18s off 05+ mustangs fit 6th gen Monte Perfectly!!!
#24
02-06-2011, 08:10 AM
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Location: Southeast PA
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Jacko, I answered that same question a few posts up
No need to post the same thing and larger.
No need to post the same thing and larger.
#26
02-17-2011, 05:20 PM
Am I reading this correctly...5x114.3 rims fit our cars without any other needed modification?
#27
02-17-2011, 05:27 PM
The bolt pattern fits. That doesnt mean that ANY 5x114.3 wheel will fit. You still have to take into account the offset of the wheel. As long as the wheel clears the calipers and doesnt rub or stick out too far, you will be good.
#29
02-18-2011, 08:21 AM
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Really, the offset between the stock wheels and the mustang wheels isnt a HUGE difference. I havent heard of anyone breaking wheel studs with them so I cant speculate on why peoples have broken. If anything the difference in offset may cause added strain on the wheel bearing and balljoints from them sticking out further, but I dont think it woulf effect the studs all that much. Ive had mine on for over 20,000 miles and 3 years with LONGER studs and spacers and havent had any problems with premature wear OR broken wheel studs. I dont exactly run my car easy either.
#30
03-02-2011, 01:16 AM
my experience
well, i bought a set of motegi 18x8" ff5 rims from a guy on craigslist that said he had them on a monte carlo. i went to slip them on my wheel studs and noticed the rim's holes dragged hard across the studs. took a measurement
and they were 5x114.3, not the 5x115 of my '05 monte carlo. looking closely at the stud holes on the motegi rims, i noticed they were oval
shaped due to stress.
guy i bought them from said he was selling them because he
was out of state when a rear wheel started vibrating really bad, and it
was very difficult to get an 18" tire in 245/45-18 to match the other
side. my guess is the tire was ruined because of bad alignment of the
wheel on the hub because of repeated rotations and seasonal changes.
could not find any hub centric rings on the wheels, and i don't think they would have fit with the rims stud holes as they were.
i've worked in several machine shops, and if you made a 114.3 part for
a 115 job, we would throw it away.
p.s. there seems to be some pretty good looking wheel adapters that
go from 115 car to 114.3 wheel on ebay with studs
and they were 5x114.3, not the 5x115 of my '05 monte carlo. looking closely at the stud holes on the motegi rims, i noticed they were oval
shaped due to stress.
guy i bought them from said he was selling them because he
was out of state when a rear wheel started vibrating really bad, and it
was very difficult to get an 18" tire in 245/45-18 to match the other
side. my guess is the tire was ruined because of bad alignment of the
wheel on the hub because of repeated rotations and seasonal changes.
could not find any hub centric rings on the wheels, and i don't think they would have fit with the rims stud holes as they were.
i've worked in several machine shops, and if you made a 114.3 part for
a 115 job, we would throw it away.
p.s. there seems to be some pretty good looking wheel adapters that
go from 115 car to 114.3 wheel on ebay with studs
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