OEM wheels don't fit

[NsXTaCY168]

I was wondering if anyone else had this problem.

I bought a set of aftermarket wheels for my 94' (17" front 18" rear. ) I had them on for about 3 weeks now. Well, to make a long story short......some immature punk(s) slashed my brand new tires on Saturday. I tried to install my original OEM wheels on and guess what? They didn't fit! It doesn't go all the way in.......seemed like the round center was expanded or too big, it wouldn't allow the wheel to fit flush against the rotor.

I didn't change the rotors or anything. Any advice?

Kevin

 

[NSXCessive]

I was wondering if anyone else had this problem.
seemed like the round center was expanded or too big, it wouldn't allow the wheel to fit flush against the rotor. I didn't change the rotors or anything. Any advice?

Sometimes an aftermarket wheel will have a shim/spacer installed so that the new aftermarket wheel will fit flush against the most center part of the rotor.

You probably have that part stuck to the rotor, blocking the OEM wheel to sit flush against the rotor. Most likely the spacer has been heated from braking etc and gotten stuck to the rotor face.

You should be able to pry it off with a flat screw driver. Use caution otherwise you might damge the spacer, and it may not fit flush against the aftermarket wheels.

 

[Veleno]

yeah....what they all said...

 

[T Bolen]

I have aftermarket wheels and my stock ones. The aftermarket wheels are designed to fit several models and as such have the hub bore slightly larger than the hub on the NSX. A hub adapter is used to adapt the wheel to the NSX. It is by design a tight fit (remember the wheel is hubcentric) and most likely is stuck to the hub. Mine are actually made of plastic. Make sure you remove it and re-attach it to the aftermarket wheel.
Running the stock wheel with these in place is dangerous, and running the aftermarket wheel without them in place is also dangerous. You will put all the wheel stress on the studs rather than the hub. A broken stud or worse could occur - the wheel could remove itself from the car!

 

[nsxtasy]

What everyone here is saying about adapters and spacers is absolutely true, and quite possible.

Another explanation, under the category of "don't forget to state the obvious"... What you say, about the centers not matching and the wheel failing to meet flush with the hat of the rotor, would also be true if you accidentally tried to mount a rear wheel on the front of the car...

 

[Soichiro]

>>also be true if you accidentally tried to mount a rear wheel on the front of the car...

I've seen this attempted in the parking lot of our hotel prior to a track event at Roebling. Owner (of the Spa Yellow T from Athens GA) deleted to save embarrasment!