Will this 52mm offset 2000+ rim fit on my gen 2 42mm offset SHO?

[Bigmatt]

Hi everyone,

I have a 94 SHO and live in Colorado. I currently have ADR 18 inch rims on my sho, and they look awesome. Colorado Air Care won't emission test my car because they say the rims are too big for their dynamometer. There's no way around this but to get some stock rims under 17 inches. Who knew? Goverment...

Anyway, I found a good set of 7 spoke 16 inch rims of a 2000+ Taurus. I want to use them for a winter set. They are the same bolt patter 5X108, but the offset is 52mm instead of 42mm like on the slicers. Here's a link for the rim I am talking about:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Refi...907Q2em263QQcategoryZ43956QQitemZ380166842671


Thanks,


Matt

 

[zach44102]

yeah but for that price id buy a afternmarket rim

 

[kevinspann]

They should fit fine with a stock width tire.

 

[1993MTXSHO]

Really? I don't know about that, it's probably going to be close, but yeah no more then a 215 series tire I wouldn't think.

Eh I take that back, 10mm isn't to bad, you might be able to still fit a 225 series.

 

[zak]

You have a typo in that ad, the 2000+ Tauri still use 40 or 42 mm offset wheels.

 

[Bigmatt]

Thanks for the replies. The ad is just an example of the rims I found at a wrecking yard for $25 a piece. I would not pay that price either!

 

[K-Dawg]

Wait, how are the wheels too big?

 

[32MTX]

yeah they don't ever put trucks or vans on the dyno?

what do the wheels have anything to do with it......

I'd do some more checking around on this BS rule they have.... atleast before you spend money on another set of wheels.....

if nothing else I would look into seeing if anyone has a set locally you can burrow for a day

 

[Art5]

Yeah, I don't even get this stupidity., Unless you're using high profile tires that make total diameter to 20" or something and they have very old machine. Other wise, I would give them extra cash to put another car on.

 

[DJSHO91]

Thanks for the replies. The ad is just an example of the rims I found at a wrecking yard for $25 a piece. I would not pay that price either!

I've got them on my 91' SHO. Mine came off a 2002 Sable. They fit with no problem. Take a look:

 

[jonheese]

I could see the logic (more of a CYA thing than a "it won't work") of not allowing wheels over a certain size on the dyno.

The rollers of a dyno depend on the rubber tires being a certain thickness and diameter in order not to flex them or shock them too much during operation, and a wheel size too big, coupled with a tire too thin (to compensate for the larger wheels) can possibly lead to tire and/or dyno failure.

Now, for an 18" wheel to be considered too big is ridiculous, but imagine something extreme, like 26" rims, and then imagine that you're really paranoid about safety on your brand new emissions dyno, and I'm sure you can see why they impose a size limit on the rims.

The real issue comes when you consider cars that come from the manufacturer with 18", 20", 22" wheels... What do you say the customer that just bought a brand new car with "non-compliant" wheels who wants to emission test their car?

Is there an exception to this rule for OEM equipment maybe, and this shop is just dinging you because they know yours are aftermarket?