BXProject

Anyone ever put 13" wheels on a BX?

Will they fit over the brakes?

Am i asking fucking pointless questions?

Its just i have this set of wolfrace slot mags and i fancied giving the StTropez a retro set of wheels.

I think they would go over the brakes diametrically and if they are wider, you would be ok there.

However, you would be lowering the overall gearing by over 7%, making it accelerate quicker,
lower your top speed and ruin the MPG.

true. I did think about that. BUT the old style 175/80 - 13 tyres required to fit the wheels would hopefully mean overall not as much as 7% difference.

We shall see, i gotta get the car (2nd weeks feb) and wear out the tyres on it first.

Should do, I've dragged BX's down the scrapper's on 13" escort rims before now..

Ta Doc, I hoped someone would know if they would go over for sure

Yes, I'm working on standard tyre sizes there. You would need to measure the differential rolling radius, or to be more accurate measure the circumference of each with a piece of string to show the true difference.

Yes... I've put BX's on 13" wheels from a Pug 309 before now. They *just* clear the brakes. Different designs of wheels may or may not fit, and if they do fit it will be very close.

David wrote:Yes... I've put BX's on 13" wheels from a Pug 309 before now. They *just* clear the brakes. Different designs of wheels may or may not fit, and if they do fit it will be very close.

Interesting, ta David. i Just have this notion of a BX on slotmags might look cool