hi, so i bought wheels that have an offest 40mm for my XB 2004. The front ones do not fit so i need spacers. I believe i need atleast a 3mm spacers because the offest has to be below 38mm. So i was looking to get a 5mm h&r spacer, but im not sure if i need a bolt or stud. Also do i have to purchase extended wheel studs seperatly and where can i get these?

Thanks so much!

-Sameer

These are the two items i am looking to purchase, please let me know if i am on the right track.

this one is BOLT

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/H-R-5...ht_1991wt_1593

this one is STUD

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/H-R-5...ht_2024wt_1593

Please let me know if u can help me out it with be grealty appreciated.

 

Have you tried fitting them? et40 will fit... up to a certain width. What are the wheel specs?

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...ht_2396wt_1593

this is the wheel

i put them on and the car would not move

;{

 

Hmm. It should fit fine. It might be hanging on the caliper, but otherwise, there's no reason it wouldn't work. With the car in the air, can you tell where it's hanging?

If it's hitting the caliper, you can probably put a 5mm spacer up front (that's as far as you can safely go without extending the studs).

Pics?

 

Yah exactly the calliper is touching. SO i need a 5mm spacer, now im not sure which one to buy. Please look at my original post.

 

Get spacers with the right center bore. You're posting them for a Jetta.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/H-R-5MM-WHEEL-SPACER-4X100-CELICA-COROLLA-MR-S-XA-XB_W0QQitemZ180351691578QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMotors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories?hash=item180351691578&_trksid=p4506.c0.m245&_trkparms=72%3A1205|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318

 

why in the world did you go with a 15x7 +40,
your stock wheels are 15x6.5 +38.

#1 you should have done some reserch befor buying a set of wheels, thats what thease forums are for, get on here and look, ask questions. we will help stear you in the right direction.

in my opinion you sould get different wheels and get rid of the ones you just got, you might have to take a loss, oh well, live and learn.

go with something like a (if you want to stay with a 15) 15x8 +15 of jump up to a 16x8 +15
i bet you could sell what you have now for enough to buy another set of better wheels.
like this, this would only run you $337, and you would have no problem with thease at all
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/15-8-...1%7C240%3A1318

 

^ Well yea, that's obviously the ideal situation. But if he wants to go the spacer route, that's his deal.

 

yeah i know.
im just not a fan of wheel spacers because of the problems that can happen.
in fact most mechanic shops will refuse to work on you car if you have wheel spacers installed because of the liability issues.

it 10x better in the long run to just use wheels that fits better.
now i could understand if you hade a super rare set of wheels that were a must have and you just had to make them fit............... but he just got the wrong set of wheels.
its an easy thing to fix and hes not going to loose much $ at all by just getting a different size wheel

 

Spacers are fine to a certain point. People running 1.5" wheel spacers scare me, but 5mm, or even high quality spacers to a certain point aren't really that bad.

 

he would loose less $ by selling the ones he has now and buying a defferent set then it will caust for the spacers.

+ the front wheels already stick out farther than the back, i think it would end up not looking right

 

I totally agree with you. It would be easier to just do it right. Selling wheels can be a hassle though.