Guys, help please... will these rims fit my '94 RMW please?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260807146517&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT

can anyone confirm please? I think they look cool... sorry to start a new thread, but couldn't find the answers on here...

thanks guys.

K9

127mm is, in fact, 5 inches, so you are good there BUT, with the 56.4" offset.........

They will fit with spacers. Those'll run you a couple hundred bucks too...

toomanytoyz wrote:

They will fit with spacers. Those'll run you a couple hundred bucks too...

Oh. I thought that Jeep rims couldn't fit our cars at all.

Yeah, you'd need spacers. 56mm offset is way higher than our cars.

Thanks guys... i think they look kinda factory so I'll give them a go, if I win the auction. Now, just lowering to work out next..

K9

Spacers will cost you a bunch too like Bill said, keep looking IMO.

Mike

Guys, I actually know a friend who owns a water jetting firm in Webster, Nifty Bar Inc it's called. I prob have him cut me some spacers... what size would I need?

K9

You need 5 on 5 to 5 on 5, that you bolt on, with built in studs to bolt your wheels to. Probably 2.5" thick or so. You'd have to figure out the difference between the backspacings and make it up with the spacer.

GOOD spacers will cost you 200 bucks. And you don't phuck around with those.

EDIT: Something like this.

can anyone tell me the exact back spacing of our standard wheels please? There's a few 5x5 to 5x5 spacers listed on ebay, so i think I can get a set (maybe $120) I just need to know what width to order. Also, the jeep wheels at 8" wide, will they fit ok with just the back spacing taken care of?

K9

2 inch spacers should work (actual 1.96). The OEM offset is 6.

Thanks man, I won't try too hard on the wheels, but if I can get them cheap....

Seems like a lot of effort for those wheels,.

Nick

ok, what others would you suggest for that money?

I quite like the factory look...

K9

I'm always on Craig's list looking for 5x5 with good tires for cheap.....I've picked up a set of Impala rims, but everyone has those. I'm running a set of 15 Crager soft 8s but they come in larger diameters. They look good and are pretty cheap to buy.....

If you haven't yet found the national board, check out the classifieds at www.impalassforum.com

Also, we have a local club up here in New England that you may want to check out. http://badass-of-ne.forumotion.com/

Ok, i won them... $133!!

That'll do donkey, that'll do....

Can I have a vanity plate with 'the new class of world class' on it?

LOL

K9

Eh Nick?

So what size tyres (yes, with a 'Y', I'm English...) do I put on these front and rear?

K9

17x8s? 235 55 17 all four.

To keep the stock height I got these. The other option I considered was the Michelin Primacy MXM4 but with the snow we can get I figured the narrower Goodyear's would be the best option. Since I was buying both rims and tires the tires I chose determined the rim size.

With the $80 rebate I thought it was a good deal on those tires which looked to be the best all season option.

K9COP wrote:

Eh Nick?

So what size tyres (yes, with a 'Y', I'm English...) do I put on these front and rear?

K9

click on the blue script its a link to the next auction you need to win,.

Nick

Thank you sir... i was expecting lower profile, or wider, but that's cool, thanks... anyone have pics of their car with this size tyre on it?

K9cop

Here are a couple of mine with the 235/60s on mine.







And here is a shot I took to show the exhaust but you can see the tread width of the tires on it also.

Thank you. What size are those rims please?

K9

Got it Nick, Bill... you guys are the S**t!! Thank you very much....

I hope to get these on soon, and I'll post pictures when I do. Links in the posts? God I'm such a dufuss for missing those....

17x8

sweet. Thanks buddy.

K9

K9COP wrote:

Got it Nick,. Links in the posts? God I'm such a dufuss for missing those....

It's ok,. we understand you're a dog copper,.dog does all the detective work,. you just shoot the perps,.

nick

Ha ha, good one Nick! Yep, my dog does indeed do all the work, bless her! BUT, I ain't shootin anyone... English cop you see, never carried a gun in my life.

I've had to rely on my charm and good looks.....

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which could be why I got my ass kicked all those times....

K9

K9COP wrote:

I've had to rely on my charm and good looks.....

K9

that why you are now living in the colonies?

I heard that it was your dogs charm and good looks and then he retired!

OK, so firstly, Flasheroo... when SHE bites your ass for calling her a 'him', I [i]might[i], just might, call her off LOL, and secondly Buickestate, no... I'm here in some government sponsored 'try and teach them to speak English' scheme... LOL

Cue the (further!) abuse.....

K9

jayoldschool wrote:

17x8s? 235 55 17 all four.

That is what I run on all four corners of the wagon. Great for daily driver!!!

K9COP wrote:

Ha ha, good one Nick! Yep, my dog does indeed do all the work, bless her! BUT, I ain't shootin anyone... English cop you see, never carried a gun in my life.

I've had to rely on my charm and good looks.....

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which could be why I got my ass kicked all those times....

K9

There was an episode of the comedy program Reno 911 where the (amazingly stupid) Reno police department got a British copper as part of a foreign exchange program. The Reno cops were snickering at the copper who had never handled a gun. Then they let the guy do a routine traffic stop, because he wouldn't get hurt on an easy stop. The copper dragged the driver out of the window, kicked his ass, stole the cash from his wallet, and then calmly came back to the cruiser. Yep, easy stop. After that, the Reno cops respected him.

Reno 911 is hilarious and sometimes very truthful too.
JEG

That sounds about right! Of course, i wouldn't advocate that, but it would negate the need for a gun! Of course, having a snarling land shark often has a similar effect!

Like my daddy always told me, being a cop is a very easy job to do, doing it well, he said, is the hardest job in the world...

did these ever get installed? Got pix's of the set up?

hey, no, never installed them. The car is beyond easy repair, so I'm scrapping it. The rims are still available, new, boxed. PM me if you're interested. I'm in Canandaigua, 14424

K9

K9COP wrote:

hey, no, never installed them. The car is beyond easy repair, so I'm scrapping it. The rims are still available, new, boxed. PM me if you're interested. I'm in Canandaigua, 14424

K9

what do you call easy repair,. you from texas?

Nick

No buddy, sorry. Upstate New York. the car needs a main bearing, and some rust issues seeing to.

K9

p.m. me if you need anything more dude.

Hope you stick around man. You'll find another.

K9COP wrote:

No buddy, sorry. Upstate New York. the car needs a main bearing, and some rust issues seeing to.

K9

p.m. me if you need anything more dude.

who diagnosed a main bearing? small block chevy will ruin the rods before the mains,.

rust?

Nick

Nick, being a limey he might not be familar with rust, since all English cars have a permenant 40W undercoating system built is at the factory....

And no, you can't swap in Smith Gauges and Lucas electricals into a wagon....

Maybe lost in translation, I mean the big end bearings. Ok, cue the abuse, boot, bonnet, wings, petrol etc etc

K9

I left england at age 13 from an all boys grammar school,. so i,m well aware of language differences between north america and blighty. faggots and peas has an entirly different meaning across the pond, and i miss Millers pork pies.

Question still stands who diagnosed the problem,. and how?,. was there in fact a mechanical pressure guage put in? Last i heard it was still under investigation,. and there oft times other noises that can be misconstrued as bearing noise.


Nick

Smith gauges in a wagon,may give John "Bewber" some more ideas for his build.
Jim

Well, so the local mechanic (an experienced American) has said that the 'bottom end rattle' a con rod big end bearing. It IS rev dependent, and sound appalling. I've tried rocking it fwds/bkwds to rule out flex plate bolts, and that's not it. If you can fix it, come get it, but to my mind, and I'm fairly mechanically inclined, I agree with the mechanic, it sounds like a big end bearing. He's not motivated by telling me it's that if it isn't, as he wouldn't get the job anyway, so I'm comfortable either way that I'm out of the car, and need it gone.