Urgent Wheel help !!!

DR GREENTHUMB · Post by **DR GREENTHUMB** » Sat Nov 28, 2009 10:34 am

Does any body know if 17's will fit over k sport 350ml brakes ???? found a set of magic volks for no money at all. Need to know asap as they will be gone within the next hour !!!!!!

Cheers , matt.

Post by **Ben** » Sat Nov 28, 2009 10:38 am

first question - what model of volk ? .. Te37's have a square inner edge so will fit over brakes better than other 17's ... but not all Volks have the same inner profile.

I'm not home so can't measure my calipers .. but with my r34 brakes I still have good clearance.

Post by **Ben** » Sat Nov 28, 2009 10:39 am

phone me bud - I've lost you number.

Post by **Stuart** » Sat Nov 28, 2009 11:14 am

K-sport calipers are huge Matt. Play it safe.......don't buy them to fit over your wheels but maybe buy them to sell on?

DR GREENTHUMB · Post by **DR GREENTHUMB** » Sat Nov 28, 2009 11:54 am

Cheers stu

Didnt get them in the end as they needed tyres & i didnt want to be stuck with a set of rims that i might not be able to shift for a month or two what with christmas only just round the corner . Thanks to both you & ben for a quick response though !

Cheers , matt.

Fast Eddy · Post by **Fast Eddy** » Sat Nov 28, 2009 12:02 pm

What he said.

I saw these. They have ended now and went for no money and free delivery! Bargain for someone. Did you win them Matt?

Eddy

DR GREENTHUMB · Post by **DR GREENTHUMB** » Sat Nov 28, 2009 6:28 pm

No mate i didnt go for it in the end but

drifter · Post by **drifter** » Sat Nov 28, 2009 7:02 pm

K Sport 356mm under TE37 17" wheels...

Shows how tight it is, but it will fit depending on offset. Cheaper wheels like Rota will also fit but the offest usually needs to be alot less to get the spokes away from the caliper

Post by **Stuart** » Sat Nov 28, 2009 8:09 pm

Toight!!

If Rota's are copies of Volks (amongst others) why would there be any difference Scott? The spoke design and dimensions are duplicated I think my old bud

drifter · Post by **drifter** » Sat Nov 28, 2009 10:00 pm

The looks are copied, but the actual structural design isn't afaik

Probably due to the metal alloy used when making the wheel, cheaper material means more off it to be as strong, hence less clearance

As said though, you can get around it using a more manly offset. IIRC mine are ET30 odd, the ROTA I tried in 17" with the same offset wouldn't fit, but it would if it was something like ET20. That extra 10mm is enough to clear the edge of caliper