Alloy Wheel Guides

22x9.5 inch Autobiography Turbine style alloy wheel in black machined, 5x120 fitment with a high load rating suitable for vans and heavy SUVs

Van Wheels Are Not Car Wheels: Load Rating for Transporters, Transits and Campers

Fitment GuideOMI Alloy Wheels
22x9.5 inch Autobiography Turbine style alloy wheel in black machined, 5x120 fitment with a high load rating suitable for vans and heavy SUVs

Van Wheels Are Not Car Wheels: Load Rating for Transporters, Transits and Campers

Fitment GuideOMI Alloy Wheels
20x9 inch Audi S8 style alloy wheel in black machined, showing the diamond cut face where the lacquer sits directly over bare machined aluminium

Diamond Cut, Painted or Powder Coated: Which Wheel Finish Survives a Winter Here

Buying GuideOMI Alloy Wheels
17x7.5 inch VW Clubsport style alloy wheel in black machined, a smaller rim diameter that allows a taller tyre sidewall to absorb pothole impacts

Why Your Alloy Wheels Keep Buckling on Irish and UK Roads

Buying GuideOMI Alloy Wheels
22 inch Autobiography Turbine style alloy wheel in black machined, a high load rating design suited to heavy electric SUVs

Why Electric Cars Are Brutal on Wheels and Tyres

Buying GuideOMI Alloy Wheels
17 inch VW Clubsport style alloy wheel in black machined, a sensible smaller size for a winter wheel and tyre set

A Second Set of Wheels for Winter: Worth It in Ireland and the UK?

Buying GuideOMI Alloy Wheels
Close up of the back of an 18 inch alloy wheel showing the size, offset and load rating markings stamped into the casting

What the Stamps on the Back of Your Alloy Wheel Actually Mean

Fitment GuideOMI Alloy Wheels
18x8 inch VRS style alloy wheel in gunmetal, showing the tapered bolt seats around the centre

Wheel Bolts and Nuts: Why the Wrong Seat Shape Will Loosen Your Wheel

Fitment GuideAlexander Middlemas
20x9 inch Golf R Estoril style alloy wheel in gloss black, suited to a staggered setup

Staggered Wheels: Should You Run Wider Rears, and What Changes If You Do?

Fitment GuideAlexander Middlemas
18x8 inch Concept TTRS twist style alloy wheel in gunmetal, showing the centre bore and hub face

Do I Need Spigot Rings? Centre Bore Explained, and Why Your New Wheels Vibrate

Fitment GuideAlexander Middlemas
18x8 inch VRS style alloy wheel in gunmetal, sold individually as a single replacement

Refurbish or Replace a Damaged Alloy? How to Decide, and What Each Costs

Buying GuideAlexander Middlemas
20x9 inch TTRS rotor style alloy wheel in satin gunmetal, fitted to show wheel size

Are Bigger Alloy Wheels Road Legal? MOT, Speedo Accuracy and Tyre Sizes Explained

Fitment GuideAlexander Middlemas
22x9.5 inch Autobiography turbine style alloy wheel in black machined

Do Alloy Wheels Affect Your Car Insurance? What You Must Declare in the UK and Ireland

Buying GuideAlexander Middlemas
Direnza hub-centric wheel spacers and PCD adapters, 20mm pair

PCD Adapters Explained: Running Porsche Wheels on an Audi, or Audi Wheels on a VW

Fitment GuideAlexander Middlemas