18x8 rims
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18x8 rims
Hello Great people of this forum. Need some help with rims.
Found rims on ebay that I really liked and need to know if they'll fit my car. I have 75 vette. Below is copy paste of wheel spec. Will they fit? Or do I have to do some modifications and if yes then which. Thanks for help
WHEEL SPECS
RIM DIAMETER: 18 inches
RIM WIDTH: 8 inches
BOLT PATTERN: 5x120 mm
OFFSET: 40 mm
CENTER BORE: 72.5 mm
Found rims on ebay that I really liked and need to know if they'll fit my car. I have 75 vette. Below is copy paste of wheel spec. Will they fit? Or do I have to do some modifications and if yes then which. Thanks for help
WHEEL SPECS
RIM DIAMETER: 18 inches
RIM WIDTH: 8 inches
BOLT PATTERN: 5x120 mm
OFFSET: 40 mm
CENTER BORE: 72.5 mm
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http://blog.tirerack.com/blog/tire-r...-is-rim-offset
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the wheels have 40mm of positive offset, typical corvette wheels have offsets in the low negative range, thus a spacer to push the wheel further out. Here is a link explaining offset
http://blog.tirerack.com/blog/tire-r...-is-rim-offset
http://blog.tirerack.com/blog/tire-r...-is-rim-offset
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Hello Great people of this forum. Need some help with rims.
Found rims on ebay that I really liked and need to know if they'll fit my car. I have 75 vette. Below is copy paste of wheel spec. Will they fit? Or do I have to do some modifications and if yes then which. Thanks for help
WHEEL SPECS
RIM DIAMETER: 18 inches
RIM WIDTH: 8 inches
BOLT PATTERN: 5x120 mm
OFFSET: 40 mm
CENTER BORE: 72.5 mm
Found rims on ebay that I really liked and need to know if they'll fit my car. I have 75 vette. Below is copy paste of wheel spec. Will they fit? Or do I have to do some modifications and if yes then which. Thanks for help
WHEEL SPECS
RIM DIAMETER: 18 inches
RIM WIDTH: 8 inches
BOLT PATTERN: 5x120 mm
OFFSET: 40 mm
CENTER BORE: 72.5 mm
I think you will have some overall fitment issues with those wheels. I have wheels with the following specs and they fit with no issues. It might be wise to stick with something similar to be sure. I believe you can adjust the offset a little up to 5 inches, but you need to be careful to avoid interference.
RIM DIAMETER: 18 inches
RIM WIDTH: 8 inches
BOLT PATTERN: 5 x 4.75 inches
OFFSET: 4 inch
CENTER BORE: unknown.
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Do a search in this forum using the word "adapters". There is lots of reading on this.
If you are looking for 18x8 wheels you should try to find wheels with a 4" backspace and a 5 on 4.75 bolt pattern. Then you won't need adapters.
Good luck in your search.
If you are looking for 18x8 wheels you should try to find wheels with a 4" backspace and a 5 on 4.75 bolt pattern. Then you won't need adapters.
Good luck in your search.