I pulled the trigger on a set of 4 used Dayton wire rims on Ebay because they were 15's. And because they were $650 shipped.

Stop laughing.

After I found out that my Non-S has 4 lugs, and the rims were 5 lugs (I said stop laughing !), I started looking around for adapters. There are after market adapters to get the job done, but the guy at Dayton tells me the offset for the rims I bought will only fit an American rear wheel drive, like a Mustang for example. No adapter will make these fit.

Am I screwed? I guess I could put them back on Ebay or Craigslist.. I'm madder than a wet cat.

I hate "learning opportunities".

 

What is the offset?

There are some adapter kits out there, but they are expensive and they only work with some wheels offsets.

Send a PM to Konky or "Rally@ StanceDesign" They are both very knowledgable about fitments. Just tell either that you could use some feedback and are new to it, and made a boo boo.

 

Thanks for the tip. I'll give them a shout. I think I'll probably end up Craigslisting 'em, though. Now that I've asked a few gearhead pals, I hear that you run into problems with the adapters - wheel well rubbing, weird vibration & noises on turns, etc. It might be easier in the long run to just sell them and buy the right ones instead of throwing $ at a mistake.

 

You mean like these?
I also, had them on an 89 Mustang GT Convertible, but in 1989.

 

Hey Post some pics of them thinking of Getting another 76 Monte Carlo

 

Throwin D's in the Mini hua?

Any reasion? Just keepin it real?
I think with the way they mount if you did find an adapter they would stick out WAY too much. they have a hub type way to mount. So putting a adapter then the spindle and then the rim just doesn't sound like a good idea to me.

 

If their offsets are RWD offsets and a low number, unfortunately there won't be a way to make them fit. Depending on the 5 lug pattern, the adapters are probably 25mm thick......that's 25mm that you SUBTRACT from the original offset. To properly fit a mini, a 7" wide wheel wants the offset to be around 35-40.....so unless the original offset is in the 60's they probably wont fit.

I'm interested in seeing pics or hearing about their specs. I can try helping if you think there is a chance that they will work. I'd love to see them on a mini

 

And the wheel...



Dayton does have a 16 and 17" MINI application.

 

ALL-right smartypantses .. I ain't fixin' to bust any Flava Flav moves on da hooptie. I'm going for the vintage/british thing.

Like dis: http://www.daytonwirewheels.com/mini-cooper.htm

Anyway, these are no good. According to a gearhead pal, it's a bunch of work to get something that I'll be messing with and having to keep an eye on all the time.

Who else makes a similar rim for that old school/Avengers look? Aluminum would be OK, not really looking for 500 spokes or the gold toofies effect

 

Yah, I never liked that pic. The stance is pretty rough and the daytons would probably look better with a little more lip on them.

 

Interesting Dayton Wheel trivia...

The owner of Dayton Wire Wheel has 2 sons, one of which owns Forgeline the other a big retail wheel/tire operation called The Speed Source.

 

thats crazy i didnt think anybody on here would have had a monte i got one myself [/IMG]