[whoflungpoo]

my friend has a set of rims i want, he has a 2007 altima... i have a 2005 malibu.
altima bolt pattern = 5x114.3
malibu bolt pattern = 5x115

will the rims from his altima fit my malibu ??????????

 

[Silver LTZ]

Will they fit, yes barely. Is it safe, no. 114.3 and 115 should tell you if they will fit....

 

[SidewaysLS4]

They'll "fit" but you run the risk of breaking off studs which is not a good thing when you drive faster than 15mph!!

 

[whoflungpoo]

isnt there some type of wheel hub or something that ive been reading about on the internet that will fix this problem?

edit: hubcentric

 

[Silver LTZ]

isnt there some type of wheel hub or something that ive been reading about on the internet that will fix this problem?

edit: hubcentric

Yup, but I wouldn't run those things if you paid me.

 

[budman65]

Yes, don't mess with adapters. You are so much better off just getting a wheel with the right bolt pattern. By the way, tirerack.com says that you have a 5x110 bolt pattern?

 

[whoflungpoo]

Yes, don't mess with adapters. You are so much better off just getting a wheel with the right bolt pattern. By the way, tirerack.com says that you have a 5x110 bolt pattern?

i think i do have a 5x110 pattern

http://www.discountedwheelwarehouse.com/Vehicle_Bolt_Pattern_Reference.cfm
said i had 5x115 so for the last 3days i thought i had a 5x115 pattern... fail

 

[budman65]

Yes, someone stated in a previous thread that discount tire had the Malibu's bolt pattern listed incorrectly.

 

[whoflungpoo]

well thewheels i got i got for free... they are borbet wheels with 5x115 pattern. ive found some 1" thick adapters to go from 5x110 to 5x115... thinkin about purchasing these for the wheels to work. im scared though that they wont fit because my car is lowered 2" so the 1" thick adapter will put the wheels outside of the wheelwell thus rubbing the freaking tire on the car itself...

 

[SidewaysLS4]

Do you really want your tires to stick out of the wheel wells??



Post a pic of the rims you got.

 

[whoflungpoo]

monday i ordered a set of billet wheel adapters
5x108 AND 5x110 TO 5x114.3. 1" thick

140$ shipped.

...i did a few measurements and if i roll my fenders i think they might work... if not then ill just resell the adapters and sell the rims
hell i got the rims for free so im only in $140 and if i sell the wheels ill make my money back plus some

 

[whoflungpoo]

from http://billetwheeladapters.com

 

[Silver LTZ]

I would never use those things.

 

[whoflungpoo]

yeah well funny thing is...

all the horror stories came from people who never used them and are scared of them for no apparent reason...

all the people that ive spoke to that have used them said theyve never had a problem out of em...

go figure.

 

[whoflungpoo]

Do you really want your tires to stick out of the wheel wells??



Post a pic of the rims you got.

its just an INCH. i can roll my fenders and have this 1 inch adapter installed and still be tucking inside the wheel well.

 

[whoflungpoo]

got my adapters in today... i got home after it was dark so i threw just 1 on... threw it on the front and put the rim on and let it off the lift. the tire was just even with the wheel well and even though my car is lowered 2".. it still had about a half inch clearance. ill throw them on tomorrow and post pics.

 

[whoflungpoo]

heres the results.

 

[whoflungpoo]

 

[whoflungpoo]

and finally, the adapters themselves..

THOUGHTS ->

 

[Silver LTZ]

Honestly, I think the other wheels look a lot better.