How to Check for Alloy Wheel Compatibility with Your Car

If you’re excited by the idea of alloy wheels and want to get some for your own vehicle – perfect for cruising along the coastline of Whitehead in beautiful County Antrim – here are some tips on how to make sure you choose the right alloys for your make and model of car, and how to check for alloy wheel compatibility with your car.

Get the Right Size

Alloy wheels are much lighter than steel ones, and they also require lower profile tyres (the sidewall is ‘shorter’), and just like with steel wheels, it is important to make sure you get those that meet the manufacturer’s specifications. Basically, as the wheel diameter increases, your sidewall will reduce, and vice versa. The good news is that this information can be very readily found, and your local garage or tyre supplier will be able to put you right if you can’t find the right sizing or even if you’re just a little nervous about perhaps committing to an expensive purchase that might not be usable. You can explore the best Alloy Wheels in Whitehead at alloywheelsni.com, and even get in touch to ask about the perfect alloy wheels for your car.

Choose the Perfect Colour and Pattern

Alloy wheels are so popular in the racing world because they are light, which helps make cars nippier and more responsive – but they are popular with motorheads because they look fantastic! You can choose a host of colours, to match or contrast with the body of your vehicle, or you can opt for stylish silvery, but in zany patterns and designs, ranging from futuristic geometric patterns to beautiful surreal swirls even to patterns that look like flowers as they spin sedately along the road.

Why You Should Go for Alloys

As mentioned above, the huge advantage of alloy wheels is that they are light. This offers you so many benefits: from fuel efficiency, to increased responsivity and improved handling, to reduced wear and tear over time. You may have heard that alloy tyres are more expensive than the steel alternatives, and this is true, if you are purchasing your tyres only considering the price paid at point of sale. However, if you purchase the alloys, use them until the end of their useful life, and then compare the amount you’ve spent on new tyres, car repairs, fixing wear and tear, and fuel, with the same lifespan of steel wheels, you will find that a lot of the cost price has come back to in the form of money saved on these expenses.

Do make sure that your alloys fit your car – but this is easily done, and even more easily checked on your behalf – before you commit to making the purchase. But once you have your new alloys fitted, and love the stylish new look of your vehicle, you won’t be able to wait long before piling the family into the car and parading them around Whitehead, making the scene on the coast of Ireland.