16" X 9.5" Weds - anyone interested

[Gary Knox]

I have a set of four 16" by 9.5" Weds that are in excellent condition. Very little curb blemish on the outer barrels. They have a 33 offset. so are a 'snug fit' for the rear. Two of these are spoken for by a fellow Forum member. Is there anyone who would like to have aggressive rear wheels on their e9??? A bit more on specs:

Full width of wheel, including the lips - 10.5"
Width from bead to inner to outer mounting for tire beads - 9.5"
Back set from the outside of the rear lip to the hub mounting surface - 6 5/8"
Rear barrel from seam to tire bead mounting on inside of rear lip - 7"
Front barrel from seam to tire bead mounting on inside of front lip - 2 1/2"

Lousy picture attached for consideration. I'll take some better ones for those who are interested.

Please contact me via either a conversation or a direct email with the subject 'Weds'. email is; kittyandgary at verizon dot net

Cheers,

Gary

 

[Wladek]

Beautiful wheels, i wish i was in US.

 

[Keshav]

@nosmonkey has some very similar looking wheel he bought in the UK. I think they look great too.
Mr Marcos has a cool set too.

 

[teahead]

$ ?

 

[Markos]

Mr Marcos has a cool set too.

[QUOTE="Gary Knox, post: 221566, member: 29026"]Two of these are spoken for by a fellow Forum member.
[/QUOTE]

Coincidence? ;)

Paging @GK-E30M3 ...

 

[Markos]

It is exactly 10.5” at the narrowest point of the rear fender. There is another half inch of fender lip that may be rolled. That is wheel, who knows about tires.

 

[Markos]

Gary,

The Barrels clear the inside. The lip clearance is fuzzy. The measurement I really need is the wheel face down. Measure from the floor to the wheel flange.

 

[Markos]

Gary,

The Barrels clear the inside. The lip clearance is fuzzy. The measurement I really need is the wheel face down. Measure from the floor to the wheel flange.

Never mind. Basic math eludes me. 3 7/8th. My car measurements come out at 3 1/2”. With a rolled fender, there is still about 1/8th of an inch too much fender. I’ll double check again.

 

[Markos]

Well the short answer is that you need a 12mm spacer to fit a:

16x9.5 ET 35 ((6.625” - (10.5”/2))*25.4)

The long answer is a trifecta in that the barrel hits the trailing arm, the spring, and the strut.

Also...This:

Cut out poster board at 10.5” wide

A 16” wheel has a diameter over 50”:

Get the backspacing of your test wheel:

Add the difference in backspacing to your poster board:

Draw the width of your test wheel (“old wheel”) so you can use the face of the wheel to align the poster board:

Install and marvel and the ludicrous wheel size:

Now confirm fitment:

Adjust and measure:

Inner fender lip to wheel:

Outer Fender lip to wheel:

 

[Gary Knox]

Mark,

I can only say "extraordinary' work.

Gary

 

[Wladek]

To have proper result - you need to measure clearance when car/wheel is not lifted, because camber differences might be at least 1-2cm.
Outer lip measurement in fact will be less outside, but inner barrel will be more inside (on top).

Sorry Markos, doesn't really matter what i wrote above - now i see you have extra lifter under rear rocker.

 

[nosmonkey]

@nosmonkey has some very similar looking wheel he bought in the UK. I think they look great too.
Mr Marcos has a cool set too.

Mine have a 2.5" lip with a 5" inner barrel, so 7.5" ET20ish.
Now have a 3.5" outer barrel with 5" inner on the rear for 8.5" ET0

 

[nosmonkey]

Pics of the 2.5" set up

 

[Markos]

To have proper result - you need to measure clearance when car/wheel is not lifted, because camber differences might be at least 1-2cm.
Outer lip measurement in fact will be less outside, but inner barrel will be more inside (on top).

Sorry Markos, doesn't really matter what i wrote above - now i see you have extra lifter under rear rocker.

Good point Wladek - I should have covered that. See the bottle jack under the trailing arm. Do you know how hard it is to load the suspension on a weightless car? You can’t! Jacking up the trailing arm will take the body off the jack stands. Trust me I did it right. The distance was 348mm from hub center to the fender lip, same as both sides of my project car.

I had to remove the shock, then the spring, then reinstall the shock.