Do 18X8 VE Rims need spacers?

[godatfourdigital]

im looking at putting ve rims on my vs ute.

as said 18x8s... do these need spacers? to clear the struts? i have lowered struts to suit superlows.

cheers, ray

[intoit]

No,
You dont need spacers, and spacers are illegal. You will need smaller tires than VE spec though. 235 / 40 and your speedo will be pretty close, I think I have about 10mm clearance from the struts on my ute. And, you do need to get the VE rims macchined, the centre bore is a couple of mm too small. And yeah, I am running superlows

[MADDNE33]

ive got these on my vs ute, you will need to rap them in 235 tyres or they will scrub on your strut tower. My spedo hasnt change since putting the new rims on mate. always get compliment about them to

[MR.HG]

shave a couple of mm off the iinside of the hub on the mag with a die grinder and change to 235/40s

[immortality]

shave a couple of mm off the iinside of the hub on the mag with a die grinder

this is certainly not the way to machine the hubs on rims

[MR.HG]

this is certainly not the way to machine the hubs on rims

yea my bad...do it with a spoon not a die grinder

[Ve_tyreguy]

Wheel engineer shops charge approx 20-30 a wheel to have it done.. dont use a die grinder.... or a spoon. The Centre hub locates the wheel and is very important to wheel fitment.

[MR.HG]

. The Centre hub locates the wheel and is very important to wheel fitment.

yea cos when you have the wheel on the studs and the wheel nuts nipped up by hand - there is like heaps of play hay, id hate to fit those hubless centre style mags with a centre cap....must be a nightmare to get good fitment

[wraith]

yea cos when you have the wheel on the studs and the wheel nuts nipped up by hand - there is like heaps of play hay, id hate to fit those hubless centre style mags with a centre cap....must be a nightmare to get good fitment

You have no idea about what your talking about. I just hope no one has taken your advice. The wheel studs are not there to take the weight of a rim.

[MR.HG]

You have no idea about what your talking about. I just hope no one has taken your advice. The wheel studs are not there to take the weight of a rim.

regardless, its unsafe to do it either way and a modified mag wheel is enough for an insurance company to knock back a claim and find you at fault in the event of an accident.

[godatfourdigital]

Rims are being done tomorrow, $25 per rim

[MR.HG]

Rims are being done tomorrow, $25 per rim

dont forget you will need different wheel nuts, the VE nuts wont fit your thread and your original mag or standard nuts wont hold the wheel, ask the machining shop which ones u will need while you are there (cant remember)

[justbad4you]

this is certainly not the way to machine the hubs on rims

fully agree........take them to bob jane or some other place that will to the job 100% ( DIY with a die griner is silly)dont listen to vs berlina11 go get it done prop(not in your back yard)

[justbad4you]

FULLY AGREE WITH wraith as well vs berlina11 he thinks he knows all (but knows nothing or very little)

You have no idea about what your talking about. I just hope no one has taken your advice. The wheel studs are not there to take the weight of a rim.

[Brett_jjj]

FULLY AGREE WITH wraith as well vs berlina11 he thinks he knows all (but knows nothing or very little)

It may be a bit of a silly suggestion made by vs Berlina11, but how do you come up with this rubbish about how he thinks he knows it all?You are the one who posts answers in EVERY post on the website..are you sure you dont think you know it all?Wraith already posed about how doing what vs berlina said to do is not a good idea,we dont need someone repeating it 100 times.Grow up,or at least try to be an adult about things. Why not post up something to show the guy why its not good to do what he suggested,not everyone on this site is a mechanic or a know it all mate,or havent you worked that out yet.

[monarols71]

Are VE wheels +48 offset? If they are 8" wide anything with that offset and 245 tyres will rub on the inside rear of a VS ute. The fronts will be right.

[godatfourdigital]

wheels are all done, i read a post on here and apparently i have the right wheel nuts...

the wheel nuts i have are for the standard alloy vs s3 15inch rims, they have a larg flange and should be right to use.

[justbad4you]

VE studs are slightly fatter.

wheels are all done, i read a post on here and apparently i have the right wheel nuts..
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the wheel nuts i have are for the standard alloy vs s3 15inch rims, they have a larg flange and should be right to use.

[MR.HG]

post some pics

[godatfourdigital]

when i say all done i mean all machined, being fitted tomorrow morning, ill have pics for everyone tomorrow, including before and after shots of it at std height and old rims, to new height and new rims

[godatfourdigital]

i still have the 245 45 18 on the back they are pretty good tyres, so ill leave them for a few months, they only jsut scrub not enough to worry about ill drive it nice...

i put new 235 40 18 on the front.

$400 for the rims
$100 machine
$380 2 tyres, balance, wheel alignment, fitting

[justbad4you]

fillls the rear arches nicely ( YOU GOT THE WHEEELS THEMSELVES AT A GOOD PRICE)

i still have the 245 45 18 on the back they are pretty good tyres, so ill leave them for a few months, they only jsut scrub not enough to worry about ill drive it nice...

i put new 235 40 18 on the front.

$400 for the rims
$100 machine
$380 2 tyres, balance, wheel alignment, fitting

[godatfourdigital]

fillls the rear arches nicely ( YOU GOT THE WHEEELS THEMSELVES AT A GOOD PRICE)

once i drop the backs back to 235 40, they will shrink alittle

yeah i know it was a good price, to tell the truth i wasn't looking for wheels, bloke at work told me on monday he had the ve rims and said i could haven them for 400 so i said yeah righto haha...

picked up the rims on wednesday, droped off at the wheel shop on friday morning, picked up friday arvo, in fro tyres thismorning and all done not even a week after being offered the rims

[justbad4you]

what your going to drop it some more? she looks good as>she looks a tiny hi at the front....the rear look smick,,,,lol each to thair own ...lower her untill your happy.....cheers

once i drop the backs back to 235 40, they will shrink alittle

yeah i know it was a good price, to tell the truth i wasn't looking for wheels, bloke at work told me on monday he had the ve rims and said i could haven them for 400 so i said yeah righto haha...

picked up the rims on wednesday, droped off at the wheel shop on friday morning, picked up friday arvo, in fro tyres thismorning and all done not even a week after being offered the rims

[monarols71]

what height springs did you put in??