I got new wheels today and the offset is crazy (11) but i love the way they look so I wanna keep them (i already rolled the fenders to make them fit) but the mounting bracket of the brake calipers grind the wheels really bad and I was wondering what I should do about it. Should i just take a dremel and start grinding down the caliper mounting brackets? Spacers won't work b/c i just got it to fit in there by rolling the fenders and have no more horizontal room. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

Here's a pic of the wheels/offset and the clearance on the outside

and heres a pic of a caliper highlighted with where mine are scraping




Modified by RyanH300 at 10:06 PM 7/22/2007

 

Shave the outer area of the caliper bracket that rubs the wheel. If it requires you to shave a large amount off the bracket...Get wheels with an offset that fits your car better. Some things were just not meant to fit on your car.

Even though I mentioned shaving the caliper bracket, degrading the structural integrity of the parts on your car is not worth your own safety. So be aware of what you're doing.

 

grind it

what size tire u running?

 

They are 15x7 11 offset i believe..i think im gonna dremel the calipers down today. maybe like dremel some of the calipers and some of the inside of the wheel.

 

what tire size are you using? Its hard to stretch a tire on such a narrow wheel, but a 195/xx/xx might give you a baby stretch.

More (-)camber, stretch the tire, run a small spacer.

or

Extended studs, 10mm spacer, pull the fenders.

 

Wow, this is about the lowest offset I've seen. Those are the stock EX brakes too, the bracket doesnt protrude much, even the older accord 5 star wheels could clear those.

end tech: I don't wanna sound defeatest, but those are the "spoon" style wheels as everyone calls em, if you wanted a set just like them they are common as hell. If I may interject, they are a very boring looking wheel, perhaps check into a 16" or bigger for performance reasons?

 

Run a 5mm spacer and you'll be fine