Problems with my wheels, Advice please??

[Miz_II_Die_IV]

Hi guys,
First hello, Im new here, yeh you could call me a noob. Anyways The problems im having is regarding my new 20" rims. Originally i had an Audi A4. I had bought my 20" rims for them...I bought them from Ozzy Tyres and only had them on for about 6 months, then i started to have problems when i reached speeds of around 80kms... So i brang them back to Ozzy. After sometime of repairing and what not, they decided to replace them for me but i have to keep my tyres. Because i knew i was selling the car, i saved them till i had bought my new Euro. Last week i picked up my euro, and obviously strolled down to Ozzy to get my wheels... What i didnt know was that when i put them on, after that everytime i go off some bumps the back tyres rubs. I wanted to lower the car too... but... already i am getting rubbing what will happen if i lower it. Wat options do i have now... I am pretty upset at Ozzy... They are the professional...they should have told me. Now i dont know what to do....Im gonna go down to Ozzy tommorrow...And give them my 2cents...
These are my meassurement...

Rim Size (Inches): 20"
Rim Width (Inches): 8.5"
Rim Offset: ?
Rim Weight: ?
Rim brand and Model: Kruz K33
Tyre Brand and Model: Hancook Tubeless
Tyre Size: 225/35ZR20

[aaronng]

You need to know the offset. It's not Ozzy tyre's fault. When they put it on, the tyres won't rub since the suspension is not compressed. With 8.5" width, you need an offset of about +55, and even so, you might rub on the inside, which is worse!

[winvin23]

The cheapest way to minimize the tyres from rubbing the guards is simply to roll the lip under guards. Most tyre places should be able to do it for less than $100 per corner these days. Whereas the more expensive way is to get a camber kit to make your wheels tilt slightly // \\, so u'd be running them with negative camber. Or if possible ask ozzy to replace the wheels with a new set with the correct offset for Euro - guestimate +35??

[aaronng]

The cheapest way to minimize the tyres from rubbing the guards is simply to roll the lip under guards. Most tyre places should be able to do it for less than $100 per corner these days. Whereas the more expensive way is to get a camber kit to make your wheels tilt slightly // \\, so u'd be running them with negative camber. Or if possible ask ozzy to replace the wheels with a new set with the correct offset for Euro - guestimate +42??

For 8.5", he needs +55. My friend had 18x8 in +42 and the rears rubbed.

[winvin23]

yeah you probably right mate - i wouldnt have a clue, never had the pleasure of having 20" rims before :P

Edit: I think Miz_II_Die_IV is a she btw.

[Miz_II_Die_IV]

hehehe.... Winvin23... ur rite i am a chick...hence MIZ... hehehe... well...aarong dont you think they should have told me.... even other people on this forums knows it... they're suppose to be professionals... Overall i have spend nearly 4500k... i bought the rims for $3200 originally... then paid $500 bucks for repair... which never got to use them (in working order) for one day.... had to bring the tyres back at least 3 times... and after like 2 months without tyres (due to it sitting at Ozzy for repair) i had to chase them down. Finally "Mohamed" said he will replace them for me with anything with the same kinda value... When i rock up there...more charges... I had to pay an extra $800 to get the Kruz as apose of the Jestalt diamond 3 series.... NOW THIS...I think that guys i trying to rort me becos im a CHICK!
Anyways just say i did get the lir rolled will i be able to lower it... also wat harm does that do. I heard that its harder to sell the car if those things are done to the car... ATM i see rubbing on the outside only.... Any suggestions.... Im gonna march down to Ozzy hopefully tommorrow and ring that guys neck in....

[akina]

well if u r worried about selling the car later on... then u shouldnt of really do such of a modification. going 20" is extreme!

the stock is only 16"...

to me.. ozzy tyres r just like tempe tyres... they dont really do a proper work fitting the wheels on to the car (i mean they do but... offsets r wrong, not telling u the possibility of what can happen, etc etc). All it is, is they try and sell rims at a lower price than the jap brands, however, the quality is all gone~

[Miz_II_Die_IV]

So wat advice can you give me.... Im so lost.... I dont want to be a nagger and go back down there... but i really dont know what to do or where to go?

[aaronng]

The rims are not rubbing because it is a 20" rims. They are rubbing because the combination of 8.5" width and a possible low offset makes the wheels stick out too much.

Unfortunately, if they did the dodgy with you the first and 2nd time, I doubt they would even consider refunding your money. However, I wouldn't give them any extra money as they have tried to rort you out of an extra $800.

Few questions for your rims on the Audi:
1) The first time around on your Audi, did you get hub-centric rings for it?
2) Did you get proper wheelnuts/wheelbolts for the rims? (aftermarket rims can sometimes require different shaped nuts to hold the rim on securely).

If Ozzy tyres didn't supply hub-centric rings and still claimed to have been "repairing" your rims, then they could have been pulling a dodgy one. If you like these rims, I'd exchange them for the same but in the proper offset. Find out the offset of your rims now. If it is +42 now, you might need +55 instead.

[kenny]

the offset of the wheels in an audi is quite low compared to the euro.. i think this is the main reason as to why it is rubbing.. a friend of mine has an audi a4 and their offsets are nothing like the euros, so i think its not a good idea to put rims from an audi to a euro personally.. go for an offset of +55 or +56 with a width of 8.5 all round.. this should fit nicely in the euro..

[mr747]

you need to lip you guards first and see if that works
i have 19s and i was having the same problem so i hads to lip the guards

Its the offset you have its not correct and either is mine
soem of the gusy on here have 20s i think you need +42 to make em fit

[TEMPTN]

Easy wat to get rid of all rubbing is lower the car camber will kik in, roll the gaurds and rubbing goes after a week or so it thats doesnt help shave the inside of the rim to it sits in more
im on 20's x 8.5 +55 offset which i then got shaven to + 50 offset
ohh yeha forgot to mention lowered
guys at ozzy are rude no customer serivce