Wheels, Spacers, Adapters, Can it be done..... Options

[Fastbird]

Ok, I'm DYING for a specific set of wheels on our car. The HP Design Wheels HPR5 in black. But they don't come in a 5x100 bolt pattern.

I've seen spacers on eBay that convert a 5x100 pattern to a 5x114.3 pattern. These spacers are 30mm thick.

IF I was to run those with the 18x8 HPR5 with a +38mm offset, how would that look???? Someone, anyone???

[Fastbird]

Semi-good news: I just got off the phone with a company that can do a custom adapter with a minimum thickness of 20mm.

Using the basis that the stock 15x7 wheel has an offset of 38 and knowing that the new 18x8 wheel has a 38mm offset, I'm left with a 13mm difference using the calculator at the following link: http://www.1010tires.com/WheelOffsetCalculator.asp

Using some simple inch to mm conversions to calculate where the offsets are from the outer lip of the wheel, when using a 20mm spacer I'll have the wheel pushed out 7.3mm from stock. That's not bad at all and should look fine.

Downside??? I'm going to pay $285 for the adapters. They're 100% lifetime guaranteed though. Really nice guy I talked to, gave me a good rundown on the ezaccessory.com ones. Let's just say stay away from those.

This post has been edited by Fastbird: Mar 16, 2006 - 2:04 PM