Help with wheel fitment please

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pinoyboy
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Hi, I need help on finding out if these wheels will fit on a 93' Nissan 240SX with coilovers. The reason I can't find out for myself by putting them on is:

1.They're 5lug2. I don't have the car yet (probably get flamed for this)

The reason i don't have the car yet is because my uncle is giving me his, but not until the airforce stations him somewhere.

Back to the matter at hand

Fronts:15x8.5 measured the offset to be 25mm

Rears:15x9.5 measured the offset to be 20mm

If someone could help me find out if they would fit or not, I'd appreciate it greatly. Also if they don't fit, could you tell me what I would need to do to make them fit, besides getting a 5lug converion. Thanks again


pinoyboy
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ok, i used the wheel offset calculator and this is what i got

15x8.5Your new wheel will have the following chracteristics:The clearance from stut housing to the inside of the wheel will be 17mm LESSThe outside edge of the wheel will EXTEND an extra 47mm

15x9.5Your new wheel will have the following chracteristics:The clearance from stut housing to the inside of the wheel will be 24mm LESSThe outside edge of the wheel will EXTEND an extra 64mm

So does this mean that I will need to use wheel spacers and possibly longer studs for them to clear coilovers? And will I need fender flares as well?

edit: I started looking for wheel spacers and saw some on a website, but they also sold wheel adapters. What's the difference?

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Dori Dori
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No, you don't need spacers; they would just make your offset LOWER. So if you added a 5mm spacer to your 20mm offset wheels, you'd essentially have a 15mm wheel offset.

Those wheels would probably fit fine, but may stick out the sides some (especially in the rear where the offset doesn't need to be as low). Fender flares would be the solution.

A test fit is should be done though first regardless.

pinoyboy
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So, would i still have room for coilovers eventhough the offset calculator said that i would have less space from the wheel to the strut housing?


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