking at buying some Comps for my Fiesta ST2 and found these on eBay

I've never seen these wheels before and not 100% they're comps, only thing that makes me think they're is they look to be magnesium, Anyone shed some light?

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19th Mar 15 at 14:32   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
If they are Pug offset, they will be a crap fit on your Fiesta.

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quote:
Originally posted by random dav
If they are Pug offset, they will be a crap fit on your Fiesta.


4x108 is ford fitment..
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben-B
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Originally posted by random dav
If they are Pug offset, they will be a crap fit on your Fiesta.


4x108 is ford fitment..


Thats pcd not offset
Ben-B
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Originally posted by VrsTurbo
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Originally posted by Ben-B
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Originally posted by random dav
If they are Pug offset, they will be a crap fit on your Fiesta.


4x108 is ford fitment..


Thats pcd not offset


Yea my bad I realised after I posted

Hes agreed to let me try them on the car before taking them, just wanna confirm they're comps.
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19th Mar 15 at 15:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
They look like replicas.
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quote:
Originally posted by random dav
If they are Pug offset, they will be a crap fit on your Fiesta.


Agreed. I had some Dezent 17's on my 206 that came off an Escort. Ate brand new Toyo's in 3 months on the front.
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They look a bit rough on the pic from behind, look like really corroded and then blasted and painted over. Can't really tell.
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Just read text and he mentions that ^^
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Just read text and he mentions that ^^


Yea its pitting apparently, if they're genuine comps and are actually magnesium that can be sorted
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19th Mar 15 at 15:38   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by random dav
If they are Pug offset, they will be a crap fit on your Fiesta.


Agreed. I had some Dezent 17's on my 206 that came off an Escort. Ate brand new Toyo's in 3 months on the front.


That has nothing to do with the offset.
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Originally posted by random dav
If they are Pug offset, they will be a crap fit on your Fiesta.


Agreed. I had some Dezent 17's on my 206 that came off an Escort. Ate brand new Toyo's in 3 months on the front.


That has nothing to do with the offset.


I always thought it was the wrong offset since all the tyre wear was down the outside of the tyre rather than the middle.
The middle still had loadsa tread but the outside was so bad after 3 months, they failed the MOT.
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No thats your tracking
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben-B
quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
Just read text and he mentions that ^^


Yea its pitting apparently, if they're genuine comps and are actually magnesium that can be sorted


Easily? Ever tried refurbing magnesium alloys? ........ Lol
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No thats your tracking


Had it fixed thinking that was the problem. Made no difference.
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Well they didnt do it right... A proper wheel alignment would fix it
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Camber/ caster rather than tracking
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Originally posted by --ToM--
Camber/ caster rather than tracking
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Originally posted by --ToM--
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Originally posted by Ben-B
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Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
Just read text and he mentions that ^^


Yea its pitting apparently, if they're genuine comps and are actually magnesium that can be sorted


Easily? Ever tried refurbing magnesium alloys? ........ Lol


Did I say easily?

If I was going to buy them I would get the wheel specialist in Nottingham to refurb them.
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Lots of wheel specialists won't touch mag wheels
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Camber/ caster rather than tracking



No it isnt...... Camber doesnt wear tyres much quicker than standard - its the toe angle which in effect scrubs the tyres back - hense to quick quick wear....

And castor doesnt really come into it...
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I reckon there are loads better wheels out there for the money. I wouldn't touch them looking at the ad again.

[Edited on 20-03-2015 by random dav]

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20th Mar 15 at 13:37   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Incorrect offset can have an effect on tyre wear, not saying its the case this time, but it deffo can have an effect due to changes to the scrub radius

For instance if you change your offset to bring about a zero scrub radius - taken from wikipedia

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Squirm occurs when the scrub radius is at zero. When the pivot point is in the exact center of the tire footprint, this causes scrubbing action in opposite directions when the wheels are turned. Tire wear and some instability in corners is the result.


[Edited on 20-03-2015 by Steve]
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I have a 100% standard audi a3 and the front tyres have worn on the inside edges, corrado and corsa did the same and i always assumed it was because i had lowered it.

Maybe its just my driving.
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Originally posted by --ToM--
Lots of wheel specialists won't touch mag wheels


Already checked, they're prepared to do it.

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