Will these AZA wheels work? Bolt pattern slightly smaller.
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Will these AZA wheels work? Bolt pattern slightly smaller. I'm like these wheels alot and they have a very nice price, but the bolt pattern is 5x120 mm and the stock wheels are 5x120.65 mm. Would they work? Is there anything I would need to make them work? Here goes the link to drool over 
. I wish they came in a 17x10.5. Also what do you guys think about running 18s vs 17s? Do the 18s hurt performance alot?
http://www.wheelmax.com/product.asp?ProdId=21771
. I wish they came in a 17x10.5. Also what do you guys think about running 18s vs 17s? Do the 18s hurt performance alot?http://www.wheelmax.com/product.asp?ProdId=21771
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I'm like these wheels alot and they have a very nice price, but the bolt pattern is 5x120 mm and the stock wheels are 5x120.65 mm. Would they work? Is there anything I would need to make them work? Here goes the link to drool over . I wish they came in a 17x10.5. Also what do you guys think about running 18s vs 17s? Do the 18s hurt performance alot?
http://www.wheelmax.com/product.asp?ProdId=21771
. I wish they came in a 17x10.5. Also what do you guys think about running 18s vs 17s? Do the 18s hurt performance alot?http://www.wheelmax.com/product.asp?ProdId=21771
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Sounds good so far. So you don't have any problems with vibration from the wheels maybe being slightly of center or did the hubcentric rings take care of that? If the hub ring kept the wheel centered did it bend the lug nut studs to get them centered in the wheel when you tightened them?
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Sounds good so far. So you don't have any problems with vibration from the wheels maybe being slightly of center or did the hubcentric rings take care of that? If the hub ring kept the wheel centered did it bend the lug nut studs to get them centered in the wheel when you tightened them?
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Thanks man thats what I wanted to hear. They look very similar to fikse wheels. I'm suprised more people don't have an intersest in them.
They look very similar to fikse wheels. I'm suprised more people don't have an intersest in them. Last edited by slow89rs; Jan 20, 2008 at 07:10 PM.
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The debate on the 120 x 5 vrs 120.65 x 5 will go on . . . yes they bolt up just fine, you most likely will never tell the difference . . . .
But . . . it is techincally the wrong bolt pattern, just so you know . . .
Yes many people run that bolt pattern with no issues . . .
And YES people have had problems - I.E. wheel fell off, stud(s) broke . . .
It is your car and your choice. Keep in mind your 4 wheels and tires are the ONLY thing keeping your car shiney side up.
But . . . it is techincally the wrong bolt pattern, just so you know . . .
Yes many people run that bolt pattern with no issues . . .
And YES people have had problems - I.E. wheel fell off, stud(s) broke . . .
It is your car and your choice. Keep in mind your 4 wheels and tires are the ONLY thing keeping your car shiney side up.
The debate on the 120 x 5 vrs 120.65 x 5 will go on . . . yes they bolt up just fine, you most likely will never tell the difference . . . .
But . . . it is techincally the wrong bolt pattern, just so you know . . .
Yes many people run that bolt pattern with no issues . . .
And YES people have had problems - I.E. wheel fell off, stud(s) broke . . .
It is your car and your choice. Keep in mind your 4 wheels and tires are the ONLY thing keeping your car shiney side up.
But . . . it is techincally the wrong bolt pattern, just so you know . . .
Yes many people run that bolt pattern with no issues . . .
And YES people have had problems - I.E. wheel fell off, stud(s) broke . . .
It is your car and your choice. Keep in mind your 4 wheels and tires are the ONLY thing keeping your car shiney side up.
No problem and thanks. I haven't had anybody tell me they look bad. i just wish I had come here before buying them. I found this place when I was looking fo rpics of black wheels on red TA's. Too bad I didn't read much or I definately would've gotten 18x9.5's like you.
i run a set of the aza 5 spokes18X8.5 front 9.5 rear ...and damnit, now everyones gettin em, i liked thinkin i was original 
but to the point at hand, i havent had a problem with the bolt pattern, and ive been running them for awhile. not to say the true 120.65 pattern wouldnt be preferred, but they will work just fine..most of the time youll know during the torquing of the lug nuts if youll have the problem...and itll be obvious...youll bust a stud right there. as for losing a tire, well, thatll happen if you forget to tighten the lug nuts regardless, so just dont forget that, and youll be fine
but to the point at hand, i havent had a problem with the bolt pattern, and ive been running them for awhile. not to say the true 120.65 pattern wouldnt be preferred, but they will work just fine..most of the time youll know during the torquing of the lug nuts if youll have the problem...and itll be obvious...youll bust a stud right there. as for losing a tire, well, thatll happen if you forget to tighten the lug nuts regardless, so just dont forget that, and youll be fine 
The debate on the 120 x 5 vrs 120.65 x 5 will go on . . . yes they bolt up just fine, you most likely will never tell the difference . . . .
But . . . it is techincally the wrong bolt pattern, just so you know . . .
Yes many people run that bolt pattern with no issues . . .
And YES people have had problems - I.E. wheel fell off, stud(s) broke . . .
It is your car and your choice. Keep in mind your 4 wheels and tires are the ONLY thing keeping your car shiney side up.
But . . . it is techincally the wrong bolt pattern, just so you know . . .
Yes many people run that bolt pattern with no issues . . .
And YES people have had problems - I.E. wheel fell off, stud(s) broke . . .
It is your car and your choice. Keep in mind your 4 wheels and tires are the ONLY thing keeping your car shiney side up.
120.65mm vs. 120mm is 0.65mm difference or just over a half of a millimeter. Translated into a 4-bolt pattern this would mean that each lug is off (the 120.65mm) center by 0.325mm. However, in our case we are in fact dealing with a 5-bolt pattern:
The lug circle in a 4-bolt pattern is equivalent to the diameter of the circle that the lugs form. The lug circle in a 5-bolt pattern however, is not. Since you take the distance between any two opposing lugs, you are not getting a diameter, you are getting a tangent. So it's not as cut-and-dry as it is with a 4-bolt pattern (where you just divide the difference between the two circles by 2 to get the differential). In a 4-bolt pattern, the diameter increases linearly with the lug circle, since they are equivalent. In the case of the 5-bolt pattern, the tangent line that defines the lug circle actually increases at a significantly higher rate than the actual diameter of the circle that the lugs form. I'm not even going to try to work through the calc-ridden equation required to figure out the actual differential, but I can tell you that the result is less than 0.2mm.
Why is this important? The deflection of aluminum and almost all alloys made from it is well above 0.2mm at 100ft/lbs (recommended lug torque spec).
Translation: you will actually slightly modify the lug holes on the wheels before you bend even the factory studs on our cars when installing 5x120mm bolt pattern wheels.
This does however make the hubcentric (or centerbore) adapters extremely important in this case.
They should come with the adapters, and yes I was saying that the seating rings in the lug holes will deflect enough to negate any bending in the lugs.
