Wheel offsets and bolt pattern help.

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I'm trying to sell these 22" Momo wheels I had for my my old Land Cruiser. The Cruiser had a 5 lug bolt pattern and an 150mm offset. My question is could you put these wheels on, say, an Audi Q7(5 lug; 130mm) and would they fit properly?
 
It's not just a matter of a 5 bolt pattern as there are different PCDs, like 5x100 or 5x114.4. They are not interchangeable.

You would need to work out if they both had the same PCD.

Other than that, 20mm is a fairly large difference for offset. Are we talking positive or negative offset? It should be listed as either +150 or -150. If the offset is positive then the hub location sits further toward the face of the wheel. If it is negative it sits closer to the inside of the car.

Assuming you are talking about positive offset, if your wheels are +150 and the Audi requires wheels of +130, then the wheel is going to stick further inside the body of the vehicle, potentially coming in to contact with suspension components etc, not only that it effects the way the suspension geometry was designed to work with the wheels' road contact area.

You could correct this with a spacer in this application but they are illegal in many places and if you can get the right offset wheels to begin with, this is the best option.

EDIT: Don't forget about width, too. That will make a difference of whether it fits or not.
 
Wow. Thank you for your wealth of information. Extremely helpful. Unfortunately this makes these things harder to sell.
 
Punknoodle
You could correct this with a spacer in this application but they are illegal in many places...
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Google tells me where it is illegal but not why? There is mention of safety issues due to change of car's balance and load application but it's up to the driver to have it done correctly and professionally as with any upgrade so why?
 
Why not, instead of figuring out if they fit your potential customer's car, just list the size and offset of the wheels and let them figure it out?
 
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Why not, instead of figuring out if they fit your potential customer's car, just list the size and offset of the wheels and let them figure it out?
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This. Simply list the wheel specs (diameter, offset, bolt pattern) and let them figure it out.
 
^ And width. Like Punknoodle said, width can drastically affect where the offset puts either edge of the rim, making the wheel poke or clash with suspension components.
 
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