Has anyone tried to fit any of the following Kyowa wheels on a Gen 2, JCW car with Brembo brakes? Kyowa 626, 627, 734 or 206 in 18 x 7.5, 4x100. ET on all of these wheels is 42 - 45. Any problems? I've contacted several suppliers of these wheels none of which can confirm conclusively that any of these styles will fit. I wrote Kyowa a couple of weeks ago and never got a reply. Anybody here fitted these wheels?

 

I'm no expert, but 7.5 inches isn't much wider than the OEM 7 inch width. I also can't see an 18-inch wheel having any issue clearing the R56 JCW front calipers. According to Wheel-size.com, The JCW can come stock with 7x18 with 52 offset.

Out of curiosity, I ran the Kyowa numbers with the smallest offest (42) on the Rims n Tires web site , and it looks like it would clear the suspension with no issue and give you about 0.4 inches more of "poke" (stick out by 0.4 inches over stock).



Looks good to me, but like I said, I'm no expert. Some other folks may want to chime in.

 

Thanks for all that good info. I guess the question remaining is if the inside of the wheel spokes are bowed out far enough on any of those wheel designs so as not to hit the Brembo caliper. I had Enkie 18's on my "S" which fit great, however they would not mount on my Jcw without wheel spacers. I don't like using wheel spacers so need clearance, by wheel design, between the spokes and the brakes. We're almost there...... Thanks again!