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Wide wheels to suit wide bodies. by Australian
Started on: 09-11-2007 09:10 PM
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Last post by: rockcrawl on 11-19-2007 06:01 PM
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Originally posted by kyp:
thanks i was just wondering. also i was wondering thost adapptors that change it from 5x100 to 5x144.3 are they reliable and what factory rims would they fit on? someone said somthing about 350z rims does anyone know if they witll fit at all?


Assuming you meant 5x114.3 (not 144.3), a partial list would include:

Acura RSX and NSX (ought to be able to find some nice wheels here).
Some higher end Chrysler products including older cars (Cuda, etc.)
Ford Crown Vic and related Lincoln-Mercury cars.
Mazda RX7 with 5 bolt from 86 on.
Nissan 300 ZX from 90 on and 300 ZX Turbo from 84 on
Toyota Supra from 93 on.

Should give you a good selection.

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Question. What is the exact wheel offset for both IMSA and Archie-Widebody wheels?? There is no problem getting 18x9 - 18x9.5" wheels with a 5x100 bolt pattern... and the same wheels in a 17/18 x 7-8... just have to know where to look. But what is the offset we need for the front/rears in order for the wheels not to hit???
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Originally posted by Nebiros88:

Question. What is the exact wheel offset for both IMSA and Archie-Widebody wheels?? There is no problem getting 18x9 - 18x9.5" wheels with a 5x100 bolt pattern... and the same wheels in a 17/18 x 7-8... just have to know where to look. But what is the offset we need for the front/rears in order for the wheels not to hit???


What if you want 19x12's in a +22 mm offset?

http://www.1010tires.com/WheelOffsetCalculator.asp

Voila, the offset calculator. (You want the INSIDE of the rim to be as close if not in more to factory specs for your handling to be on par)
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Originally posted by Australian:


His diagrams only go to 8 inches.


Click on on the image link. The wheels & offsets go to 12".
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymot...QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
found these $500 new i am thinking they are affordable and will fit.
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymot...QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
found these $500 new i am thinking they are affordable and will fit.


Those are very nice. But 8.5" in front with 35mm offset?? Get ready for a tractor look.
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Originally posted by Nebiros88:

Question. What is the exact wheel offset for both IMSA and Archie-Widebody wheels?? There is no problem getting 18x9 - 18x9.5" wheels with a 5x100 bolt pattern... and the same wheels in a 17/18 x 7-8... just have to know where to look. But what is the offset we need for the front/rears in order for the wheels not to hit???



A 18x9.5, 35mm rear using the Mad-Arch kit will look shallow on the rear and the front 18x8.5, 35mm will stick out big time!
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Originally posted by Alex4mula:


Those are very nice. But 8.5" in front with 35mm offset?? Get ready for a tractor look.

Lol i thought i was building the batfiero.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymot...QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
I have flared guards front and rear these will fill them and seem to be a good price shame im on other side of world doesnt appear to post worldwide but i will ask. But i also dont like all the extra drill holes for the 100 and 114.3 patterns but i guess it makes it available and affordable at least. I dont think the offset will be a problem on front as it is 35mm on 7 inch wide wheel standard. i have 2 inch flare on front.
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Originally posted by kyp:

thanks i was just wondering. also i was wondering thost adapptors that change it from 5x100 to 5x144.3 are they reliable and what factory rims would they fit on? someone said somthing about 350z rims does anyone know if they witll fit at all?



I might find out the hard way this week i have found a set of multifit mesh wheels that ar 8.5 front and 10.5 rear with a 35mm offset i am thinking if the bolt pattern is 114.3 and if there is not a 5 x 100 bolt pattern on the wheels. I will use bolt pattern adapters but wondering if i will need to move the studs as they might hang out too far as the spacers are 1.5 inches or 2 inches. If they are just too wide i might keep glassing till they fit or sell them for a set of 9.5s with spacers dunno till i start experimenting.

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Ok i did it i bought em http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/e...em&item=200171970029
now thats what i call fat.


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Not many wide wheels made 5 x 100 most are only 7-8 inches. I have seen some TORK brand available in USA 8 and 9.5 inches wide for those looking for staggered direct bolt on.
available on ebay around $800
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Report this Post11-19-2007 01:42 PM Click Here to See the Profile for Alex4mulaSend a Private Message to Alex4mulaDirect Link to This Post
Any pics on car? I'm very curious how those will look.
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If you guys want to change the bolt pattern without wheel adapters, give Lee at HT Motorsports a call (formerly Held, Ryane). He makes custom hubs in any pattern you need. If you have an '84-87 you'll also need to use his lowering spindles on the front. I'm using massive 18x13 rear and 18x8.5 front Lamborghini Murcielago wheels on a Fiero chassis with no adapters. The cheapest quotes I got for custom wheels this size were in the $3000-4000 range. The Compomotives are a bit cheaper, but they don't have anything I like. I decided to go with the stock Lamborghini wheels for about the same cost, actually quite a bit less considering they came with Pzeros mounted.

For custom made wheels check out Budnik and Boze, they have some nice stuff at the lower end of the price range. HRE will also make wheels to spec.

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