Thread: Aftemarket wheels and tires for roadracing
View Single Post
Old 10-12-2009, 05:26 PM   #11
pwpanas
Supra Owner
 
pwpanas's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: GA, USA
Posts: 2,209
pwpanas is on a distinguished road
Default
Quote:
Originally Posted by RZ-rix View Post
I'm looking for a new set of rims because my older work rims have a offset of +47 on the front which wont probably clear a big brake upgrade package, so does anyone here have any sugestions on what offset is possible for larger calipers such as the brembo or stop tech brakes?
What is the diameter of the rims you're currently running? If they're 18" or more, they'll very likely clear most big brake packages.

Also note that you could shim the rim if nececessary - hub-centric shims come in various thicknesses and are a viable solution. For example, I had my oem rear rims widened from 9.5" to 11.5" and I ran one-inch thick shims, bolted to the hub. Each shim came with its own studs, which the wheel bolted on to (the holes in the shim for the oem studs were in between the shim's studs).
http://www.mkiv.com/techarticles/par...ned/index.html
__________________
Phil '94 Supra Turbo, 6spd, 'APU'+
Displacement is no replacement for boost.
Life begins at 30psi.

NB: Please consider posting any help requests in a new thread instead of asking me for help privately. About 99.9+% of the time, private help requests end up covering great information that could be very valuable to other forum members. If you have a good reason for needing the help request to be private, I'll consider it. If not, then why not give everyone else the opportunity to pitch in too, and/or learn from the information? Remember, there's no such thing as a dumb question. We're all here to help within this family of Supra owners.
Last edited by pwpanas; 10-12-2009 at 05:33 PM.
pwpanas is offline   Reply With Quote