will these fit?

[jmoore4294]

First off, what do you guys think of these? Second, will I have too much trouble fitting these on a 95 CS Convertible? They are 18x7.5

 

 

Thanks.

 

[slick]

Those are nice as hell.

 

The size of the wheel will fit. Whats the offset?

[jmoore4294]

Those are nice as hell.

 

The size of the wheel will fit. Whats the offset?

 

Ha sorry, I'm not quite sure what an offset is. I'm new at this whole adding a bigger wheel thing. What exactly is an offset?

[badassoldspower]

 

The offset of a wheel is the distance from its hub mounting surface to the centerline of the wheel. The offset can be one of three types.

 

Zero Offset

The hub mounting surface is even with the centerline of the wheel.

 

Positive

The hub mounting surface is toward the front or wheel side of the wheel. Positive offset wheels are generally found on front wheel drive cars and newer rear drive cars.

 

Negative

The hub mounting surface is toward the back or brake side of the wheels centerline. "Deep dish" wheels are typically a negative offset.

 

If the offset of the wheel is not correct for the car, the handling can be adversely affected. When the width of the wheel changes, the offset also changes numerically. If the offset were to stay the same while you added width, the additional width would be split evenly between the inside and outside. For most cars, this won't work correctly. We have test fitted thousands of different vehicles for proper fitment. Our extensive database allows our sales staff to offer you the perfect fit for your vehicle.

 

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[19Cutlass94]

Depnding on offset. If its stock offset they wont. Its its like +35mm or so they would

[jmoore4294]

HAHA....thanks, found it, the offset is 45mm.

[19Cutlass94]

It will be very close. ( edit above I was going with the trailing arms I have in terms of space ) but you might be able to get away with that size rim- offset

[jmoore4294]

What size offset would you recommend to be safe, and not "cutting it close"?

[GnatGoSplat]

Offset is not as important as actually being able to try before you buy.

Usually 35-42mm offset wheels will fit with no problem, but not always. I've seen some +44mm offset wheels fit great, and +42mm ones not fit at all. The amount the front calipers and caliper bracket sticks out is what makes wheels difficult to fit on these cars. Wheel design has a big impact on whether they clear the calipers or not.

 

Those wheels look concave. That combined with the +45mm offset would make me think they won't clear the front calipers. You might be able to fit them with spacers.

I have a set of concave wheels with +42mm offset and had to put 5mm spacers on them (making the offset +37mm) AND I had to both cut off part of the caliper brackets and upgrade to 96+ brakes which spaces the calipers out further from the center.