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Bought some rims the other day and after fitting them realised that the rim is hitting the caliper.

Is there anything i can do to stop this. I know u can put spacers in but ive heard that they're illegal, unsafe and make ur insurance void.

Its really wierd, i always thought that the offset detirmed whether the rim hits the brake but apparently not.

How can i avoid this mistake in the future: (other than trying them on first)

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Im guessing its only the fronts hitting the calipers, take your ryms to a machinist with a big enough chuck to put your ryms into. He mite beable to remove the inside of your rym to stop fouling your brake calipers!

Hope this helps!

Its really wierd, i always thought that the offset detirmed whether the rim hits the brake but apparently not.

How can i avoid this mistake in the future: (other than trying them on first)

it's called the X factor - its a combination of spoke design, rim design and offset.

some rims have thin spokes, some thick. some spokes go all the way to the lip of the rim, thus clearing the hub contact surface, etc.

the only way to avoid it in future is to buy rims which you KNOW ppl have used, offset, width etc. or to trial fit them.

at this current stage, if you dont want to sell your rims is to use spacers, or (depending on where your rims are fouling) you can grind the NISSAN logo on your calipers back a bit

i had the same problem as you...had two wheels with the exact same offset and width one fit perfect, the other one just grazed my calipers...tried spacers, no good..was told to grind calipers...(not recommended) ended up changing wheels....Xfactor or disk type plays a big part in determining whether ur wheel clears big brakes or not. Generally 0 disk is low disk , A disk is normally fine and R disk is big brake clearance eg: brembos etc...

You will only find these specs are only normally available for jap wheels...

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My advice is return or sell ur wheels and get ones that fit properly.

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