Enkei Raijin Wheels for my Duster

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89on35s

89on35s

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I just picked up used wheels and tires for my Duster. I got 18x8.5, +38 offset, 5x114.3 bolt pattern 72.6mm bore Diameter Enkei Raijin with
Nitto NT555 Extreme ZR 245/40/18, 25.7" tall. They are not perfect and the price I paid reflects that. The tires are like new and I can clean up and paint/powder coat the wheels myself without too much trouble.

My Duster has PST tubular UCAs, reinforced LCAs, 1.03 torsion bars 1 1/8 front sway bars, 7/8 rear sway bars, Mopar Performance SS springs Bilstien RCD shocks, Poly bushings all around.

I am confident these will fit in the front with minimal spacers, and I plan to build a new wider 8.75 rear as my a body width rear will almost definitely be too narrow and require a real big spacer. I will center the wheel in the rear wheel well because when I wear these rar tires out I'll replace them with a 275 width tire.

Has anyone used wheels with similar specs? Am I way off here?
Cley
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Depending on how far off you are on your spacing it would me much more cost effective to swap your 8 3/4 for a b body 8 3/4 housing. even if your a body rear emend has rear disk breaks you could sell that housing to cover the cost of the swap and maybe even make some money... just saying
 
I think you’re pretty much right on the money if you wanna use a B-body 8 3/4.

I run 18x9 +35 enkei RPF1’s up front on my Duster with 275/35/18’s. I have 13” DoctorDiff brakes so those do widen the track slightly, but I think the 1/2” narrower rim and 245’s will be ok with the +38 offset. If not the spacer you need should be 5mm or less so no big deal.

In the back I have a 68-70 B body 8 3/4. My 18x10’s have a +38 offset and are centered, so all you need is a ‘68-70 B body rear and those wheels should be centered up perfect. On mine I run a 1/2” spring offset and have another 1/2” trimmed off the quarter. But that was for the 18x10’s with 295/35/18’s, with 18x8.5’s and 245’s the stock spring location and uncut quarters should be fine.

The only issue you may run into is the hub bore, more than likely you’ll need to have the hub bore opened up to clear the rotor hubs. I had to do the same thing with my RPF1’s, I just took them to my machinist and he bored them to 73.1mm all the way through.
 
89on35s said:
Fortunately I have a B body housing already. Is your B body housing stock with drums?

Cley
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It was except for the perches, 42” for the 1/2” offsets. Had to move them anyway so why not. I ran it with 11x2.5” drums until a couple months ago, I’m running DoctorDiff’s 11.7” disks now.

With the +38 offset and drums the wheels were a smidge closer to the springs. With the disks they’re a smidge closer to the quarters. The change is only 5/16”, if the car is good to an 1/8” you’re doing good, so +38 is pretty well centered with a 68-70 B 8 3/4.
 
I always liked those rims. I wanted them for my Speed6. They should look sweet on a Duster.
 
I sure hope so! I have been looking for a used set of 17s or 18s that would fit for years. And the rubber is great even though I may go to bigger rubber eventually.

Cley
 
I haven't got them on yet. Still waiting on lug nuts I ordered and there is too much snow to worry about this right now.

Cley
 
Well as I was told, they wouldn't fit on the front due to the hub center size. No surprise! But on the back I borrowed a pair of 2" spacers from a buddy and bolted one on. The tire definitely looks too small but I'll need to lower the back a couple inches anyway. The 2" spacer bolted to the A body 8.75 rear with big bolt conversion centers the 18x8.5 with +38 offset really well. I have a 65 B body rear end housing I was going to use for it but I'm pretty sure it won't be near wide enough. My A body rear is supposed to be 57 13/16" wide. Add 2" per side to replace the spacers and that puts me in E body width territory. The black wheel sure looks sexy with my paint color though!

Cley
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Looking good! Actually it looks like those are a little farther out toward the quarters, after you lower it you might not want a full 2” spacer.

A 68-70 B rear would be about perfect, the 65-67 might still take a spacer.
 
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