NEED HELP! Wheels don't fit!

[AREA 51]

Originally posted by ron
If the inside of the centerbore of the wheel IS 108 mm, then all you need to have machined out is about 1 mm of surface material which will be a total of 2 mm to match the hub size of 110 mm outside diameter + or - (give or take).

Note the part about 110mm

[transio]

Area 51, I got that. The spec on the wheel says "108mm". I originally assumed that meant that was the bore. It's not. It means that it will fit a 108mm hub. There's no spec for the actual bore, but it's probably 110mm, according to what the manufacturer says.

[ron]

hey transio...

I'm confused. I had the impression that your wheel could not actually fit on the hub from your first post? If the manufacturer can actually verify that it is about 110 mm in the inside dimension of the wheel then it should've fit right on. If you couldn't get it on, then it's not 110 but smaller. However, if you could get it on but not all the way because of the center cap intereference, then it's the center cap that's the issue and not the centerbore as I originally thought it was.

[transio]

ron,

I originally thought the centerbore was the issue when putting it on, although I noticed at the time that the center cap was being pushed out simultaneously. I now think that the problem may be the hub protrusion from the mounting face. I think that the wheel is not deep enough. I don't know how to explain this, but it's not simply a center cap issue. The center bore doesn't go all the way through - there's about 1/4" of the face of the wheel remaining at the front of the bore with the spoke pattern extending over it. Then, there's a second bore going all the way through with the center cap over that. The center cap is only about 2" (50mm) in diameter. So to fix the problem, I think I might have to extend the bore out to the face of the wheel, and possibly ruin the design of the wheels. I don't want to do that if I don't have to. Again, I have to take measurements to figure it all out. I didn't try much last time because I thought the bore was the issue. Thanks again for the insight! You've been a big help on this!

[TKEPY237]

Will the rims fit without the center cap? You could always get another brand of center cap that would accommodate the hub protrusion, then order lexani center cap stickers and put them on the new center caps. Just a thought.

[thedutchguy]

hello steve,
Since you're so "into wheels"at the moment.
do you have something like this:
With the sizes of the standard 18" wheels?
it would come in handy with a search for other examples.

[transio]

Ok,

I took measurements and made this drawing. These are what our front hubs look like:



As you can see, the hubs protrude a total of 3" from the mounting face.

The wheels I got only allow for about 2" of protrusion. I think I could make them work with 1/4" spacers, and leaving the center caps out (or making custom center caps). But I don't want to do that for various reasons.

I'm going to contact the people I bought them from to see what they want to do.

This is becoming a very frustrating situation...

[johnnyapollo]

Sounds like you would have issues no matter what you do with those particular wheels. Any luck with the dealer on returning them for another set?

The center cap is usually a grease cap that prevents grease from slinging when the wheel is in motion. You can probably find a different cap (as recommended previously) that sits almost flush with the hub. Although I myself am hesitant using spacers, I've known several who have used them successfully without issues.

-- Best, John

[transio]

John,

Thanks for the info. If I could get a cap that sits flush and some low-profile bolts to replace the existing ones, I think I could reduce the hub's protrusion to 2". With those mods, I think the wheels would fit fine.

You guys think I should go for it? Where would I take it to have that done?

[thedutchguy]

nobody in the neighborhood with a cnc milling machine?

[transio]

The wheels officially won't fit

I'm so angry... I measured the hub spacing at the back of the wheel at 2", but it was some funky advertising ruler of my dad's. It's actually 1½"

No way will they fit without ½" spacers, and even then, they would stick out too much and there'd be way too much trimming to do. This is a mess.

It's just not gonna work. Now that's TWO F*QING MODS that have backfired on me... to the tune of almost $2000. I'm royally pissed about this.

Back to the drawing board