Can you fit Vantage V12 wheels to a V8 ???
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Have you measured how much space you have based on how the different sizing affects your clearance (inside of wheel and outside of wheel). Inside will probably hit the coil spring before anything else. Outside you have to worry about fender clearance.
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Thanks
Read that one and it says they fit
But then read this one
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/t...tage&mid=93255
And its says they need spacer!
And on here
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=1123552
And
https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...antage-v8.html
So CONFUSED.COM
Who has actually done it and can 1000000% confirm yes or no!
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Yeah there are a lot of mis information. Based on the offset the v12v wheels have 14mm less clearance on the inner wheel well than your DBS wheels.
Put your car on a lift and look in the rear wheel well from below, what area are closest to the inside of the rear wheel, is it less than 15mm? If yes, whether at ride height or possibly under full compression then there will be rubbing / damages. If not then you are good to go.
EDIT:
Okay this is not very scientific, but I got a flash light and looked around in the wheel well, and the closest area of the wheel touching anything is to the rear springs. With the OEM wheels, there is about (again, using my fingers and then measuring my finger positions with a ruler after i take them out of the wheel well) 25mm to 30mm of clearance between the wheel and the springs.
The v12v wheel's offset is exactly 25mm less clearance on the inside, at sitting ride height it will not rub, when lowered it "should not rub". The part of the spring that shows signs of rubbing on the OEM setup is the top 2 coils which means it is from the wheels being lift off the ground or the car's rear is being lifted up. So either the inner wheel barrel will scratch the spring, or the tire sidewall will rub against it.
Just for reference, your DBS wheel should have 11mm less clearance, with between 14mm - 19mm still "available".
Using this logic, and again I may be wrong, but if the car is lowered, the wheel will travel less when the load is off the rear springs, making it less likely to hit the coils of the spring
Put your car on a lift and look in the rear wheel well from below, what area are closest to the inside of the rear wheel, is it less than 15mm? If yes, whether at ride height or possibly under full compression then there will be rubbing / damages. If not then you are good to go.
EDIT:
Okay this is not very scientific, but I got a flash light and looked around in the wheel well, and the closest area of the wheel touching anything is to the rear springs. With the OEM wheels, there is about (again, using my fingers and then measuring my finger positions with a ruler after i take them out of the wheel well) 25mm to 30mm of clearance between the wheel and the springs.
The v12v wheel's offset is exactly 25mm less clearance on the inside, at sitting ride height it will not rub, when lowered it "should not rub". The part of the spring that shows signs of rubbing on the OEM setup is the top 2 coils which means it is from the wheels being lift off the ground or the car's rear is being lifted up. So either the inner wheel barrel will scratch the spring, or the tire sidewall will rub against it.
Just for reference, your DBS wheel should have 11mm less clearance, with between 14mm - 19mm still "available".
Using this logic, and again I may be wrong, but if the car is lowered, the wheel will travel less when the load is off the rear springs, making it less likely to hit the coils of the spring
Last edited by mkzhang; Oct 18, 2014 at 12:51 PM.
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