Lada Priora wheels: choice, size, bolt pattern

January 15, 2015 Lada.Online 793 713 156

The size of tires and wheels significantly affects how a car behaves on the road. Each manufacturer indicates the acceptable sizes of tires and wheels; as a rule, this list is limited to several options. We'll tell you what other tires and wheels are suitable for the Priora besides the factory ones and how this will affect the operation of the car.

What does a significant increase in wheel size actually do?

The increased wheel width provides greater stability. If the tires on the new wheel are good, the car will grip the track perfectly at any speed. Also, the increased diameter has a positive effect on the stability of the ride on the highway and the passage of small irregularities. Many potholes that previously hampered your comfort will become invisible on new wheels. Also a big advantage is the appearance of the car. Otherwise, all that remains is to list the shortcomings:

• acceleration will be significantly more difficult, since the engine will have to be loaded much more to overcome the resistance of the wider and larger wheels on the Priora;
• fuel consumption will increase for the same reasons; on a car with a small unit, consumption can increase by 30-40%, which depends on the condition of the engine and the type of tire;
• control will be somewhat more difficult, and if you have a power steering, the latter can break down very often, since the load on the system will increase significantly, and this will lead to costs;
• braking may lose its sharpness, you will have to wait longer for the car to stop, the braking distance will increase, and the wear of the brake pads on the car will increase;
• the cost of tires will increase significantly, since 17 tires often cost twice as much as rubber on stock 14 wheels, which will greatly affect the operating budget of the car.

These are the kind of troubles that can await a person who decides to change the wheels on a Priora to 17 inches. The same applies to 16 disks, which give approximately the same results. If you want to avoid such problems, but still increase the wheel size, you should buy 15-piece alloy wheels with the same tire width and approximately the same final diameter. That is, the height of the rubber profile should be slightly less than on the stock size.

Compatible wheel sizes for Lada Priora

• Width:175, 185, 195, 205;
• Profile height: 45, 50, 55, 65;
• Rim diameter: 14;
• Design type: R – radial.

• Width: similar to the previous parameters;
• Profile height: from 40 to 55;
• Rim diameter: 15;
• Construction type: similar to the previous ones.

• Width: from 175 to 205;
• Profile height: from 40 to 50;
• Rim diameter: 16;
• Construction type: similar to the previous ones.

• Width: from 175 to 195;
• Profile height: 40, 45.

Cast, steel or forged wheels for Priora

There are different types of wheels on the market, with dozens of options to choose from for your vehicle. Replacing this part in a car is most often due to the fact that the owner does not like the appearance of the device. Therefore, in most cases, when installing 17-inch wheels on a Lada Priora, it will be a matter of choosing beautiful and inexpensive alloy wheels. Still, it’s worth paying attention to forged offers with the following advantages:

• lightness - weight plays a huge role in this case, since the Priora suspension is designed for light loads and can show all its unreliability with a heavy wheel;
• unpretentiousness - even on unpredictable Russian roads, such products will not be deformed, and if there are minor defects, they can always be corrected at a service center;
• quality - special technologies are used in production that make it possible to reduce weight and increase the strength of the main parts of the wheel mechanism, taking into account its scope of use;
• many designs - forging looks much better than traditional light-alloy products, you can choose original solutions with an unusual and unconventional style;
• service life - such a wheel lasts much longer than traditional solutions, since there are no deformations or other damage, the disc can be used for many seasons in a row.

What wheels were installed on different versions of the car?

The design of the Lada Priora is more similar to the popular VAZ 2110 (ten), mass production of which was completed in 2008. More than 100 changes were made to the top ten, after which three new modifications of the car were created:

These are, respectively, a sedan, a hatchback, and a station wagon, manufactured after 2008–2009. Equipment: “Standard”, “Normal” and “Lux”, depending on finishing materials, additional options, and power of the power unit.

• 1.6 l. / 8th grade / 90 hp;
• 1.6 l. / 16 grades / 98 hp

How will the behavior of the Lada Priora on 17 wheels change?

A fashionable change will not only be a visual reformation of your car. The technical characteristics of transport will change significantly. We have already talked about some reforms, discussing the pros and cons of such modifications. But it is worth remembering the main transformation. This is the comfort of the trip. For some reason, many people believe that large rims protect against minor bumps and make the car softer. In fact, the behavior of Priora at 17″ will be as follows:

• the stiffness of the suspension will increase significantly, and this will be a very noticeable change for the car; medium and large bumps in the car will go through with a roar and shaking in the cabin;
• the smallest bumps will indeed be easier to overcome, but without modifications to the suspension, driving the car will be quite unpleasant, and the reaction to potholes will increase;
• you will have to get used to all the habits of the car, including braking and steering, so first you should drive along less active streets and try all the driving modes;
• the ground clearance will not change too noticeably, so when undertaking this whole change for the sake of raising the car, it is worth abandoning this idea and applying other methods;
• turning the steering wheel on a stationary car without power steering will become an almost impossible task, the ride comfort for the driver will change significantly, and this is also not the best change.

Looking at such reformations, many may abandon the idea of ​​​​installing giant wheels on the Priora. In fact, it sounds worse than it feels. After several days of driving your new acquisitions, you will feel confident in the car. Only in some situations will the non-original nature of the wheels be visible, which exceed all reasonable limits for a given car. And this is important to consider if you didn’t like the changes on your first trip. Don't rush to change everything back.

Which tires should I choose for 17-inch wheels for Priora?

The size of the tires is of great importance, since when installing 205/60 R17, your new items simply will not fit into the wheel arches of the car. The tire set should be something like 205/40 R17. In this case, it will be a really good solution that will fit into the arch and work without any problems. Please note that the 205 width may rub against the wheel arches if the wheel offset is too small. Also evaluate the following parameters:

• quality of rubber - in pits, tires will suffer greatly from excessive loads, so bumps and cuts will definitely appear if you buy not the best quality offers;
• profile height - this has already been mentioned above, it is better to immediately measure the overall diameter of the wheel using various online calculators, as well as measuring the parameters of the wheel arch;
• disc offset - this parameter determines how much the wheel will protrude to the side; it is better to stay at high offset values ​​in order to hide the wheels under the arches;
• season - for the winter it makes sense to change into your original stock wheels, getting better handling and ride safety, but in the summer you can experiment with this factor;
• reliability of the disk itself - it is better to overpay and buy new proven solutions than to pay for used products of unknown quality or downright bad products.

Each factor plays a role in your satisfaction with the changes. When buying everything Chinese and of poor quality, it is better not to undertake any alterations at all. If you decide to make your car more beautiful, buy good products and ensure the safety of your car. This is the only way you can get really good travel options and not completely ruin your car with low-quality reforms.

By the way, your car will look something like the following video:

Let's sum it up

Installing 17-inch wheels on a Priora is indeed possible. The only question is the feasibility of such tuning. This makes sense as one of the stages of changing the appearance of the car. In this case, you get good opportunities for operating the vehicle and quite adequate performance if you also change other suspension parts. The brakes will have to be replaced with a larger diameter and other better quality pads purchased. The struts can be raised by also purchasing better springs. All parts should be selected from foreign cars, having previously specified compatibility with fasteners.

Options for replacing factory products

Lada Priora is equipped with steel wheels from the manufacturer. Unfortunately, their appearance leaves much to be desired, so car owners cover these parts with decorative caps, which often fall off due to potholes. In addition, steel wheels are quite heavy, which affects the dynamic characteristics of the car.

Despite these disadvantages, iron structures have a number of advantages: low cost and good maintainability. However, most Priora owners prefer more modern, cast, alloy, forged or combination wheels.

• Cast - made mainly of aluminum and magnesium, they are much lighter than steel, but very fragile. They easily develop chips and cracks that cannot be repaired. The cost is quite high, but the products do not require decorative caps and can have a wide variety of knitting needle shapes.
• Light alloy - made from aluminum and magnesium alloys with the addition of other metals, giving the discs higher impact strength. Manufacturers keep these additives secret. The cost of such disks is quite high, but their impact resistance is much higher than that of cast ones. And their appearance is more interesting. This is the most common class of rims used for all Lada models.
• Forged - also created from alloys of aluminum and magnesium with the addition of other metals. Forging such products significantly changes their structure, making it fibrous and elastic. It is almost impossible to break such a disk or break off the edge; more often than not, the suspension breaks with a strong impact. Forged structures have excellent decorative qualities and the best strength, but their widespread use is hampered by a very high price.
• Combined - they are a conglomerate of a cast base of the disc itself and a forged rim, attached to the base with bolts. Moreover, the bolts must be made of an inert metal, for example, titanium. Using steel bolts in contact with aluminum will result in the formation of a galvanic couple, very rapid corrosion and destruction of the fastening point. Combined structures are easy to repair, unlike their counterparts. Replacing a damaged rim will cost much less than the entire product. The big disadvantage of such discs is their high price.

Along with the above materials, some exotic metals, such as titanium and its alloys, are also used for manufacturing. Titanium structures can be classified as light alloy.

The undoubted advantage of these products is their strength, excellent corrosion resistance and beautiful appearance. The disadvantages, unfortunately, outweigh the advantages: high labor intensity of manufacturing, and, consequently, an exorbitant price, heavy weight compared to light alloys, which increases gasoline consumption.

Attica wheels on Priora

Most of the wheels for this Lada model are produced at factories inside Russia, and they fully meet the quality requirements imposed on them by car owners, and also have a reasonable price.

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One of the most popular brands is Attika. Such wheels are even installed on luxury car models already at the factory, since the AvtoVAZ concern has direct agreements with suppliers. These wheels have the following characteristics and advantages:

• The wheels are produced at the K&K plant, which has long had a warm relationship with the automobile concern and provides impeccable performance properties.
• They have 2 color options at once - Black Platinum A, painted in a brutal dark metallic, as well as a light shade called Silver A, which is very convenient for both owners of black and white cars.
• They are available in several radius sizes - R13, R14, R15, and also have a width of 5.5J and 6.0J, which is especially convenient for seasonal changing of wheels, when in summer a tire width of 175 mm is sufficient, and in winter you can install 185 mm for better grip. with a slippery road surface. Exclusive, more expensive options for low-profile tires are also available in sizes R16 and R17.
• Due to our own production in Russia, the cost of production does not include unnecessary expenses for transportation and customs clearance of cargo, which makes the wheels relatively cheap - the entire set of 4 wheels costs from 10 thousand rubles* with a minimum size.
• Various design options, characteristics of reach, including negative ones, will satisfy the wishes of even the most demanding customer.
• They are sold at almost every authorized VAZ dealer and at numerous car markets in the Russian Federation in huge quantities, which allows the driver to replace even one wheel without purchasing a whole set, as sellers often require when selling imported products.

Attica wheels on Priora

Generation 1

Lada Priora is an updated version of the popular VAZ 2110 model, production of which ended in 2007. Over 1,000 changes were made to the design of the “tens,” beloved by many Russians. As a result, a new family of cars appeared, consisting of 3 representatives:

1. "VAZ-2170" - a sedan, the production of which began in March 2007;
2. “VAZ-2172” is a hatchback that appeared in February 2008;
3. "VAZ-2171" is a station wagon, sales of which began in May 2009.

After the modernization of the VAZ-2110, a fundamentally new car appeared that retained the same features. In the first version of the Lada Priora, similarities with the “ten” were clearly visible, but the bow and stern of the car became different. The headlights have increased in size and the radiator grille has become larger. The taillights were also modified, but overall the changes in appearance could not be called global.

If the exterior of the model was developed by specialists from the Volzhsky plant, then the interior was created by designers of the Italian company Carcerano. As a result, he was strikingly different from what he was in the top ten. The front panel looked more like a “torpedo” of a foreign car. It was trimmed with soft plastic, adding a curved visor above the instrument cluster. The interior was complemented by an oval-shaped clock installed in a silver trim at the top of the console.

The basic equipment of Lada Priora has become noticeably richer. It offered electric front windows, central locking with remote control, athermal windows, an airbag, electric power steering, an electronic clock and an adjustable steering column.

The car was available in three trim levels: “Standard”, “Norma” and “Lux”. They differed exclusively in the level of equipment. The model was equipped with 2 types of gasoline units:

• 1.6-liter 8-valve VAZ-21116 engine (90 hp);
• 1.6-liter 16-valve VAZ-21126 engine (98 hp).

Wheel size

The small selection of versions of the Lada Priora model also limited the types of wheels available for use:

• wheels 5.5J on 14 ET37 (5.5 – width in inches, 14 – diameter in inches, 37 – positive offset in mm), tires – 185/65R14 (185 – tire width in mm, 65 – profile height in%, 14 – rim diameter in inches);
• 6J wheels on 14 ET35, tires – 195/60R14;
• 6.5J wheels on 15 ET35, tires – 185/55R15;
• 6.5J wheels on 15 ET35, tires – 195/55R15;
• 6.5J wheels on 16 ET35, tires – 195/50R16.

Other wheel characteristics and tire pressure:

• PCD (drilling) – 4 by 98 (4 is the number of holes, 98 is the diameter of the circle on which they are located in mm);
• fasteners – M12 by 1.25 (12 – stud diameter in mm, 1.25 – thread size);
• diameter of the central hole – 58.6 mm;
• tire pressure – 1.9 bar.

How to choose the right wheel size for a Lada Priora

In order for the car owner to make the right choice and purchase exactly the wheels he needs, he must know a few simple rules regarding this brand of car, in particular:

• All wheels on the Lada Priora, regardless of manufacturer, size and material, must have the same drilling and bolt pattern parameters: the diameter of the central hole is 58 mm, and the length and number of studs, traditional for all VAZ models, is 4x98.
• R14 is the most popular option, since it is the one that is installed at the factory, and when changing disks you can always contact an official dealer without resorting to any expensive products in markets and car shops. The main dimension of these wheels is 5.5J x 14H2 ET35, and the special design of the wheel arches with a rim offset of 35 allows you to install several tire sizes at once - 175/70R13, 175/65R14, 185/60R14, 185/65R14 and 185/55R15, as in both winter and summer versions.
• Wheels on the Priora R15 are a less popular option; they can be either stamped, cast or forged; they are used to replace wheels yourself, at the driver’s request. The main geometric parameters of such wheels are 6.0J x 15H2 ET35, and from this it can be seen that the rim offset relative to the center of the mount is the same value as the previous version, which means that the tires should be installed with a smaller profile, which is better adapted to sports driving on good roads. The main recommended tire size is 195/55/R15.
• R16 - wheels installed specifically for sporty driving around the city in the summer, can be either “stamped” or “forged”, have a complex design and correspond to the status of the car owner. For the Priora, 2 main sizes are suitable at once - 6.0J x 16H2 ET35 and 6.5J x 16H2 ET35. In this case, rubber can also have 2 main parameters - 195/50/R16 and 205/45/R17, and the latter option obliges the car owner to install additional plastic mud flaps around the perimeter of the wheel arch, and otherwise a wide wheel will definitely quickly pollute the body of the Priora. .
• For the most sophisticated drivers, wheels with parameters of 6.5J x 17H2 ET35 are offered, which can be equipped with 205/40/R17 tires, and they are much more expensive than the previous ones, and are also often available in a forged version. However, with such low-profile tires, the driver can safely drive on asphalt at maximum speeds and not be afraid of sharp turns.

What does the size of tires and wheels affect?

Have you decided to choose winter tires for your Lada Priora? For winter it is recommended to choose narrow tires. The fact is that with such tires the pressure on the road surface will be greater, and therefore the grip on the road will improve. Wide tires are more sensitive to ruts in winter. Low-profile tires perfectly transfer even the smallest pits to the fifth point.

The smaller the unsprung masses

(this includes a lot of tires and wheels), the better the car will hold the road and accelerate faster. For example, if you put wheels on a car that are 2 kg lighter each, then acceleration to 100 km/h will be reduced by 0.2 seconds.

In conclusion, we present statistics that were compiled based on a survey that took place among Lada Priora owners. Results of the survey “What size are the rims on your Lada Priora?” the following:

1. 35% voted for R15 wheels.
2. R14 wheels received 26% of the votes.
3. For R16 wheels - 22%
4. 12% of owners drive on low-profile R17 tires.
5. Exclusive R18 wheels were installed on 4% of survey participants.
6. The rarest R13 wheels are owned by 1% of owners.

Let us remind you that for safety and to increase the service life of your tires, you should maintain the recommended pressure in the Lada Priora tires. Read other articles on tuning Lada Priora, easy search by content.

Where can I buy

: in our online store (category Priora wheels).

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Characteristics of alloy wheels "Black Edition" on the Lada Priora

Along with foreign automobile concerns, AvtoVAZ always offers its customers several variants of cars of the same model, and each modification has its own advantages and, accordingly, different prices. One of the flagships of the model is the Black Edition modification, which has been produced since 2016 and has the largest number of technical and electronic innovations. But the most notable thing is that it has a beautiful glossy black metallic finish and additional stylish moldings, also black.

The wheels for this configuration are also unusual. First of all, this is a high-quality “casting”, with a stylish wheel design - 12 thin spokes evenly support the rim, creating a feeling of sporty style. In addition, the increased strength of steel eliminates the risk of wheel deformation even when falling into a deep hole or hitting an obstacle.

The wheels are painted matte black, and it matches perfectly with the shade of the body of the car itself and gives the Priora a menacing look.

The wheel size 6.0J x 15H2 ET35 allows you to install 195/55/R15 tires, which largely ensures stability on the road, and also allows you to install winter tires without purchasing new wheels, because the parameters are universal for any season of the year.

Wheels for Priora Black Edition

Priorovskie wheels from Grants Sport

Often, Priora owners pay attention to the exclusive car from the concern - Lada Granta Sport. The car is made in the spirit of the times, has a real combat look and wheels with parameters 195/50/R16. Almost every ambitious Priora owner has a great desire to install just such wheels on his car, but there are both advantages and disadvantages, namely:

• Multi-spoke alloy wheels with these geometric parameters, crowned with a massive steel rim and low-profile tires, create a stunning effect, distinguishing the car from the rest on the road.
• The Chinese manufacturer was able to satisfy the quality requirements of the plant, and all wheels come perfectly smooth and homogeneous in composition and do not require serious balancing when installing them assembled on a car.
• One of the downsides is that these wheels on the Priora are in no way compatible with the fender liners, since the rubber simply rests against them and wears them out, which also damages the protectors. To avoid this, the driver will have to completely get rid of the plastic protection on his car, exposing the body to aggressive environmental influences, especially in winter.
• In addition, the cost of these products is clearly too high, and it is advisable to install it only on the premium Priora models, since otherwise they will stand out too much against the background of a poor exterior package without sports body kits, moldings, grilles and headlights.

Wheels for Lada Granta Sport

Thus, experts advise car enthusiasts to refrain from installing these discs and try to find something on the market that is more suitable specifically for the Priora.