Wheels
Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2013 11:32 am
Hi. I realise wheels have been discussed elsewhere on the internet, but I'm trying to piece all the info I have together. So any help would be very appreciated. Sorry for the essay...
I have an automatic 2.5 ltr Bongo, 1996 I think. Long story short the wheels are knackered. They're chrome coated and that's all blistered and peeling, so they look bad, but also we started having issues with them lossing pressure over time. The guy who fits our tyres, found they were leaking round the rims so suggested getting them refurbed. Which we were all set to do yesterday, at around £300 squid, when the guy phoned me up and said sorry mate they're part chrome or whatever so it'll be £600!! Obvs I was thrilled, so I stopped all that silliness, collected the van and now I need to get new wheels. We also discovered though that the old wheels were pants anyway, they'd been drilled to fit the bongo, which doesn't seem very good at all.
So I looked online to learn about wheels. I now know (and correct me if I'm wrong of course) that the correct PCD is 5 x 114.3 so 5 (holes) x 114.3 (spacing) , I want a bore of 67.1 (hole in the middle) and an offset 40 to 45 (the "space" to clear steering / brakes / suspension / components etc... (all info from this post here ... http://www.bongoforum.co.uk/cgi-bin/for ... 327489594/ )
I've also learned that it is possible that the juddering I get through the steering wheel at above 60Mph might be due to these old wheels being no good. So hopefully I can fix both issues at the same time.
What I need to do then is try and source a half decent set of wheels that will fit a bongo. Naturally the cheaper the better if they're in decent condition. There are a few sellers on ebay selling wheels that came off a bongo. That's not to say they're necessarily the original wheels, but they obvs should fit. My concern is I'm loathe to spend my money on wheels that aren't quite right, and so that's really what my question is...
Is it safe to assume that wheels that came off a bongo unless drilled like mine, have the correct PCD, bore and offset? Is it possible to measure this information? Since it doesn't seem to be information that sellers volunteer.
Has anyone had dealings with the company bongospares.co.uk??
They're selling these http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mazda-Bongo-G ... 3a86b3a7ea for £140. But they say the tyres are pretty much done with.
And when I told them my issues they suggested a set of 4 black alloys (not listed on ebay) which they say are on much better condition and should be just exactly what I need, for £250, again which came off a bongo. These have no tyres, but are 17's like mine so I could fit the old ones.
Sounds good, except he couldn't tell me the PCD, bore or offset, so I'm still none the wiser as to whether they're really 'right'.
Do any of the below seem like a good idea?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/181245198252? ... 1423.l2649
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151152683518? ... 1423.l2649
Sorry to be so utterly useless, I'm trying to figure as much by my self as possible, but this isn't really my area of expertise. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
I have an automatic 2.5 ltr Bongo, 1996 I think. Long story short the wheels are knackered. They're chrome coated and that's all blistered and peeling, so they look bad, but also we started having issues with them lossing pressure over time. The guy who fits our tyres, found they were leaking round the rims so suggested getting them refurbed. Which we were all set to do yesterday, at around £300 squid, when the guy phoned me up and said sorry mate they're part chrome or whatever so it'll be £600!! Obvs I was thrilled, so I stopped all that silliness, collected the van and now I need to get new wheels. We also discovered though that the old wheels were pants anyway, they'd been drilled to fit the bongo, which doesn't seem very good at all.
So I looked online to learn about wheels. I now know (and correct me if I'm wrong of course) that the correct PCD is 5 x 114.3 so 5 (holes) x 114.3 (spacing) , I want a bore of 67.1 (hole in the middle) and an offset 40 to 45 (the "space" to clear steering / brakes / suspension / components etc... (all info from this post here ... http://www.bongoforum.co.uk/cgi-bin/for ... 327489594/ )
I've also learned that it is possible that the juddering I get through the steering wheel at above 60Mph might be due to these old wheels being no good. So hopefully I can fix both issues at the same time.
What I need to do then is try and source a half decent set of wheels that will fit a bongo. Naturally the cheaper the better if they're in decent condition. There are a few sellers on ebay selling wheels that came off a bongo. That's not to say they're necessarily the original wheels, but they obvs should fit. My concern is I'm loathe to spend my money on wheels that aren't quite right, and so that's really what my question is...
Is it safe to assume that wheels that came off a bongo unless drilled like mine, have the correct PCD, bore and offset? Is it possible to measure this information? Since it doesn't seem to be information that sellers volunteer.
Has anyone had dealings with the company bongospares.co.uk??
They're selling these http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mazda-Bongo-G ... 3a86b3a7ea for £140. But they say the tyres are pretty much done with.
And when I told them my issues they suggested a set of 4 black alloys (not listed on ebay) which they say are on much better condition and should be just exactly what I need, for £250, again which came off a bongo. These have no tyres, but are 17's like mine so I could fit the old ones.
Sounds good, except he couldn't tell me the PCD, bore or offset, so I'm still none the wiser as to whether they're really 'right'.
Do any of the below seem like a good idea?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/181245198252? ... 1423.l2649
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151152683518? ... 1423.l2649
Sorry to be so utterly useless, I'm trying to figure as much by my self as possible, but this isn't really my area of expertise. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
