these questions are for those who have had issues with the front calipers rubbing the inside of the rim:

what size rim were you running?

what part of the caliper was rubbing the rim?


i want to know what to look out for when i mount my rims this weekend. they are 17x7 +40. i have 5mm spacers on hand just in case i need them, but i want to know for sure if im gonna need them before i start rolling on the rims (i dont want to scratch anything to find out that i do in fact need the spacers).

from what ive read so far, the caliper clearance issues have usually come up with people that go with 15" rims. does anyone have issues with 17s?

 

i ran into that with an 18 x 7 +38. i can take a pic 2nite after work if u like, but there was no curve out from the spoke at all and it rubbed on the outside of the pad holder. A 5 mm did the trick.....

 

wow even on 18s...

well, since i posted this thread, i got a set of sportmax 006, 17x7 +40. plenty of room for the caliper. thanks for the reply

id still like to see pics of your rims though

 

My 15"x6.5" Rota Grids barely clear the calipers by about 2 mm. They have a 38 mm offset. Yeah. They're that tight. ('o' ) ! No rubbing, though.

 

You can see where it actually scraped. I just took these 2 mins ago, sorry for the dirty wheels....

Mike R.
rolex87

 

damn even with the spacers it still looks close

who cares if its dirty... its a layer of dirt to protect the wheel from other dirt

 

timex let merTECH fix that for you.

 

and just so everyone know offset is not what is causing this problem. I believe it is called backspacing.

 

haha rolex fixed it himself (with sean's help)

 

boo. i was even gonna help you out for free.