Elbrus Wheels

[ItsAnAdventure]

Hi All,

I have a line on a set of four Elbrus I06 wheels with Blizzaks mounted. They were originally used on a 2010 Jag XS. The specs, as close as I can figure out with a little research are; 40 mm offset, 6.02" backspacing and a 5-108 bolt pattern. They measure 18x8.

Can these be run safely on a Gen I?

Thanks

 

[SHOdded]

According to this site (http://www.wheel-fitment.com/) the OEM specs for the Jag and the SHO are very similar (same center bore, lug pattern, greater positive offset tho). Not sure on backspacing. Other than that, looks like a good fit.

 

[kevinspann]

Ron Porter had those in 17s on his car, but I don't know if they were 8" wide. The 40 offset is a good start, but I think the only way to know for sure is to try them. The rear is the real issue.

 

[luigisho]

Yeah you have to test fit them. The rear fender well on the GenI cars tend to rub a lot of upsize wheel/tire combos. I had to roll the lip on my gen I to fit TSW 17s a long time ago. Gen II no problem with same setup

 

[intimdatr]

I have 17x7.5 with a 45mm off set with 235-45-17s Kumho 4Xs with room to spare in front and back for reference on a 1st gen with no rubbing and no rolling of the fenders.

 

[ItsAnAdventure]

I'll them home and try it.

 

[K-Dawg]

If those are in fact 18s, I think the tires on them now will be too big. With 225/45/18 or 245/40/18 tires, they should fit with maybe a little work on the rear fenders.

 

[DJSHO91]

I'm running a 17x7.5 42mm offset wheel, off a Volvo, and the wheel is real close on the rear. The 8" wide may need some trimming and/or massaging on the rear qtrs.

 

[TimboSHO]

I have a couple sets of 17x8 wheels and a set of 18x7.5 wheels that both fit without rubbing on a Gen 1 without rolled rear fenders.

 

[Irish Pride]

18x8s on 225/45/18s with no rubbing.

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[jon93]

Chad,

What is the offset of your MODA wheels?

 

[RonPorter]

Yeah, about a month behind in catching up with the Forum. No long get notifications that I'm signed up for, but that's another issue.

The Elbrus on my former white '89 are 17x7.5", 45mm offset, clears easily in the rear.

Still in the garage, need to get them up FS one of these days!

 

[ItsAnAdventure]

Thanks for all the input. Guy wants too much $ for the set. I gave up on it.