Elma fud Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 I thought about this on my herald and my father had problems fitting some cozmic wheels to his Vitesse they rubbed on the rear arches, so when l rebuilt the rear buck l rolled over the arches then and l have fitted 185's on the rear and 165's on the front :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oil_on_the_carpet Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Picture of my Vitesse back in its cosmic and 165/70x13 days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oil_on_the_carpet Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Machining the wheel mounting face? No, not really an option. The offset is set by the casting of the actual wheel rim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elma fud Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 2748 wrote:Picture of my Vitesse back in its cosmic and 165/70x13 days. those wheels look very nice but aren't they slog mags? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warphi1970 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 2748 wrote:Machining the wheel mounting face? No, not really an option. The offset is set by the casting of the actual wheel rim.i have done this myself to give a 3mm clearance without any issues but does depend on how much meat is in the wheel.You are correct the casting process has a number of different positions for the spoke core to give different offsetts but most patterns have two positions really wide have 3, its to minimise the ammount of machining and hence waste material but from one blank many offsets can be created. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warphi1970 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 i have a freind who runs 185/45/16 on his opel Kaddett D which is low and he has to select the brand and tread pattern to get clearance and you would be shocked at the difference sure he has to get A049 (now discontinued) or the tyre rubs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oil_on_the_carpet Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 5820 wrote:those wheels look very nice but aren't they slog mags?Slot mags? Yes, Cosmic Supaslots - 5.5x13'sI binned them and fitted Wolfrace Slot Mags with a smaller offset, 0.13" vs 0.5" as the previous owner had fitted 165/70's to get clearance and it made for interesting handling.Wolfrace with 0.5" offset - same as CosmicsWolfrace with 0.13 offset - note the wheel face is now sunken behind the mounting faceYou can see how much the rim moves relative to the mounting face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu 1986 Posted March 6, 2015 Author Share Posted March 6, 2015 Alex wrote:Have you posted a picture of your wheels .... I've not seen one ?My car isn't 100% finished yet Alex, so I'm not ready for the grand unveiling, but just for you here is a sneak peak of my wheels on the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Oh that does look nice,love the colour combination with those wheels.I'm itching to know if it's a stripe or a two tone finish!!! ;DHave you asked a local tyre company if they are aware of a tyre that has less sidewall protrusion?I do hope you solve it!AlexHave you considered a lowering block?By lowering the rear, the wheels will go in at the top! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oil_on_the_carpet Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 I used Falken Sincera 828's, they don't have much build and quite a tight crown profile. Look them up. And they are cheap, £28 a corner and perform well on my wife Honda hotshot hatch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu 1986 Posted April 3, 2015 Author Share Posted April 3, 2015 Good News, I had my arches rolled today and at last my wheels fit! Kris from arch werx came this morning and sorted it for me, and I no have zero rubbing. Now for the next things on the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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