General Discussion Area > Corvette Related Chat
American Racing Wheels
70vette:
Yeah I thought that was the correct way to measure the back space. I don't know what the supplier is talking about????
I have owned my car since 1993 and brought it into the country. I did a semi restore on it and it is standard in the suspension and brakes apart from the composite rear spring and gas shocks, which have no relevance to fitting of the rims. It currently has 8" rally rims on it at the moment with 255x60x15 tyres.
Wabco40 do your rims miss the calipers by much??? What size are they???
The rims that we tried on the car were Vn105 Torque Thrust D and VN405 Torque Thrust 2
Like I said in my first post; when you peruse the forums overseas there seems to be conflicting reports on what fits without spacers and what doesn't. :what:
There seems to be no clear answer when you look at the forums. There will be a picture of someones car and the comment that they fit no problem and on another post someone will say that they need spacers :nono:
bfit:
--- Quote from: MADVET on April 29, 2013, 09:13:21 PM ---You are correct in the way back space is measured. A straight edge across the back of the wheel to the mounting face. The wheel width is however measured from the bead seat.
Have a close look at the points at which back spacing is measured compared to wheel width.
http://www.rimsntires.com/specs.jsp[/url
--- End quote ---
That is the best competitor on the web.
So usefull .
wabco40:
Wabco40 do your rims miss the calipers by much??? What size are they???
The rims that we tried on the car were Vn105 Torque Thrust D and VN405 Torque Thrust 2
Like I said in my first post; when you peruse the forums overseas there seems to be conflicting reports on what fits without spacers and what doesn't. :what:
There seems to be no clear answer when you look at the forums. There will be a picture of someones car and the comment that they fit no problem and on another post someone will say that they need spacers :nono:
[/quote]
The previous pictures are Custom Torque Thrust 11 VN405 15x8 (4"bs) and 17x8 (4"bs), I also have 18x9.5 (5.25"bs).
All clear the caliper by at least 3/8".
Before purchasing these rims I did a lot of research on US forums to make sure everything fitted ok. I have never heard of anyone having caliper clearance problems using the TT2 rim.
70vette:
Thanks for the calculator MADVET that works a treat
"I have never heard of anyone having caliper clearance problems using the TT2 rim":
They don't fit if some fool sends the wrong rims and then tells you they fit. Because he is the supplier and you think you are dealing with a person with knowledge you end up frustrated..... :grr:
The Torque Thrust2 is not my first preference, that would be the Torque Thrust D, VN105 and from what I can acetain is that this rim doesn't come with a 4" back space but a 3.75" or 3.5" back space and 8.5" width this I think may push the wheel to far out and with the 255x60x15 tyres it may be to far out....anybody know anyone with these rims on??
wabco40:
--- Quote from: 70vette on April 30, 2013, 01:30:04 PM ---Thanks for the calculator MADVET that works a treat
"I have never heard of anyone having caliper clearance problems using the TT2 rim":
They don't fit if some fool sends the wrong rims and then tells you they fit. Because he is the supplier and you think you are dealing with a person with knowledge you end up frustrated..... :grr:
The Torque Thrust2 is not my first preference, that would be the Torque Thrust D, VN105 and from what I can acetain is that this rim doesn't come with a 4" back space but a 3.75" or 3.5" back space and 8.5" width this I think may push the wheel to far out and with the 255x60x15 tyres it may be to far out....anybody know anyone with these rims on??
--- End quote ---
So what are you saying, your supplier didn't send TT2's but said they where?
My TT2's are a two piece rim and I had them weld in the centers to the backspace I required. They are also available as a one piece rim with set offsets and backspaces.
I think the TTD is only available as a one piece rim so you could only use off the shelf sizes. American Racings website have the TTD listed in 15x8 with a 0mm offset. This would put the backspace at 4", right where you want to be. Even if the rim measures 8.5" wide including the lip of the rim then 0mm offset would still only be 4.25" backspace.
As for caliper clearance with the TTD rim it looks like one of the VN105 d Torq Thrust D has curved spokes at the rear and the other straight. Might be best to deal with American Racing direct instead of your supplier.
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
[*] Previous page
Go to full version