Rims too friggen wide

[greigers-gen 1]

K, i got this really nice set of 17's for my 91 pro from a friends CHEAP. I want to put them on my car, but they're just alittle too wide. I'm not sure if i have options or not, i thought maybe i could space them out a bit, perhaps put longer studs on or something. I'd just really like to get these things on my car if i possibly can. any potentially helpful tips or info is greatly appreciated.

thanks guys

[ProjectProtege]

K, i got this really nice set of 17's for my 91 pro from a friends CHEAP. I want to put them on my car, but they're just alittle too wide. I'm not sure if i have options or not, i thought maybe i could space them out a bit, perhaps put longer studs on or something. I'd just really like to get these things on my car if i possibly can. any potentially helpful tips or info is greatly appreciated.

thanks guys

How wide are they...

[greigers-gen 1]

i'm not quite sure, i don't have them with me at the moment. 8 inches is stuck in my head but that only MIGHT be it. i'll get them next week and measure them up and let you guys know. They appear as though they would have to be spaced out approx. 1/4 inch

[JProtege]

if anyone can fit rims on a protege it's ProjectProtege . . . running 19s now yeah?

[greigers-gen 1]

OK, I got them sooner than i thought, they are 8.5 inch outside diameter. i'm starting to think that i can use a 1/4 inch spacer and maybe just get away with it.

[JProtege]

8.5" is not a diameter. You are talking about the width.

[Chad]

and i think projectprotege has 18's... , i would love 18s for my pro.. i just dont have anymoney haha

[greigers-gen 1]

yah, that's it, width, sorry they're 8.5 inches WIDE

[bruce95fmla]

wow.. that is pretty frigin wide.
You need to figure out what the offset is. I wish I had a link to a site that would tell you how to do it, but you can search yahoo..
or
you can check the offset of the car it came off of.

I think you may have problems getting that rim to fit up properly on the car.

[ProjectProtege]

whoa 8.5 damn too wide mine are 7.5 and they hit the fender lip all around... Put them on ebay and buy some 18s. with 7.5... Im goin have to roll my lips in so i wont have this problem...

[ProjectProtege]

or you can buy spacer if they will fit and roll around like a mexican no offence but everyone around here with spacers with they rims are mexican...

[ProjectProtege]

I want to change my profile picture out but it wont let me ....??????? update with a picture with my 18s on and no ****in tint.... damn tintin laws...

[dspro]

I've got a small problem, I bought some Tenzo-r 17x7 shu-4's and they have an offset of 42mm. is that a little to close to the strut or will spacers probally fix the problem. i was told a 38mm offset is what i want. So would a 4mm spacer fix my problem. wouldn't that make the offset 38mm? I just dont want the wheels to look like what PROJECTPROTEGE was talking about. If anyone could help me out on this, please do.

[bruce95fmla]

or you can buy spacer if they will fit and roll around like a mexican no offence but everyone around here with spacers with they rims are mexican...

ahh crap ... don't let Pat (ne3ek ) see this....
hahahha