Hi I am new to this forum, and am also a proud owner of a 2006 TL 6spd. I was wondering if anyone had issues with 20" wheels. I tried to put 20" wheels on my car but they hit the calipers. Has anyone else had this problem? thanks

 

Width and offset?

 

they were 20x8.5 with a 45mm offset

 

I think that offset is too high

 

I fit 8.5" wide 19's on mine the offset is 38

 

Im running a +40 with a 20x8.5 in the front, and slammed 2.5" and no problem

 

guys, remember he has a MT and has brembo brakes, with a much larger caplier. for a 8.5 inch width, i think +42 would work.

 

LOL, this information is so misleading. To clear the brakes, you need to know the spoke design, too. Offset alone won't tell you if the rims will clear the brakes or not.

 

thats ture, but i was just relaying info off the ronjon website for his 8.5 inch wide rims as they are designed to clear the brakes

 

thanks for the info, I am still have not decided if I want to go will 19" or 20" I want to lower it like 1.5 inches.

 

yes this is definitely true. most guys on here that run aftermarket wheels with the factory brembos have somewhere around a +35 to +38 offset with a 8.5" rim. this guys wheels are 8.5 with a +45. they wouldn't fit unless the spokes stuck out way past the rim.

McDaddy, u need a higher offset rim.

 

Offset has absolutely noting to do with clearing calipers. Space between wheel mounting surface and spokes is important for clearing calipers and it has noting to do with offset. Only time when those two are correlated is when we are evaluating wheels from same cast machined to have different offset. Than smaller offset means more caliper space and wise versa.

 

You have to add in a wheel plate spacer between the rim and the hub for the front 2 tires. I just sold my Foose Speedster - 5's to one of my boys and he had the same issue.

All I did was go to "pep-boys" of your local car place ($16 for a 2 pack) and ask for "HUB" or "Wheel" spacers and they need to be between 2mm and 7mm in order to clear the calipers (depends on style of rims and structure), but you can "eyeball" the width you need. Then only issue I noticed was that if you have hub-centric rings for your rims then the spacers will negate the benefit of those rings and you may notice a shimmy/wobble and extra road noise from the front end and steering feedback.

Let me know how it works out for you.

 

I have 20x8.5" Forgeline ZX3P's, 38 offset, fit fine.

 

Isn't stock offset +45mm?

If so, then how can that be "too high?"

Plus, his wheels are 1/2" wider than stock. That generally means that he gains 1/4" in each direction...