johntorg

I just bought a 951 race car with a complete widebody kit. It has 265X45X16 inch tires on 16X9.5 BBS RS rims in the rear. They don't come close to filling out the rear fender wells. I am looking for two 17X11 or 17X10.5 track wheels to mount 295, 305 or 315X17 rear tires. I know it easier to find wide 18 inch wheels, but I would like to keep the tire cost down.

Update: I just bought a set of 17X12 and 17X10 BBS 3 Piece racing wheels. The rears fit perfectly and clear inside and out with 315X17 Advan 032R tires. The fronts will need a spacer and a smaller outer lip to clear the brakes and fender edge. I'm Working on that now. In the meantime if anyone has a set of cheap, light 17X8.5 or 9 with around a +50 offset, I'd be interested. If anyone would like to swap .5 inch halves for my 1.5 inch halves, I'd also be interested.

95ONE

I bought spacer/adapters 1.25" thick to Mustang wheel spacing. Bought mustang wheels. Cheap 17x10.5 were $500 for all 4. pushed out to edge perfectly.

lee101315

can you elaborate a bit more? sounds good!

Ballistic-Chapman

pics of the widebody? Mainly interested in seeing the rear fenders.

95ONE

Buy these:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/WHEEL...ayphotohosting

Then buy something like these and install.


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/_Car-...ayphotohosting

johntorg

I don't think those adapters are legal in PCA racing. They may be OK in NASA. Anyone using these in race cars? Experience?

johntorg

Here is a picture from the previous owner, Dougoh. Even with rear spacers there is about 2 inches between the tire and the rear quarter.

lee101315

So Mustang wheels are 5X130? Thats good to know. Thanks

fbgh2o

Actually 5 x 4 1/2" as shown is not 5 x 130 it is 5 x 114.3

lee101315

So then? Are those the type of spacers VW guys use to install Porsche wheels?

95ONE

The spacers are also adapters. they receive the 5x130. but the studs that extend are a 5x114 bolt pattern.

And as far as the rules I've read, they should be just fine for PCA.

johntorg

I thought I saw it in the PCA rules, but the only thing it forbids are "overly" thick spacers that put extra stress on the bearings and suspension. There doesn't seem to be a definition of overly thick.

Still looking for 17X10.5 or 11.0 5X130 rims. If nothing turns I may go with the adapters.

95ONE: Are you running coilpacks on your Motec? (WOT)

dougoh

here ya go..hope you dont mind me posting pics john

Ballistic-Chapman

Thanks!

gt37vgt

John if you continue to have the most awesome collection of cars i am going to continue to heckle every post of yours in a mist of green rage .You are basicly living in a porno movie.
so if you go out to garage one day and the locks are changed I've flipped out with envy and locked myself in there .