New Alloys for Activa

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New Alloys for Activa

Post by activa »

I' m thinking of changing my Activa's standard alloys with 16" ones, without affecting the "offset".
Do you have details about the car's geometry (offset)
Do you know any known brands to have nice designs?
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Post by ActivaV6uk »

i'm sure there is information on activanet.co.uk (i actualy know there is its on the forum) when you replace them are you going to sell your old alloys as i am looking for another set?
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Post by macaroni »

He is in Greece Andy, postage might be a bit much.
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Post by basil40 »

I need some new "old original alloys" let me know when you're thinking of getting rid.
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Post by RichardW »

Doesn't the Activa use specially reinforced alloys to cope with the high lateral stresses imposed by the ARC system? I would leave them standard.
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Post by activa »

Richard, this might be true, and it is a Good point ! But the standards are a bit narrow and the tyres "overflow" at the edge of the alloy.
Moreover, 16" would give better looks to the car...
In any case guys, I am not selling them!...
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Activa, light met red MK1 98
Activa, dark met red MK1 98
Activa, dark met blue MK1 (202bhp stock) 96
Xantia exclusive V6 auto 3l 98
Xantia 2l 8v auto
BX 4x4 GTi dark met silver
BX 4x4 GTi white
BX GTi 16v white fibre bumpers
BX GTi 16v black fibre bumpers
BX GTi 16v hurricane (doa)
BX DTR estate

Post by ActivaV6uk »

sorry to tell you this but moving to 17" and 215 wide makes very little diference, the only thing you will get from 16s are the looks advantage and i still havent found anything that looks as good on a xantia as the original activa alloys.
and yes the alloys are reenforeced.
andy
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Post by Kowalski »

I wouldn't have thought an Activa would need specially strong wheels, the Xantia isn't particularly heavy. Cornering forces aren't the biggest forces that the wheels on the car have to put up with, bumps in the road give much bigger forces and the car has to be robust so people can drive it up and down curbs etc without it breaking.
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Post by basil40 »

Kowalski is right there - the metal alloy for these wheels are pretty cheap and cheerful and probably contain a lot of inherent defects
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