Its too hard to get a picture, but i purchased some JDM ITR 16" wheels (5x114.3) for my ITR, and there is a about a 5mm gap when they sit against the hub..

Does anyone know if they are suppose to sit flush against the hub?

Thanks

 

pictures would be best, but from your description something sounds wrong

 

Ill try and get one in a couple of days, once the wheels are back on

 

All wheels should sit flush against the hub.

 

I had the same issue with a set many many years ago. Take a ziz wheels and smooth out the ring on the hub where the axle nut goes in and it should fit flush.

hope this helps.

 

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sand the rust off your hub and make sure they fit. you could use a caliper to measure your hub and the insert in the wheel. you will wobble like crazy and likely have a wheel fly off if you drive without them mated

 

Well thats weird, my other wheels i had on there sit flush, so if i sand the hubs, they wont sit properly if i ever had to switch back to my old rims.



This gap is consistant on all sides of the car..

 

What do you mean take a ziz wheels?

 

Here is a pic of the hub. If i was to take some off the front, the rims would not clear the caliper..

 

Is there another alternative, can i buy hub centric rings?

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/CUSTOM-CA...#ht_506wt_1163

 

Can you take a clearer image of the gap from a top level view?

Do all the JDM ITR wheels have this gap on all four corners of the car?

 

Yes the gap is consistent around all corners. I got under the car, turned the wheel around and the gap is consistant as the hub rotates. I cant fit the camera through the spokes to get a top view.

 

 

Ok guys it seems they sit fine, took it for a long drive. No issues.

What are peoples thoughts running 50 profile tyre at the back and 45 at the front?

 

Why do you want to have different profiles ?

If you can get 45 series, the best tire I have run on the same rim was a 215/45, otherwise, stick with a 205/50 on all corners.

 

215/45/16

And yes, that gap is normal; its just a little taper on the rim

 

Because it is too high, and the front scrubs with 50 profile. I have 2 45 profile tyres in good nick i can stick at the front and just leave the 50s on the back.

 

With 16'' tire selections being slim, most tire companies will make a 205/45 or a 215/45. I wouldn't recommend a mismatched setup but if you need to get by, do what you need to do. You may have a humming from the different tire diameters though.