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| 18x9.5 wheels don't fit, what did I do wrong? Please help (Page 1/3) |
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huracan2015
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MAR 12, 01:59 PM
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So I did hours of research, got all the parts needed to build coilovers, and ordered some 18x9.5 45mm wheels for the rear. They don't fit. The rim itself measides 10.5 wide which is the extra inch I need for clearance. Those of you with 9.5s, how did you make them fit? My car is an '87 by the way
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Gall757
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MAR 12, 02:13 PM
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Do you have 9.5" wheels, or 10.5" wheels?
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huracan2015
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MAR 12, 02:23 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Gall757:
Do you have 9.5" wheels, or 10.5" wheels? |
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9.5 but measure 10.5 from bead to bead. I know that's normal
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Gall757
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MAR 12, 02:42 PM
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Steven Snyder
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MAR 12, 03:24 PM
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What do they hit? Is it the rims or the tires that interfere? Where do they interfere?
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huracan2015
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MAR 12, 04:35 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Steven Snyder:
What do they hit? Is it the rims or the tires that interfere? Where do they interfere? |
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I'll add pics later but the rim is about 2 mm away from the stock strut. I'm going to be putting my coilovers, and the sleeve is more than 2 mm so it would hit.
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Neils88
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MAR 12, 06:16 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by huracan2015:
9.5 but measure 10.5 from bead to bead. I know that's normal |
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Not to belabour the point, but I've never heard this before. I thought the width is measured from bead to bead!?
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tebailey
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MAR 12, 07:07 PM
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They measure the width from the inside of the bead, if yours measures 9.5 from inside to inside they're right. Other that that I'm running 8" so I can't help there.
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huracan2015
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MAR 12, 07:20 PM
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Here is the clearance. It "fits" but once I put on my coilovers, the sleeve will take up all of that gap and then some. I can add a small spacer, maybe 10mm to be safe, but the wheels already stick out pretty much as far as I'm willing to go
 [This message has been edited by huracan2015 (edited 03-12-2015).]
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JCircs
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MAR 12, 07:30 PM
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I have an 87 also, I'm running 18x9.5 rears with a +40 offset and coil overs. I needed to use a 1/4" spacer to clear the shock, you are running +45 offset so I think you would need 1/2" spacer.
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