hi
just bought some spoon calipers and i want to know if 15 inch volk te37 will clear???
thanks

 

Yes they will

 

i dont know, 15' spoon wheels wont fit with out a spacer

 

I had Spoon brakes on 16 TE37's before and they fit without spacers.
So they should fit without spacers on 15 TE37's too

 

This seems highly counterproductive. Wouldn't it be best to see if they fit first, before making a purchase?

I would say search, because this has been talked about a hundred times, but the search function is not so good.

 

What offsets are the 15's?
My TE's were 42 offset

 

Yes 15" TE37 WILL clear the Spoon calipers depending on the wheel width and offset. You need at least 7" wide.

 

Well don't post about stuff you don't know for sure 100%. Its largely dependent on the wheel width and wheel offset along with the shape of the spokes so you shouldn't go around just saying "oh yeah they SHOULD clear", especially if you're comparing different diameter wheel sizes. They didn't make 15x7 TE37s in +42 offset, its +43mm and that size does not clear spoon twin blocks without a wheel spacer. The +35 offset does.

There's an archive thread (where the only useful info on this site is now) with all the 15" wheels that clear spoon twin block calipers without wheel spacers.

 

I had a set of 16x7 42offset TE37 on my dc2R and they cleared the Spoon calipers fine.
From what you were saying, 15x7 43offset wont clear the brakes... I wonder if youve even had a set of TE37 or spoon calipers.

 

okay... then i will go with 16 ...
thanks for the info !!!

 

Shalom is correct that you will have to find a lower offset (35) TE37 in 15" if you want to clear without running spacers and extended studs.

the majority of the 15" wheels out there will not clear without spacers. it's all dependent on offset, design of the spokes, how much material is on the hub area of the wheel, etc...

You may have more luck with 16" wheels clearing compared to 15".

And yes, i've had 15" TE37's and now i'm using 16" TE37's with my Spoon calipers.

 

How do you get to the achive to see the list mentioned?

I need to see if 15x7 42mm offset SSR Type C will clear.

Anyone Near Portland, OR with Spoons installed willing to let me try my wheels?

 

you'll have to do a search, it's in the ITR forum if that helps narrow it down for you. i believe i've posted in that thread as well.

If i recall, i don't think your SSR Type C will clear without a spacer. i test fit a 16x7 42 or 45 offset Type C and it wouldn't clear. there's hardly any material behind the hub-mounting area to push it past the caliper.

lol, drive up to Vancouver and i'll let you test fit them on mine.

 

for your record:
te37 15x6.5 +45 wont clear ,you´ll need 7mm spacers

 

I'm about to try 15x7.5 +43 te37 and the bastards better fit.

 

I think you will need a 5mm spacer for those TE37s to fit

The SSR type C's 16's need a spacer larger than 7mm to fit b/c I just tried the 16x7 42offset w/ a 7mm spacer and they would not clear.

 

That's some pretty wild assumptions you made on the 15x7 based on your 16x7.
Be very careful by giving out guesses like that.

For 15" TE37, you need at least 7" width and +35mm offset and it BARELY clears with less than 0.030" of clearance. +43 will not clear.

 

if thats a answer for me, for my own sake I hope your wrong.

 

the strange thing is that the 15x8 te37's in +40 offset clear.....

 

now that's a rare size and offset!

 

That's actually not strange at all. It's 1" wider (25.4mm) so it essentially pushed half of that width outwards and gained space behind the spokes.

 

I only got the NSX Calipers to work on the 16 X 7 version, but from the measurements I made before on the 15 X 7 it SHOULD still fit.

 

Ya but the spokes are completely different than the vanilla te37's you see here on h-t..... they are way more concave and are the best looking imo.

I would really prefer some 15x8 +27 te37's but those are even more rare and hard to find.

Mike Marsey if you're reading this, I WANT TO BUY NOW!

 

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You found 15x8's in 5x114????? If so please tell me where I've been looking for so long.

 

They are out of production and extremely rare here.

In fact, I only know of two sets in +40 and a 1/2 set in +27.