I have a 93 coupe that I'm trying to run 18x9 saleen's up front with the 24mm offset.I have a d&d motorsport k-member and their tubular a-arms.I have a 98 spindle that I'm using and the wheels stick out past the lips of the fenders.Is there any big secret to how people are getting them to fit?Oh yeah,someone told me to try a 94/95 spindle and I tried that and it didn't help any.I would appreciate it if you had any advice.I'm also using Qa1 coilovers up front
Saleen wheels on a 93 coupe?
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Metalcop
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Sorry, but those wheels will simply not fit on your car. You want to put a 9" rim on the front with only a +24 offset!? Here is some simple math: from the Fox factory standard, (with a 7" rim and a +24 offset) you will have 25mm less clearance to the inside, and your 9" wheel will extend and extra 25mm to the outside. Basically, you are making up the 2" or 50mm difference with 1/2 to the inside and 1/2 to the outside, it will not work. Now take into account your 98 SN95spindle, which adds 13mm in track width. You have to subtract this added track width from your (already not enough offset) of +24.
In essence, this is what you are trying to do run a wheel which is 2" wider and has only a functional offset of +11. This spindle setup will give you 12mm less clearance on the inside (from Fox measurements) and will extend and extra 38mm (!!!) from the original wheel placement.
The only way you can get any 9" to work, is to use the 94-95 spindle (+5mm in track width) and a different wheel with more offset, something +35 or greater.
I am not even factoring in you K-member and A- arms, I am *guessing* that those add track width as well, which you cannot afford to add.
Bottom line, with that setup, you need different wheels, sorry.
In essence, this is what you are trying to do run a wheel which is 2" wider and has only a functional offset of +11. This spindle setup will give you 12mm less clearance on the inside (from Fox measurements) and will extend and extra 38mm (!!!) from the original wheel placement.
The only way you can get any 9" to work, is to use the 94-95 spindle (+5mm in track width) and a different wheel with more offset, something +35 or greater.
I am not even factoring in you K-member and A- arms, I am *guessing* that those add track width as well, which you cannot afford to add.
Bottom line, with that setup, you need different wheels, sorry.
Metalcop
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BTW, a 9" wheel with a +24 offset is perfect for the rear of a Foxbody, not the front. (depending on how you accomplished your 5 lug conversion).
Kabuki_notch
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wha? im running 18x9's with 95 spindles they have a 24mm offset. the only thing I would be worried about is the k-member they have been known to cause issues
Metalcop
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It's the spindles that are killing him, and I would bet that those aftermarket A-arms add (significant) track width as well. Sure, it can be done, but you are pushing 1" of additional width to the inside, and 1" to the outside, with a 9" wheel, which is ok, but only if you have the stock Fox track width...
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