dc2r with audm dc5r rims

[marky53]

Hey guys I stumbled across this thread and want to clear something up:

http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=45741&

It has been suggested that to get audm dc5r rims on a dc2r I would need spacers....

Can someone clarify this as I am about to get my wheels and tyres fitted....

Thanks

[90LAN]

no spacers needed

[marky53]

thanks dude

[Chi]

JDM DC5R wheels are 17" +60 offset

AUDM DC5R wheels are 16" +45 offset


AUDM ones will fit perfectly on your car

[marky53]

so I finally got my audm dc5r wheels fitted, during the fitment, the guy from the workshop said that the rims were scraping the caliper and so he added spacers.....

I dont get it, especially after so many people said I didnt need them.....

[marky53]

i need some help here guys.....

Basically before I put my AUDM DC5R wheels on my DC2R, it was suggested by some members that they would fit perfectly..... Now that I have them on, Ive had to put 3mm spacers on the front to clear the caliper...... I really dont like the idea of spacers, apparently they are unroadworthy.....

I like the look of the wheels on, should I grind back the caliper slightly???? Or try to source some DC2R wheels (seem hard to get)????

http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/849/blackwheelswithcentrecacm7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Chi]

I just remember DC2R calipers are larger than AUDM DC5R lol lol

my apologies haha

Spacers of you size should be fine for the street, even on track.

Just make sure you check your nuts are tight often.

[Samm928]

that looks hot dude, nice =)

[IZY-10]

if you need dc2 itr rims i have a set for you with tires excellent condition

[marky53]

I like the look of the wheels on, should I grind back the caliper slightly????

Or try to source some DC2R wheels (seem hard to get)????

[IEVAQ8]

I like the look of the wheels on, should I grind back the caliper slightly????

Or try to source some DC2R wheels (seem hard to get)????

hey mark, i thought you had them on the car when we went to torquay..........u didnt mention any probz then????????
whats going on???????????

[marky53]

Yeah I had them on the cruise, but since then Ive been told that spacers are illegal and I assume unroadworthy..... Ive also heard of the dangers of running them and the stress they put on your wheel nuts....

Anyway I want to keep the rims, but get rid of spacers and the only way to do that is slightly grind the caliper, but I wanted to see if anyone out there has done that themselves and how they went.... Do you think I should grind??

I probably wouldnt have got them if I knew I needed spacers, but some members on here said that I didnt need them.....

[IEVAQ8]

man...........my best mate...........a drifter............uses spacers front and rear, and the strain he puts on those wheel studs...........they are still all intacked............................keep the spacers and just paint them black if your worried about canary.............

[spoondc2r]

I think mine have been grinded back a little. Not 100% though as this is how the car came when i bought it so unfotunately i cannot give any advice on the process. the gap in between is still very slim though but no problems in the 4 years i have owned my car. My calipers are painted now so cosmetically you cant notice and too be honest it didnt really bother me when they wernt painted.

[souperman]

so whats the verdict?
can audm dc5 rims fit an dc2r without spacers? Yes or No?

[Sir_vtec]

Yes. no need spacers.

Even if you were gonna run spacers, you should get arp extended studs.

You can slam it if you want without rubbing. dc5 rims +45offset

[slidetaker]

JDM DC5R wheels are 17" +60 offset

AUDM DC5R wheels are 16" +45 offset


AUDM ones will fit perfectly on your car

Why such a difference in offset between JDM and AUDM? Aren't other sus components all the same?

I think 15mm difference in offset is huge.

[bungsai]

for the brembo setup on the JDM dc5r.

[Kangaaz]

Have Audm DC5R rims on FD civic. Both + 45 but the front right just rubs the caliper. Had the caliper grinded down just a fraction.

No idea why it happened as both have the same offet.

[mocchi]

Have Audm DC5R rims on FD civic. Both + 45 but the front right just rubs the caliper. Had the caliper grinded down just a fraction.

No idea why it happened as both have the same offet.

rim design. what else.

[Kangaaz]

rim design. what else.

:p
Guess offset alone isn't enough to tell you whether it will clear the caliper or not. Asked a few people before I bought it and all said it should be fine.

[mocchi]

:p
Guess offset alone isn't enough to tell you whether it will clear the caliper or not. Asked a few people before I bought it and all said it should be fine.

cos they thought it would be fine. haha. now you know first hand. they didnt.