Rims Fitament -- My brain hurts
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Rims Fitament -- My brain hurts
I tried to find an answer to my question on this forum and elsewhere on the net, and now my brain hurts.
I used to own the 2016 F-type base model. I purchased aftermarket 19" Braelin rims for my winter setup. The rims have a staggered setup (like the stock) with +45offset in the front and +25 in the rear.
I have since upgraded to the 2018 F-type R-Dynamic with the upgraded red caliper brakes - 380mm front AND 376mm rear.
Just not sure if the 19" winter rims will clear the brakes on the R-Dynamic. For your viewing pleasure, I also had the winter rims powder coated from the original silver (see before and after pics).
Thoughts?
I used to own the 2016 F-type base model. I purchased aftermarket 19" Braelin rims for my winter setup. The rims have a staggered setup (like the stock) with +45offset in the front and +25 in the rear.
I have since upgraded to the 2018 F-type R-Dynamic with the upgraded red caliper brakes - 380mm front AND 376mm rear.
Just not sure if the 19" winter rims will clear the brakes on the R-Dynamic. For your viewing pleasure, I also had the winter rims powder coated from the original silver (see before and after pics).
Thoughts?
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OP specified offsets in the OP. Those wheels push the face out 10mm in front and 13mm in back. Should make for a good look.
OP, as suggested, carefully bolt up a wheel to the front. You should know even before torqueing the lug nuts whether there is any interference.
OP, as suggested, carefully bolt up a wheel to the front. You should know even before torqueing the lug nuts whether there is any interference.
Last edited by Unhingd; 11-08-2017 at 09:01 PM.
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CRAP! The 19's don't fit. On the front they appeared to be off by a few millimetres -- the tire turns but I could hear it was scraping against something at certain points in the rotation -- so, they don't fit because of the fronts.
I didn't see it scraping against the actual front or top of the calliper so it must be catching something at the back. Dare I even suggest trying to use a spacer
-- would that even help in this situation given that the space i need is at the back of the wheel? Or should I just sell these and buy new rims -- CRAP!$$$$
I didn't see it scraping against the actual front or top of the calliper so it must be catching something at the back. Dare I even suggest trying to use a spacer
-- would that even help in this situation given that the space i need is at the back of the wheel? Or should I just sell these and buy new rims -- CRAP!$$$$
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CRAP! The 19's don't fit. On the front they appeared to be off by a few millimetres -- the tire turns but I could hear it was scraping against something at certain points in the rotation -- so, they don't fit because of the fronts.
I didn't see it scraping against the actual front or top of the calliper so it must be catching something at the back. Dare I even suggest trying to use a spacer
-- would that even help in this situation given that the space i need is at the back of the wheel? Or should I just sell these and buy new rims -- CRAP!$$$$
I didn't see it scraping against the actual front or top of the calliper so it must be catching something at the back. Dare I even suggest trying to use a spacer
-- would that even help in this situation given that the space i need is at the back of the wheel? Or should I just sell these and buy new rims -- CRAP!$$$$
Also, if you can still turn the wheels then the extra clearance needed is a lot less than "a few millimetres", more likely less than one mm.
I had a similar problem a few years ago on my XFR, after fitting new wheels (Coventry Whitley) and tyres one of the rear rims was scraping just a little a bit. I determined it was scraping on the sides of the caliper so I filed the sides of the caliper down about .5 mm and solved the problem. Afterwards I discovered that the scraping/interference was due to a pair of balancing weights on the inside of the rim being "stacked" and it was the balancing weight hitting the caliper.
I took the car back to the tyre shop and had that rim re-balanced without the stacked weights free of charge, so in hindsight I didn't need to file down the sides of the caliper.
Point is, check your front rims for balancing weights as there is a very slight chance this is the cause of your scraping problem.
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You're probably right too about the issue being just a fraction of a mm.
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Ok -- problem solved.
Thanks OzXFR -- it seemed to be the weights that were only slightly getting in the way. Turns out my guy had a smaller profile weight he was able to swap the existing weights with -- done deal.
Pics of the the rims are attached. These are Braelin BR06s that were originally silver but have since been powder coated to black (long story, but when I bought these they were out of the black -- but the silver was horrendous in the winter...). I found some Jaguar decal weatherproof stickers to slap over the Braelin silver wheel caps. Voila!
Thanks OzXFR -- it seemed to be the weights that were only slightly getting in the way. Turns out my guy had a smaller profile weight he was able to swap the existing weights with -- done deal.
Pics of the the rims are attached. These are Braelin BR06s that were originally silver but have since been powder coated to black (long story, but when I bought these they were out of the black -- but the silver was horrendous in the winter...). I found some Jaguar decal weatherproof stickers to slap over the Braelin silver wheel caps. Voila!