Wheel fitment issues. Will these new wheels fit?
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Wheel fitment issues. Will these new wheels fit?
So, I currently have a set of 18x8 Enkei wheels. I've had them for years now with no issue, but I recently hit a curb. Had to rebuild the front right suspension and since then the wheels haven't sat right. I have a lot of vibration at about 65+ mph. I got hubcentric rings for the wheels thinking that would solve it, but nope. Got all four wheels balanced, but that did nothing.
The shop that fixed the suspension said that the front two right wheels were slightly bent. Tire Kingdom, where I got the wheels balanced, said that the back right was bent. I'm at a loss here as to how I can fix this vibration issue. I'm not 100% sure which wheels are bent since I'm getting mixed answers from the two shops. Plus, one of the wheels is really badly scratched from hitting the curb, and the others have little scuffs and scratches here and there. So, I think I'm just going to scrap the wheels altogether and take this as an opportunity to get a brand new set.
I was hoping to get a set of AMG replica wheels.
http://www.oewheelsllc.com/Wheels_3/...2#.UsDQuLR0koU <- These in particular. Are these OEM wheels?
Now, my question is...with these being 18x8.5, will my tires still fit on them? I'm not entirely sure how all of that works out. I've got 225/40/18 on the fronts and 255/40/18 on the rears. All four of my wheels are currently 18x8. Is the .5 difference going to affect my tires fitting? These are pretty new tires so I'm really trying to find a set of wheels that can fit the same tires.
Also, any insight regarding my vibration issue would be greatly appreciated. I can't imagine what else the issue would be apart from these bent wheels, whichever ones they may be.
I'd also appreciate any suggestions for AMG style wheels. I know you can just search ebay, but I've heard horror stories of cheap, trash wheels off of there.
Edit: Forgot to mention. My current Enkei wheels have a 50mm offset. The ones that I linked that I'm hoping to buy have a 35mm offset, and I believe stock has a 30mm offset. What exactly do all these numbers mean?
The shop that fixed the suspension said that the front two right wheels were slightly bent. Tire Kingdom, where I got the wheels balanced, said that the back right was bent. I'm at a loss here as to how I can fix this vibration issue. I'm not 100% sure which wheels are bent since I'm getting mixed answers from the two shops. Plus, one of the wheels is really badly scratched from hitting the curb, and the others have little scuffs and scratches here and there. So, I think I'm just going to scrap the wheels altogether and take this as an opportunity to get a brand new set.
I was hoping to get a set of AMG replica wheels.
http://www.oewheelsllc.com/Wheels_3/...2#.UsDQuLR0koU <- These in particular. Are these OEM wheels?
Now, my question is...with these being 18x8.5, will my tires still fit on them? I'm not entirely sure how all of that works out. I've got 225/40/18 on the fronts and 255/40/18 on the rears. All four of my wheels are currently 18x8. Is the .5 difference going to affect my tires fitting? These are pretty new tires so I'm really trying to find a set of wheels that can fit the same tires.
Also, any insight regarding my vibration issue would be greatly appreciated. I can't imagine what else the issue would be apart from these bent wheels, whichever ones they may be.
I'd also appreciate any suggestions for AMG style wheels. I know you can just search ebay, but I've heard horror stories of cheap, trash wheels off of there.
Edit: Forgot to mention. My current Enkei wheels have a 50mm offset. The ones that I linked that I'm hoping to buy have a 35mm offset, and I believe stock has a 30mm offset. What exactly do all these numbers mean?
Last edited by Mikevercetti; Dec 29, 2013 at 09:15 PM.
