why do my wheels never fit

[69PROJECT]

i know there are some simple answers to this but im on my third set of rims and none will go under the arch

its a 68 bay with horseshoe plates fitted at the moment no spline adjustment yet

i tried radars but castle bolt and spacers meant it was a no no....

so i tried american eagles but being 5.5 they were too wide...

now have a set of brms(5" i guess)....

these obviously fit better but ive just tried 175/55 and the tyre still rubs!

i have 165/50s for front but if im getting desperate at the rear

i saw a split in a magazine recently with 165/80s recently but wary of buying a set of tyres that dont fit!

any ideas??????????????????????????

at this rate ninove wont be happening! :msn4:


Simon

 

[mattp]

Do a search on the internet for wheel offset and make a brew and do a little reading.

In short, most alloys have a crap offset hence why you get into problems, once you understand rim width and offset you'll be able to work out what you need

 

[69PROJECT]

Do a search on the internet for wheel offset and make a brew and do a little reading.

In short, most alloys have a crap offset hence why you get into problems, once you understand rim width and offset you'll be able to work out what you need

matt the brms fit,its just the tyres that rub :x

 

[mattp]

IIRC they also have a shite off set -sommit like ET12

 

[69PROJECT]

IIRC they also have a shite off set -sommit like ET12

yep all rims seem to be bus unfriendly

just seen a thread that ash(dubscum) had some 165 80s so going to mail him as i cant afford another set of rims

 

[mattp]

Read up on ET and understand rim with and the difference in with from say, a stock 5.5j rim to an alloy 5.5j

It is straightforward, you just need to find something similar to stock. Understanding this allowed a friend to fit 9j rims with monstor tyres on his slammed bus, no running on springplate or arch (Porka rims in case you were wondering)

 

[69PROJECT]

Read up on ET and understand rim with and the difference in with from say, a stock 5.5j rim to an alloy 5.5j

It is straightforward, you just need to find something similar to stock. Understanding this allowed a friend to fit 9j rims with monstor tyres on his slammed bus, no running on springplate or arch (Porka rims in case you were wondering)

i get what you are saying but have no pounds to spend on another set of rims....

 

[thejones's]

We have brms fitted with toyo 175 60 15's. fit a treat and can just stick a finger in the gap between tyre and arch.

Also, I can confirm this setup clears both early and late type rear arches - as our bus has one of each :shock:

 

[Grazy]

Steels Simon !!

 

[69PROJECT]

We have brms fitted with toyo 175 60 15's. fit a treat and can just stick a finger in the gap between tyre and arch.

Also, I can confirm this setup clears both early and late type rear arches - as our bus has one of each :shock:

ive tried 175 55s an they wont go.ive read that flat4 and ssp etc have different ets

 

[69PROJECT]

Steels Simon !!

boring,im also stubborn....

 

[sparkywig]

BRMs with 195/60/15s fitted on the rear.

Steels Simon !!

boring,im also stubborn....

Steels aren't boring....

 

[gvee]

BRMs with 195/60/15s fitted on the rear.

Looks tight?

A friend of mine (Tintop on here) recently had trouble fitting his wheels on the back of his van because newer tyres seem to all have sidewall protectors (thread here: http://forum.earlybay.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=43658" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false




For what it's worth: steels all the way in my opinion

 

[sparkywig]

BRMs with 195/60/15s fitted on the rear.

Looks tight?

A friend of mine (Tintop on here) recently had trouble fitting his wheels on the back of his van because newer tyres seem to all have sidewall protectors (thread here: http://forum.earlybay.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=43658" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false




For what it's worth: steels all the way in my opinion

A couple of mm between tyre and arch, but never rubbed.

 

[dlscott1974]

i got some merc slk rims and they fit real nice