i just purchase a wilwood 11" front kit for my 95 integra. im currently using 97 gsr mesh rims. i had to use 2 5mm spaces just so the wheels didnt rub against the caliper. can you guys recommend a wheel size and offset that wont require me to use the spacers? im looking for specific rims sizes of 15s and 16s with the correct offsets. thanks!

 

I had that kit. Four piston caliper, right?

You have to use at least 16" wheels to clear it without using a spacer. Not all 16" will fit either, I test fitted my friends Volk TE-37's and it cleared nicely. I then tried my other friends 16" Rota C8's and those cleared too.

So I go and buy 16" Rota GT3's....and they didnt clear, not even close.

You'll need a wheel with a 40mm offset *I think*. So, yeah...there ya go.

 

so that means a 42 offset should work too?

 

I thought the 11" kit was supposed to fit under 15s.

 

hey, call mike at wilwood, he is one of the engineers. tell him you want to put that kit on your teg and you need to know certain clearances. he might have some rim specs and such. i know you can send any wheel company the diagram of the caliper with a .pdf file off the wilwood site. they will tell you if their rims fit or not judging by the application. good luck
http://wilwood.com/BrakeKits/Pages/07/index.asp

 

Ha!

I tried calling them when I was shopping for my wheels.

They said, "Go to our site and d.l. the pdf file." That's the extent of the help I received.

Sure, the file says the clearance specs but what good is that when you dont have the wheel to measure against??

So from my experience, my stock 15" fat five DID NOT clear the brake set up. Some 16" wheels did, but when I went out and bought my GT3's, they didnt fit.

Oh, keep in mind that the brake set up Im talking about is the 11.5" big brake kit with 4 piston calipers. So, if this is what youre using, the you're in the same boat I was in.

Anyhow, Good luck with your wheel search!