Aftermarket wheels for my daily driver

[Monty]

Up to this point, all my cars have been real wheel drive, so finding wheels for them was virtually effortless.  My current DD is a 2005 full size sedan with wrong wheel drive.  I'd like to put these 15" wheels on it but based on what I've observed, FWD cars seem to have almost no deep offset (at least up front), so I don't know if FWD offset would make using these problematic.  

 

TIA for all helpful replies.

Edited May 2, 2018 by Monty

[Jordan White]

Best thing to do is measure from the hub face to the edge of the wheel well. That will tell you how much room you have to work with for wheel width, and with that the backspacing. It is true that it is generally tough to have deep dish wheels on FWD cars without adding flares. Btw, what kind of car is it?

[Quick GMC]

look up your stock wheels and find the backspacing and offset. Then get the same specs from the new wheels and you can calculate from there to see where they will sit. 

[Joe Handley]

1 hour ago, Quick GMC said:

look up your stock wheels and find the backspacing and offset. Then get the same specs from the new wheels and you can calculate from there to see where they will sit. 

This, believe it or not, 5 lug rims for Mustangs will fit both my 2012 Chrysler 200 and XJ Cherokee (as well as the ZJ Grand Cherokee I used to own.....and maybe Dad's '06 Town and Country too......) in both offset and bold pattern, only part I'm not sure on is hub centricity between the 3.

[440 Dakota]

the quick answer is typically when you stick rwd wheels on your fwd they stick out past the fender openings, possibly causing interference, do some reading first maybe here wheel basics scroll down, if your buying new those bbs knockoffs are available in fwd offsets

[espo]

13 hours ago, Monty said:

Up to this point, all my cars have been real wheel drive, so finding wheels for them was virtually effortless.  My current DD is a 2005 full size sedan with wrong wheel drive.  I'd like to put these 15" wheels on it but based on what I've observed, FWD cars seem to have almost no deep offset (at least up front), so I don't know if FWD offset would make using these problematic.  

 

TIA for all helpful replies.

As Joe Handley pointed out many cars share the same bolt pattern. This seems most common with Ford and Chrysler products. 440 Dakota offered an excellent information site to help understand the different variables to look for when shopping for wheels. My number one question would be the wheel diameter that you have now. You are asking about 15" diameter wheels and unless you have a smaller compact car most have been using 16" diameter wheels and are moving toward 18" and even 19" wheels now. I suggest another place to look for information on what will fit on your Daily Driver. I have used, and sometimes purchased wheels and tires from the Tire Rack. Their web site has an area where you can inter you car and it will show wheels and tires that will fit and clear your suspension and body.  You can also research tires from several different manufactures and it offers infinite size information on each tire. Weather or not you purchase thru them is up to you. I have been able to find oversized wheel and tires for several of my past vehicles and have them shipped to my door mounted and balanced so all I had to do was jack up my car and mount the new wheels and tires with zero fitment issues. The main thing is it's another tool to use in your research for what ever it is you're trying to do.