Looking to buy 18x9.5 tsw nurburgrings gunmetal or maybe 18x9. I have brembo brakes does anyone run these on 18's. What offset are you using and wat tire size. How does it fit the brembos

 

All I can offer is that I have them as 19 x 9.5's with 41mm offset and 275/40-19's with no clearance issues. Mine is not a Brembo car but everything I read said they would clear.


One issue they do have is that the front center caps don't clear the dust cover and won't pop in correctly. I changed to a different cap anyway but it took a bit of time to find a fit.

 

Exactly what I have - 19 x 9.5, and 275/40's, and mine is a Track Pack car (Brembo's).
No rubbing, no issues, I love them.


On the front centercaps, I "clearanced" them with a grinder (A Dremel would also work). I removed material from the inside of the centercap until they fit.
Interestingly, the centercaps will not interchange - one centercap had to have much more material removed - basically everything except the outer ring of plastic, and then I re-taped the metal centercap to it (and probably the Ford dustcap).


I read on a thread somewhere that the hub thickness can vary on that wheel, making the centercap fitment weird. I was thinking of rotating the tires, and this reminds me that I will have to swap centercaps, as well. That's the price for style... LOL


FYI - My car came with 19's stock, and I assume that is for fitment around the brakes. I would be careful downsizing the rim.

 

I used factory tri bar running pony caps, wrapped in a few layers of friction tape around the OD to tighten them up. They look great, been in for over a year. Stay nice and tight but easy to remove for balancing etc. And easily clear the dust caps....

 

I had a set of 19" and they fit fine , I don't think they would work with brembos on an 18" rim

 

Which center cap did you go with as a replacement? And where did you source this cap? I have these wheels in 19x9.5 square and would love to have center caps that fit and are not "engineered"

 

Try part number 8R3Z-1130-A on EBAY. They are the OEM factory item for like 2005 - 2009 cars.

I remember I used a dremel to grind down some nubs so they would fit flush, and again a few wraps with friction tape to make them very snug.

Been a year plus so I don't remember all of the details....but have not lost one and they look awesome. Good luck, but they are kind of "engineered".

 

OP I run 18x10 +35 Team Dynamics rims with 295's on all corners and have no rubbing issues so something similar in 9.5 or 9 should be fine.

 

I would like to see what that looks like, do you have any pics?

 

19 x 9.5, and 275/40's, and mine is a Track Pack car (Brembo's).
No rubbing, no issues. Ford Racing springs

 

Here you go....