My kid just bought new 18" wheels for his 98 civic. The hub of the front wheel hits the caliper mount (the bar that runs from the top to the bottom. I used some washers to get a thickness for a wheel spacer and came up with 6.2 MM or about 1/4 inch. This gives me just a hairs breath between the wheel and the caliper mount. How much can be ground off the bar on the caliper mount and how thick is too thick for a wheel spacer. If I had my way, I wouldn't use any spacer at all.

Thanks in advance!!

Ken

 

He bought a rim not made for the car.
I wouldn't grind any part of the bakes.
Maybe a small portion of the backside of the wheel if it wont weaken it. Or use a spacer. 6mm isn't too bad.

 

I can't remember for sure, where he mail ordered the rims from, maybe Wheels Next, but he was assured that they would fit "perfectly". I guess we need to define "perfect".

Ken

 

you can gring that part of the brakes to a degree without harming anything...BUT
if you decide to do that make sure you have brand new pads on when you do......
but if it were me i would return the wheel's and get the right one's that fit your car correctly

 

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Otherwise, you would be better off using a full spacer plate (see below) than individual washers. And whatever you use, make sure you still have at least six full turns on the lug nuts (seven is even better).

 

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Thanks in advance!!

Ken</TD></TR></TABLE>

you can use spacers, but make sure you have at lease 7 FULL turns with you put your lugnuts on torque them down to 85lbs~95lbs you should be save. spacers will bring some wobble to the steering wheel, also bring some feathering to the tires. so just keep rotating tires you should be fine.