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Old 03-02-2010, 08:13 PM
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Oh one more thing, the bottom of the strut where the coil spring sits in, there is maybe 3/8" in between that and the top of my tire.
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Old 03-02-2010, 08:14 PM
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Originally Posted by djr1973
the bracket I ground is wleded to the strut housing, I only actually groung off about a 1/16 of an inch, by no means will this hurt or affect anything. I am a welder/fabricator for my profession, and if I thought it would be a problem by removing material I wouldnt have done it. I have done custom suspension on other vehicles includeing a custom 4 link suspension with air ride on a ford ranger, and have done suspension work on dirt track race cars. All I am trying to tell you is that if you dont use spacers with solstice/sky wheels, they will rub the sidewall of the tire on that edge of the bracket.
By chance do you know the factory offset of the solstice/sky wheels?
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Old 03-02-2010, 08:15 PM
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I believe it is 55 mm.
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Old 03-02-2010, 08:22 PM
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i think the HHR is 46mm so I would need about a 9mm spacer, just shy of 3/8" at .354"
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Old 03-02-2010, 08:27 PM
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I am not trying to sound rude or be an ass, but I am just telling you what I had to do, and also I have talked to other members with the same wheels as me and they said the same thing about having to shim the wheel out and that a 245/45R18 will not fit up front without rubbing the strut where the bottom of the coil spring sits.
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Old 03-02-2010, 09:03 PM
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I didnt take it as such. 8-D Infact I have taken to quit the contrary. I am keeping in mind that I will probably have to do that anyways. I really do appreciate all your help, and hope I didnt come off wrong.
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Old 04-30-2010, 11:30 AM
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Here is a good site for matching up the HHR's 110 bolt pattern with other stock rims.http://www.roadkillcustoms.com/hot-r...udSpreadMM=110
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Old 08-16-2010, 02:05 AM
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Does anyone know if 245/40 18" fit. I was reading some people putting them on their SS rims. I'm assuming they had more clearance because of the 1/2 inch difference between the stock SS rims and the wider Solstice rims. Any thoughts or suggestions? Because I'm going to be buying some tires next week for my solstice wheels.
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Old 10-08-2010, 11:34 PM
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ive got 08 hhr lt that i just put 5 spoke chrome wheels off a pontiac solstic with no mods n no problems with 225 45 18s no rubn nothen no grindn maybe i got special ones lol.. i was thinking of running 20s in the front n 22s in the back make it more hoty rodish wonder if 22s will fit in the back.
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Originally Posted by gangster moblie
ive got 08 hhr lt that i just put 5 spoke chrome wheels off a pontiac solstic with no mods n no problems with 225 45 18s no rubn nothen no grindn maybe i got special ones lol.. i was thinking of running 20s in the front n 22s in the back make it more hoty rodish wonder if 22s will fit in the back.
My mechanic said that different sizes front/back will screw with the ABS and possibly other stuff.

Infinitys & Nassans that use different sizes are calibrated for that.
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