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Old 11-22-2004, 11:06 PM   #7
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Re: putting 96 civic hatchie rims on a 99 civic si wrong offset? help me.

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Originally Posted by SilverY2KCivic
Britt, it's definitely possible what your describing, if you are pitting on too small of a diameter wheel that what will clear the calipers. If it IS indeed an offset issue (the back of the spokes is touching the face of the caliper) then spacers would solve the problem.

superbluecivicsi, please reread her post. She wasn't saying that it's making them clamp more, she's saying it's pushing against the back of the caliper where it's CLAMPED to the frame of the car. That's how I rear it as at least.
If the diameter of the wheel is the issue, then, the wheel will not go in at all because the rotors prevent it from doing so.

If the back of the spoke is the problem, then, upon starting the car and putting the wheels in motion, the caliper or spoke will be destroyed (or a combination of both).


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