19's on an ef xr6.... aaarrrgh!

raised by monkeys · 22-02-2007, 03:36 PM

so ive just bought a set of 19x8's and ordered tyres. put the front wheels on and the rim hits the front strut and the car is riding on super low springs.

what can i do?

is there a company that can provide a 19" that can fit without major modifications?

help me.

raised by monkeys · 22-02-2007, 03:41 PM

ive bought a set of 19's and put one the front without the tyre being fitted and the rim hits the front strut.

is there a company that can supply 19's without this problem?

what can i do from here without major modification?

EFFalcon · 22-02-2007, 03:47 PM

You've basically purchased AU/BA Offset wheels.
simplest way is to use Adapters to make them fit, how ever they are illegal, plenty of people are willing to risk it and use them.

Christiaan · 22-02-2007, 03:52 PM

the rim isn't the problem, it's the offset.

guarenteed the offset is wrong, and it suited for AU.

EA2BA · 22-02-2007, 04:06 PM

^^ what he said.

Get some BA XR copies in E-series offset in 19"

bentles · 22-02-2007, 04:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EA2BA

^^ what he said.

Get some BA XR copies in E-series offset in 19"

ever actually tried doing that?

for a start 19" e series offset -very hard to find

ba xr copies in e series offset also hard to find

those 2 combined = near impossible to find.

335JET · 22-02-2007, 04:47 PM

its not that hard to find a decent set of 19in in e-series offset.
BF GT now come in e-series offset, but a nice aftermarket rim would have to be the Apaches. they have a bit of a dish and come in black.

XR-ENVI · 22-02-2007, 05:13 PM

theres a company on ebay that sells all sorts of e series offset ba xr and gt copies, not completely sure if they are 19s
will take a look

XR-ENVI · 22-02-2007, 05:15 PM

they have a set of GTP BF 19s atm

castek · 22-02-2007, 05:16 PM

yeh, they are available from ebay...

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....9598&rd=1&rd=1

there ya go

XR-ENVI · 22-02-2007, 05:19 PM

i reckon when our insurance is up we will change companies and go for some copies, not worth the risk of spacers, even though there is stuff all for e-series out there that looks decent, i would imagine your insurance would be void with spacers on

**Sorted** · 22-02-2007, 06:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bentles

ever actually tried doing that?

for a start 19" e series offset -very hard to find

ba xr copies in e series offset also hard to find

those 2 combined = near impossible to find.

My post count loves this question, there are heaps of pre+au wheels around

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PS they dont make Copy BA XR rims in 19" only Copy BA GTP rims 19"

raised by monkeys · 22-02-2007, 07:48 PM

thats the thing, their actually a 35 offset, the first thing that i thought it was the offset to suite AU/BA. i placed a set of wheel adaptors on the hub and the wheels were outside the guard by about 3/4 of an inch, and if there was tyres on the wheels they'd still hit the strut.

thanks for your help anyways guys... more than helpful bunch of lads.

niko · 23-02-2007, 12:28 AM

maybe run 225 profile on the front, and 245 etc on the back?

needfordspeed · 23-02-2007, 12:44 AM

Just get spacers, 90% of eseries offset wheels look crap anyway.

ROOSTA · 23-02-2007, 01:36 AM

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Originally Posted by NO USE

thats the thing, their actually a 35 offset, the first thing that i thought it was the offset to suite AU/BA. i placed a set of wheel adaptors on the hub and the wheels were outside the guard by about 3/4 of an inch, and if there was tyres on the wheels they'd still hit the strut.

thanks for your help anyways guys... more than helpful bunch of lads.

Umm.. Correct me if i am wrong but isn't AU/BA/BF +35 offset and Pre AU is +6 Offset..

Which would mean the rims you have are AU/BA/BF.. Are you sure the hub adapters you tried where the correct ones???

Cheers,
Nik