Originally Posted by jobaker4

Hello All -
So based on the reading among this forum I took the advice and purchased 18" rims/tires set off of ebay for use on my '05 4.8is. They are from the 4.4 I believe they are the stock style and they look nice. I have used them on my vehicle all winter long with no problem, however the calipers were always very close to the wheel.

Well today my X was in for new brakes all around, the dealership calls me and says "we have a problem"... "your front brake calipers are hitting your rims now that you have the new brake pads!!!".

So I load up the two from OEM 20's in the loaner... somebody must have been watching over me because I was in a 325 wagon.

Anyway, sure enough the calipers hit the rims now... bad. My question to everybody is: #1 does anybody know for SURE if a 4.8 can take 18" rims of any style? and #2 does anybody was a slightly used set of OEM 4.4 style rims and tires?

(by the way they ARE OEM, and I bought them Brand new with Brand New Michelin Tires)

Thanks folks!
-Josh