Trouble with rims

phoenixgoldgem · newbie Joined: 24 Nov 2003 Posts: 1

Hey guys
im new to this gemini forum and am just about to purchase a TG Gemini. Im going to spray it the new ford blood orange in colour and hopefully have the ride sitting on VT calias international rims do you think this is possible without doing any huge modification to the car..im getting the stud patern changed at an engineers so i can use the 5 stud rims. I am going to find the off-set tomoz of the rims. i have many geminis tg's with 17inch rims and about 8inch wide, but i spose it all comes down to the off-set?....help would be really good becuase this is a modification i really want to do as it looks really pimpin...

cheers guys
shaun

Pavlos · backyard mechanic Joined: 05 Oct 2001 Posts: 920

If you lower it too much they might scrape the front guards so you might have to get them lipped. Gene would know cause hes running that size wheel on his Gemini.

Loz · backyard mechanic Joined: 05 Oct 2001 Posts: 943

I have 17's with 225s on the back (even dummy fitted a set of 245 tyres the other day and they made just fit, but would probably scrub on the inside with a load). They dont scrub srub with an adjustable panny rod. Front is fine aswell, offset +38 and thats with the hub in the standard place. The car isnt super low, but the tyres do sit just under the gaurds and they havent scrubbed yet.