New wheels, tight fit - can i grind this off? <pics>
 

Hi,

Posting a query about a friends car here - 1988 S4 TurboII
Wheel stud pattern is 5x114 with 38 offset...

We got wheels which are 5x114 but 35 offset.

Thats 3 mm too close to the brake calipers! Theres a bump that sticks out on the caliper - I'm wondering if we can grind that off?

or should we go for a spacer - like a disk 3 mm thin just with 5 holes and go over the current studs?

http://rx7.pw.cx/photos/88rx7/newwheels/DSC00179.JPG

http://rx7.pw.cx/photos/88rx7/newwheels/DSC00180.JPG

http://rx7.pw.cx/photos/88rx7/newwheels/DSC00181.jpg

This bump is just next to the 'Mazda' logo... Wondering if its ok to grind that off haha :)

Cheers

Paul.

Those numbers are useless without the rim width.
7" +35 should fit no problem.
7.5" +35 is tight, but it should still fit.
8" +35 is kinda tight.

Did you test fit them, and it hit that bump or something?


-Ted

Sorry its late here :P

LENSO S7-Modify 18”x7.5” (size) +35 (offset) 5x112/114.3 (double pcd)

So they are 7.5" wide... maybe its just the design of the wheel- the 'spokes' go back at an angle, not straight out to the edges..

They fit onto the bolts just cant turn the wheel because that bump in the caliper hits the 'spokes'..

Paul.

I like the thin spacer & origonal studs idea.

I'm not sure, but that bump may be for a fluid pressure equalizing passage?

Alrighty we got spacers :) 8mm ones tho - couldnt find 5mm anywhere..

http://rx7.pw.cx/photos/88rx7/lensowheels.jpg

One problem tho the rear right wheel, one of the damn wheel nuts would NOT budge!! the outside of the nut is pretty rounded now, thinking maybe we gotta drill out the stud.. what do you guys reckon?

take off the hub and cut the nut off of the stud, then pound the stud out of the hub...

How do I get the hub off ??

Cheers!

im pretty sure it has to be pressed out

I'm gonna try hammering a 18mm socket onto the nut today... hopefully that works!!!

Heat it some, then cool it with penetrating oil (like PB Blaster).
The have another go at it.

i'm not sure what you mean, but no, you do not have "press" the HUB off... you just unbolt it from the spindle.

then hammer the piss out of the lugs you wanna replace.

He was talking about the stud jacob

beat the shit out of it with a hammer.

You're wrong.

The front hub is bolted on. The rear hub is pressed into the rear bearing, which is housed into carrier. Unbolting the staked center nut just unbolts the halfshaft. If your hub slides off after that, your rear wheel bearing is completely shot.

To get the rear hub off, you would have to remove all of the brakes, remove the staked nut, remove the halfshaft, unbolt the carrier from the trailing arm, press the rear hub out of the carrier, then cut the stud.

I would just use a lug nut remover.

i was not aware we were talking about the rear, i am sadly mistaken. thank you mr cathcart.

"you're wrong"

I never get tired of saying that.

I think there's something wrong with me.