i know that cavy is 5x100

but whut is 5x3.75?

will that fit on cavy?
and will a 9 inch wide rim fit on cavy?

some guy sayin that a 5x3.75 rim that 9 inch wide supposed to fit on cav/sunfire.

just lookin for some info on that!

thanks alot for the help!

3.75 inches = 95.25 millimeters (Close, but not nearly close enough.)

I'm not certain about a 9-inch wide wide, though I know my 8-inch rim gets close in the front. Seems like it would be trouble, but the right amount of offset could make it doable.




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is there an adapter out that i could make them work?

they look almost exactly like Motegi DPK rims only wider and silver.
i would probly paint em black for my car.
they look good tho. i did find a set of 18" motegi's in chrome i like too, and they r cheaper.
but i gotta see whut condition they r in first!

9" wide is too wide for our cars unless you are running a wide body. adaptors are no good imo

*sigh*

Forget adapters, and forget a 9" wide rim. You will never be able to drive it with those, because they're going to rub all over the place in the front.

I'm guessing those rims are actually 5 x 4.75, not 5 x 3.75. That size rim is a common size for larger GM cars, which have the 5x4.75 bolt pattern.

Just get wheels that are made for proper fitment on your car.

dude, anything can be done, wwell to an extent, if your wheels your wanting are a smaller bolt pattern redrill, however if they are for the larger gm wheels, i dont think your hub is big enough to redrill, however, you can get an adapter, and given you have enough material on your rim, sometimes they can be ground down for more backspacing, if you rub on the subframe rails, you can have them notched out to an extent and as far as outside youd prolly be looking at widebody, but ANYTHING is possible just depends on how much time money ingenuity you want to put into it I WORK IN A CUSTOM AUTOBODY SHOP, WE DO THIS KIND OF THING ALL THE TIME!!!! sorry im just tired of hearing people say no its not possible

a 9" wide rim on a cavalier is too wide, its not possible without alot of work. im glad you work in a custom body shop, big deal. your right anythnig can be done with time and money but theres also a smart way to do it also.

theres nothing dumb about what i said, everything is correct and the way any shop who would take on this task would go about it! im not here to mouth, im simply sharing some helpful info on how to do it, besides , isnt that why we are all here to learn and share info. thats how customizing cars got started, puting stuff off another car onto yours even if it doesnt fit, the reason i put i work in a custom shop is because i wanted that person to know i am a certified technician, not just some garage mechanic, and that this kind of thing is done all the time, it just depends on the time and money you want to spend, and how custom you want your vehicle to look, my opinion, if you try something that doesnt bolt on and it works, congrats, thats more than most people can say, mouth me all you want im fine with it, but dont tell people stuff cant be done if thats what they want, then do it

theres always different solutions. his original question was will a 9" wide rim fit on a jbody. the answer to the question is no. hate to break it to you but its no. if you add an adaptor will it work? probably but now your pushing your wheels out and they are going to stick out past the fender, not to mention you'll need longer studs.

of course there are ways around everything, we simply answered his original question as far as a 9" wide rim fitting.

no the answer isnt no the answer is yes it can, however it just depends on how much money and time, he said he was looking for info, i gave him info no one else did, everyone just wants to say no to non bolt on things when not everythign has to be bolt on, if you read my first post on this one it says yes youd most likely have to wide body the fenders, two you would either redrill(if indeed it is 3.75 not 4.75) or use adapters, and third yes it would make them stick out farther which is why i said yes rims can be ground down on the back, and im not talking with a makita im talking they would have to be machined by a shop, or just go wide enough on body to cover it, i wasnt just gonna kill someones dreams, just because it wont bolt on, let him know his options if he really wants to put these wheels on his car, but feel free to keep mouthing me about it thats fine, im just trying to give info

no one is "mouthing" you, im saying his original question was to put a 9" wide rim on. he didnt say anything about doing mods or anything. no it will not fit without mods bottom line. if you think im wrong, i would love to see you stick a 9" wide rim on a cavalier with no mods to the hubs at all and roll around.

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justin welto wrote:dude, anything can be done, wwell to an extent, if your wheels your wanting are a smaller bolt pattern redrill, however if they are for the larger gm wheels, i dont think your hub is big enough to redrill, however, you can get an adapter, and given you have enough material on your rim, sometimes they can be ground down for more backspacing, if you rub on the subframe rails, you can have them notched out to an extent and as far as outside youd prolly be looking at widebody, but ANYTHING is possible just depends on how much time money ingenuity you want to put into it I WORK IN A CUSTOM AUTOBODY SHOP, WE DO THIS KIND OF THING ALL THE TIME!!!! sorry im just tired of hearing people say no its not possible

You work in a custom body shop. Woohoo. No one else on here has any kind of experience that could compete with that. We have no idea what we're talking about. Good intro to a forum coming on here with a statement in all caps with a bunch of exclaimation points on it, like you're talking to a bunch of people that don't have your knowledge.

What you completely miss is that anyone who asks this question is not going to spend the money required to make it work. 99.99% of the time this kind of question is asked, it's because someone found a great deal on a set of rims that don't fit, and they want to know if they can make it fit. Not because they have a real desire to put those particular rims, or size, on the car, but because they want to use the set of rims they can get for cheap.

Yes, anything can be done, for a lot of work, or a lot of money. The bottom line is most on here aren't going to spend the money on their car, but if you have to ask the question, you have no business doing it yourself, so the answer is NO, IT WON"T WORK.

And go ahead and try to redrill a set of J-body hubs for any bolt pattern. It's not a matter of size.