Winter tyres or second set of wheels?

[MikeFish]

Obviously need longer bolts.

[si_b]

Thanks Mike,

Yes, 30mm and 20mm per axle, so 15mm and 10mm each wheel accordingly.

They have the longer bolts and locking bolts with them.

[zappy-chops]

See my photos above. Same as your but lower. I assume the spacers sizes you gave are per axle and not per wheel?
In the photos above I have 15mm spacers on the rear and 12mm spacers on the front. No issues with ceramics.

Thanks Mike. What colour are your wheels by the way. It's a little hard to tell in the photos are they gloss black or perhaps matt?

Simon - are the spacer depths stated on the box (20mm and 30mm) per axle? So 10mm and 15mm per wheel? Or are these the sizes per wheel - which would seem rather big!

[zappy-chops]

Thanks Simon - our messages crossed!

[MikeFish]

They are matt black.

[MikeFish]

Got all the details Simon - thanks.

Folks, I am looking to buy a set of the following 20" wheels to run with winter tyres through the nasty weather season. I am told they will look better on the car with spacers and they are included in the sale (20mm and 30mm). Just wanted to check if there is any reason this won't work on a 2017 PE that currently has 21" wheels. Can I just whack the spacers and wheels straight on? The car has ceramic brakes (don't know if that makes a difference). Also, do the spacer sizes sound right (20mm and 30mm)?



Any thoughts would be appreciated.

The issue with this size wheel is that you have a much better choice of tyres so makes it tempting to use all year round i.e. Michelin PS4S are not available in the standard 21 tyre size but they are available in the standard 20" tyre size. I thought about using these for the summer tyres and the 21s for winter tyres.

[Markp]

Got all the details Simon - thanks.

Folks, I am looking to buy a set of the following 20" wheels to run with winter tyres through the nasty weather season. I am told they will look better on the car with spacers and they are included in the sale (20mm and 30mm). Just wanted to check if there is any reason this won't work on a 2017 PE that currently has 21" wheels. Can I just whack the spacers and wheels straight on? The car has ceramic brakes (don't know if that makes a difference). Also, do the spacer sizes sound right (20mm and 30mm)?



Any thoughts would be appreciated.

They are not the concave wheels like Mike's though are they? Sorry can't tell from pic. I think the standard winters look a bit meh, even with spacers, but each to their own. I would go concave 20s.

[MikeFish]

Got all the details Simon - thanks.

Folks, I am looking to buy a set of the following 20" wheels to run with winter tyres through the nasty weather season. I am told they will look better on the car with spacers and they are included in the sale (20mm and 30mm). Just wanted to check if there is any reason this won't work on a 2017 PE that currently has 21" wheels. Can I just whack the spacers and wheels straight on? The car has ceramic brakes (don't know if that makes a difference). Also, do the spacer sizes sound right (20mm and 30mm)?



Any thoughts would be appreciated.

They are not the concave wheels like Mike's though are they? Sorry can't tell from pic. I think the standard winters look a bit meh, even with spacers, but each to their own. I would go concave 20s.

Tyre size on them says 275 so they must be the same as mine but it is hard to tell from that angle.

[si_b]

Yes, they are the concave wheels

[zappy-chops]

The issue with this size wheel is that you have a much better choice of tyres so makes it tempting to use all year round i.e. Michelin PS4S are not available in the standard 21 tyre size but they are available in the standard 20" tyre size. I thought about using these for the summer tyres and the 21s for winter tyres.

That's a good point. I hadn't thought of that. Having a set of 21s and a set of 20s certainly gives me choices.

The wheels are coming with winter tyres already fitted so I will put them on for this winter and see how it goes. I do like the 21" wheels on the car at the moment so would likely put those back on next year - but you never know. The 20s are gloss black and I'm really not sure I am going to like gloss black wheels on a gloss black car, so I may end up changing the wheel colour, and who knows, I could then prefer them to the 21s.

[zappy-chops]

Yes, they are the concave wheels

Thanks for confirming that. I was certainly buying them on the expectation they were the same concave ones as Mike's!

[MikeFish]

It might need lowering a little to really complete the 20" wheel look.

[Tadass910]

21 for winter https://imageshack.com/a/img923/2498/z1zAoU.jpg

[GlynRS2]

I have just put my winter wheels on.
Continental WinterContact TS 860 S 275/35 R20 102 W XL tyres on the 20x9.5 inch OE wheel refinished in satin anthracite. 15mm spacers on rear and 12mm on front:

[zappy-chops]

I have just put my winter wheels on.
Continental WinterContact TS 860 S 275/35 R20 102 W XL tyres on the 20x9.5 inch OE wheel refinished in satin anthracite. 15mm spacers on rear and 12mm on front:

Glyn, are your summer wheels also 20" or 21"? If 21" do you notice much difference? Do you walk up to the car with the 20" and think the wheels look small?