New wheels, tight fit - can i grind this off? <pics>
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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?
This bump is just next to the 'Mazda' logo... Wondering if its ok to grind that off haha
Cheers
Paul.
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?
This bump is just next to the 'Mazda' logo... Wondering if its ok to grind that off haha
Cheers
Paul.
Last edited by H4Inf; 10-07-05 at 09:57 AM.
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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
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
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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.
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.
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Alrighty we got spacers 8mm ones tho - couldnt find 5mm anywhere..
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?
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?
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Originally Posted by jacobcartmill
take off the hub and cut the nut off of the stud, then pound the stud out of the hub...
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Originally Posted by jacobcartmill
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 **** out of the lugs you wanna replace.
then hammer the **** out of the lugs you wanna replace.
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rear right wheel
damn wheel nuts would NOT budge
damn wheel nuts would NOT budge
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.
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