clubstylus

My 15x7 wheels won't fit with my new brakes, they are et22-35 offset (i don't understand but thats what it says on the rim) the calliper sticks out from the hub by 12mm the wheels have an anoying little ridge see photo that the caliper hits



now if i put 15mm spacers on them the wheels will stick out to far, would an et15 offset cure this or will the wheels still stick out
or do i just hunt for a set of wheels without the ridge( our honda doesn't have them but has the wrong stud pattern)

Phil

Cerberus wrote:My 15x7 wheels won't fit with my new brakes, they are et22-35 offset (i don't understand but thats what it says on the rim) the calliper sticks out from the hub by 12mm the wheels have an anoying little ridge see photo that the caliper hits



now if i put 15mm spacers on them the wheels will stick out to far, would an et15 offset cure this or will the wheels still stick out
or do i just hunt for a set of wheels without the ridge( our honda has them but wrong stud pattern.

Phil

The smaller the ET value , the further out the wheels will protrude plus it wont make any difference to the caliper clearing the wheel. It simply tells you how many mm's the bolting face is from the wheel centre. Can't advise on fitting because you have an RT . Measure from the bolting face on the hub to a spirit level vertical to the arch ---- then that's how many mm's you need from wheel bolting face to the outside of the tyre. Compare that with your existing wheels and note the difference -- BINGO = answer

Work it out , only you can tell on your car . Rob.

stylussprinter wrote:

Cerberus wrote:My 15x7 wheels won't fit with my new brakes, they are et22-35 offset (i don't understand but thats what it says on the rim) the calliper sticks out from the hub by 12mm the wheels have an anoying little ridge see photo that the caliper hits



now if i put 15mm spacers on them the wheels will stick out to far, would an et15 offset cure this or will the wheels still stick out
or do i just hunt for a set of wheels without the ridge( our honda has them but wrong stud pattern.

Phil

The smaller the ET value , the further out the wheels will protrude plus it wont make any difference to the caliper clearing the wheel. It simply tells you how many mm's the bolting face is from the wheel centre. Can't advise on fitting because you have an RT . Measure from the bolting face on the hub to a spirit level vertical to the arch ---- then that's how many mm's you need from wheel bolting face to the outside of the tyre. Compare that with your existing wheels and note the difference -- BINGO = answer

Work it out , only you can tell on your car . Rob.

The wheels are the right offset, guess i'll have to find a set without that lip
I just know this is going to be expensive

Phil

I would have though you would be able to find some modern alloys without that lip, how about 16's as an option

se7ensport wrote:I would have though you would be able to find some modern alloys without that lip, how about 16's as an option

16's cause too much trouble with clearance on the body work, i'm seriously think about some compomotive CXR's

Phil

I know you already have spacers on the back that you could potentially lose if you had the right off set, spotted these so I thought I'd share http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/182122.htm

se7ensport wrote:I know you already have spacers on the back that you could potentially lose if you had the right off set, spotted these so I thought I'd share http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/182122.htm

Already clocked my good man, i could probably use the 0 offset on the rear but the fronts would be a problem and for a few quid more i could have these, http://www.polleymotorsport.co.uk/wheel ... xr-sml.gif i still have other bits to buy though.

Phil

very coool