Replica Saleen Backspacing EMERGENCY!!

NCMystic · Feb 6, 2011

to me at least. . . . i just got the 4th of my Saleen wheels i've been collecting for the Mystic. The rears are 18x10 genuine Saleen wheels, the front to however are replicas. i just looked at the backs of the two 18x9 front replicas and realized the BACKSPACING IS DIFFERENT!!! what do i do?!?! run a spacer on the smaller one or try to find someone to mill down the back of the one with more ? i don't even know if that can be done and is and option or not. i feel like an @$$hole who just bought a wheel they can't use. please help me out here guys. what the hell do i do???

Shifty Powers · Feb 7, 2011

where did u buy it from? I dont see why it should be different or unusable...

Unless you bought ones for a different year that for some reason wont work

94Pro-5.0 · Feb 7, 2011

i guess sell the 2 you have individually and buy a real pair.

do not mill down the back of the wheel. it will be to think where the ligs go and the wheel will most likely break

NCMystic · Feb 7, 2011

94Pro-5.0 said:
i guess sell the 2 you have individually and buy a real pair.

do not mill down the back of the wheel. it will be to think where the ligs go and the wheel will most likely break

if i mill the one down to the size of the other why would it break? it would still be as thick as the one i am assuming is correct for my year?

NCMystic · Feb 7, 2011

http://sn95forums.com/index.php?topic=60389.0

back spacing and offset of each rim and new thread, feel free to post in here or migrate. i bet a mod will move this anyway.

HELP!

ttocs · Feb 7, 2011

if the back wheels are 10", how would they not be different from the front?

NCMystic · Feb 7, 2011

the issue here is that the backspacing and offset on the FRONT two 18x9 wheels are different. the fronts don't match. one of them has a 24mm offset and the other has a 36mm offset. i talked to a guy at Replica Wheels on the phone and he said that running the 12 mm spacer on the thinner rim would bring them both out the same in reguards to flushing out with the front fenders. can anyone verify if this will work???

JonBeast · Feb 7, 2011

Sure it will work...its just not the best way to run the wheels. Running spacers is always risky...but if you absolutely "have to make it work" then just get the spacer.

94 DropTop · Feb 7, 2011

How did you even end up buying two different front wheels?

NCMystic · Feb 7, 2011

i bought the rear authentic 18x10's as a pair and aquired the front to 18x9's individually. jon, what is risky about running spacers? is there anything i can do to make it less risky? i talked to 3 people all from different replica wheel companies today asking advice and they say the spacer should work, luckily one rim has too little backspacing and the other is correct. my major fear was that one was correct and the other was too large but luckily not. spacer issue info please?

ttocs · Feb 7, 2011

that is wierd.... Sounds like a craigslist find to me.

JiMi_DRiX · Feb 7, 2011

Did you buy those replica's new? and how long ago? I'd take your time, have some patience, and get the right wheel. Dont rush and get silly about what your life rides on. I wouldnt do spacers either.

NCMystic · Feb 7, 2011

90% of the parts that go on my car are used. if some is in good shape i don't feel the need to pay 4 times as much because it's "new". i didn't spend more than $60 on any of the individual saleen wheels i got so, no i don't care to go buy another especially while getting the parts together for a motor rebuild. i hear you all saying that spacers are bad but i don't understand why they would be. the spacer would simply at the backspacing needed to the one wheel which would make it have the same backspacing and offset as the other. . . and the spacer would be sanwhitched between the wheel and hub. it's only a 12mm spacer i would need to run, not even hubcentric. . . so why are they unsafe?

here is a link at the spacer i would need to run on the one front wheel, please tell me why this would be unsafe

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/e...0491590865&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK:MEWAX:IT

it would simply give the 05+ front wheel i have the same offset as the 94-94 wheels as far as i can tell and based on what i have been told by Replica Wheels and Stage 3 Motorsports

JiMi_DRiX · Feb 7, 2011

To put it more simply, its pretty ghetto, "yeah I had to put a spacer one of my front WHEELS because they dont fit right." But its your car, do what ya want, so why'd you bother asking?

ttocs · Feb 7, 2011

it would also make the lugs 12mm shorter right? that is almost half an inch which could make a difference.

I would be more concerned as to if they will fit and not stick out too far. Might rub the fender, especially if it is lowerd.

NCMystic · Feb 7, 2011

i think some of you are not comprehending, particularly jimmy drix. it won't set out any farther than that the correct one for that year, the spacer will just bring out the 05+ wheel the same as the correct on as the 05+ wheels tuck in more. just wanted to know why you all think spacers are unsafe. and jimmy, i figured it out half way through the thread, i asked because i didn't know at first, dick.

ttocs · Feb 7, 2011

just curious, how do you know which wheel is the correct one? Is it possible that the one with out the spacer is teh correct off-set and that the other one will need a negative 12mm spacer, which of course does not exist. Have you tried them on the car yet? That would be my worse fear of buying two mismatched wheels.

NCMystic · Feb 7, 2011

ttocs said:
just curious, how do you know which wheel is the correct one? Is it possible that the one with out the spacer is teh correct off-set and that the other one will need a negative 12mm spacer, which of course does not exist. Have you tried them on the car yet? That would be my worse fear of buying two mismatched wheels.

that was exactly my worst fear when i cam to realize they were not the same. luckily one is the correct size and one needs a spacer. i have verified this info with more than one company than produces and sell replica saleen wheels. although some people call this "ghetto" i'd be willing to bet i'm not the only person this is happened to. i hope this info is helpfull to other,

IF YOU HAVE A 36+ OFFSET WHEEL FOR 05+ YEAR MODEL MUSTANGS YOU NEED TO RUN A 12MM SPACER WHICH WILL BRING THE WHEEL OUT TO THE CORRECT PLACE. IT WILL NOT CAUSE A LUG STUD ISSUE AS IT WILL THEN HAVE THE SAME OFFSET AS A 24+ WHEELS MADE FOR OUT SN95'S

95opal · Feb 7, 2011

Run the spacer and be done with it, just make sure you have a min of 6 threads on the lug when you put them on. Anything less than 6 threads and you will A. have to run a hubcentric spacer or B. get longer studs.

NCMystic · Feb 7, 2011

95opal said:
Run the spacer and be done with it, just make sure you have a min of 6 threads on the lug when you put them on. Anything less than 6 threads and you will A. have to run a hubcentric spacer or B. get longer studs.

thank you opal, seeing as the spacer will bring the offset to what it should be anyway (i.e. the correct wheel offset) i can't imagine why i would have less threads. off topic but you car looked killer in that magazine, picked up a copy.

thanks for helping me sort this out guys, i hope my little issue will help someone else who is freaking out somewhere down the road. . .