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Old Jul 24, 2018 | 10:26 PM
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New wheels dont fit!

I was lead to beleive the enkei ekm3 i bought from a guy were 5x114.3 bolt pattern. Well they dont fit and appear to be 5x100 since that's the only other ones they make.. So here is the question.

I have a 2012 g37s sedan. The wheels are all 18in 8 width 40mm offset with 235/45 tires. From what i could tell i think they would sit close to stock as far as how flush? (correct me if wrong) . Now I'm looking at wheel pattern adapters which add spacing The smallest i could find is 25mm. Are the wheels going to poke?
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Old Jul 24, 2018 | 11:00 PM
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Sell the wheels. Buy ones with the proper bolt pattern.
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Old Jul 24, 2018 | 11:12 PM
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Originally Posted by stealthee
Sell the wheels. Buy ones with the proper bolt pattern.
I know thats the easy option. However i blew a tire and got the wheels with tires mounted from a guy online. So im now unable to drive my car and really like the wheels. I know i can buy adapters. Found some but they add 20mm and im afrajd kf the amount of poke, which is the part of the question i most need answered.
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Old Jul 25, 2018 | 09:30 PM
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so this a thread about wheels or coolant tank? or is my computer broken?
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Old Jul 25, 2018 | 09:35 PM
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Originally Posted by saywat?
so this a thread about wheels or coolant tank? or is my computer broken?
No clue how that first post got there
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Old Jul 25, 2018 | 09:36 PM
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^stig this is ur post?
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Old Jul 25, 2018 | 10:17 PM
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A mod must have accidentally merged the posts. I read them both when they were separate. This started as stiglitz post.
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Old Jul 25, 2018 | 10:55 PM
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Must have been me. Sorry.
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Old Jul 25, 2018 | 11:47 PM
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Originally Posted by saywat?
^stig this is ur post?
Yeah its mine. I settled on trying to just rrsell the wheels Using a 20mm adapter would cause too much poke..
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Old Jul 25, 2018 | 11:52 PM
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Should be ok now


Regarding those adapter spacers, you would have a net 18x8 +20, this will be about the same at the fender edge as my current 9.5 +38 so not a bad fit there running no wider than a 245 tire. Here's a pic of my fit at the fender running 245s all around (I run 285s in back now FWIW)
https://www.myg37.com/forums/18/2765...ml#post4044919



The main concern is finding those adapters in a hub centric fit will be tough. Getting spacers that aren't hubcentric may result in vibrations. You might be fine, but there's a pretty decent chance that at least 1 of the 4 wheels could have an issue.
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