wheels don't fit...
08-18-2003, 10:30 AM
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wheels don't fit...
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my new wheels (bbs rgr) got in on friday...we tried to put them on and the rear ones don't fit...any particular reason why? the space b/w the inside wheel and the calipher (the brakes) is nil...we turned the wheels and it scratched the inside surface of the wheels... :O(
could it be the offset of the stock versus bbs? and what is the offset for stock wheels?
i called the place where i got them and they couldn't believe it and are trying to figure it out...
my new wheels (bbs rgr) got in on friday...we tried to put them on and the rear ones don't fit...any particular reason why? the space b/w the inside wheel and the calipher (the brakes) is nil...we turned the wheels and it scratched the inside surface of the wheels... :O(
could it be the offset of the stock versus bbs? and what is the offset for stock wheels?
i called the place where i got them and they couldn't believe it and are trying to figure it out...
08-18-2003, 10:42 AM
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so the calipers are hitting the back of the spokes? >>
That's what I understand from your post. I've got 17X8.5 CHs, ET35, and they clear, but looking at pics, I see that the center section is made "dished" to push the spokes out, whereas I think your RG-Rs are pretty flat in the center. You may have to go spacers to push them out far enough to clear the calipers... I'm running 15mm ones on the rear, and that puts the edges of the tires out just inside the wheel arches. Depending on your width, that could be good for you too. No probs on the front?
Good luck!
Fig
Good luck!
Fig
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08-18-2003, 11:05 AM
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That's a pisser......I hope your vendor can swallow......
the cost of that mistake. I would not get spacers for wheels over stock brakes until after you get this solved. The rear wheels should not be needing spacers at all to fit over stock brakes. Something sounds wrong with what you received.
08-18-2003, 11:22 AM
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You'd think so, but >>>
Ever notice how a lot of wheels have spokes that are arched? (i.e., a lot of Porsche wheels to clear the calipers on the big brakes.)
If you place a straight edge on the plane of the hub and extend it out to the caliper and the straight edge does not come out past the caliper leaving room to spare, then your flat spokes will interfere with the caliper. Sounds like that's what's happening. You would have thought, though, that the place that sold you the wheels would maybe have known that there were caliper clearance problems, even if the ET was right. Spacers are going to be your only answer, short of notching the back side of the spokes, which is totally unwise, strength-wise. And you'll have to go longer bolts too, to compensate for the thickness of the spacers. $$$
sorry...
Fig
If you place a straight edge on the plane of the hub and extend it out to the caliper and the straight edge does not come out past the caliper leaving room to spare, then your flat spokes will interfere with the caliper. Sounds like that's what's happening. You would have thought, though, that the place that sold you the wheels would maybe have known that there were caliper clearance problems, even if the ET was right. Spacers are going to be your only answer, short of notching the back side of the spokes, which is totally unwise, strength-wise. And you'll have to go longer bolts too, to compensate for the thickness of the spacers. $$$
sorry...
Fig
