I put snow tires on my OEM steel wheels, and want to find some 16" alloys to put the OEM tires on for spring/summer/fall. But, this is turning out to be a little more difficult than expected. The issue of brake caliper clearance is making it seem like I couldn't just pick some wheels online that seem like they should fit (5x114.3, center bore at least 66.1 mm or larger), since they might not clear the front brake calipers.
So, here's a question: if I got wheels that *don't* clear the calipers, couldn't I just put spacers on to push the wheels out a little further so they would fit?
It's also turning out to be surprisingly difficult to find inexpensive used wheels (or take-offs). Between the thriving aftermarket wheel industry, and wrecked cars being parted out, I figured it would be easy to find some slightly used 16" alloys from a recent year Nissan fairly cheaply - but there's almost nothing. I've called most of the salvage yards in this area, and they don't have any. Where are all the wheels going?
So, here's a question: if I got wheels that *don't* clear the calipers, couldn't I just put spacers on to push the wheels out a little further so they would fit?
It's also turning out to be surprisingly difficult to find inexpensive used wheels (or take-offs). Between the thriving aftermarket wheel industry, and wrecked cars being parted out, I figured it would be easy to find some slightly used 16" alloys from a recent year Nissan fairly cheaply - but there's almost nothing. I've called most of the salvage yards in this area, and they don't have any. Where are all the wheels going?