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13"

Standard size for all Rover Metros.

1.1 = steels 4.5 inch wide with 155/65 tyres

1.4 = steels/alloys 4.5/5.5 inch wide with 185/55 or 155/65 tyres

1.4 16v = alloys with 5.5 inch wide 185/55 tyres.

There are 4 different types of rover alloys available. Gta 5 spokes, Rover 100 6 spoke, Gti Spi cross spokes and Gti 7 Spoke. Note that alloys off older, austin metros (MG, Turbo etc) will not fit a rover metro.

Now, Rover, in their infinate wisdom, blessed the metro with an odd PCD (pitch circle diameter) and offset. This means not many companies make alloys for us. Some will supply blanks that you can have drilled at a local place, however. But MGF wheels (15" max) can be fitted and the VVC version are VERY sexy, but wider arches are required.

14"

Not a lot of companies do alloys for Metros, but the ones they sell are very nice.

14" 6 inch wide with 194/45 tyres. These actually give a smaller rolling diameter than standard 13" ones do, so you need no arch mods to fit them in theory, they are wider though, and may catch here and there. They look huge when fitted and tyres are about the same price as 185/55, maybe cheaper.

15"

The current limit. 15's go with some arch grinding and pulling out. The rear trailing arm also needs to be ground, and the front inner arch protectors also must be removed. You will also need to grind a grove in your new tyres so the trailing arm doesn't rub. When you've done all this you can lower the car safely, and it will be fine.

as with 14's 194/45 tyres are used.

Further??

Well, as with any car you can go as far as you like with money. If you get 16" with super thin, and very expensive, tyres you may be able to fit them, but not likely. If you ask me, 15" looks big enough anyway. Another choice is to replace the rear suspention (trailing arm) with another type as the trailing arm the is main factor restricting the wheels. Of course you could always bring the wheels further out to the side, missing the trailing arm altogether, but you would need a wide arch kit to get some arches that would sit over the rubber. With these things done anything is the limit, just about.

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