Front End locked up after new wheels

[Zerangutang]

I'm not sure if it coincidental but after installing my new wheels today my front end is locked up. The brakes are not engaged and spin a little before it locks. rear end is fine. I cant move the car in drive or reverse. Any ideas on what might be going on? The car drove fine yesterday

thanks in advance

[gg3000gt]

Sounds like the back of the face of your wheel is hitting on the caliper.

Wrong offset wheels?

[Zerangutang]

oh and there are no clearance issues with the wheels

[rollerton]

Your lugbolts are too long? and running through the wheel, through the rotor/hub and hitting the outside of the bearing/ carrier.

start, put car in N, brake off, start loosening up the lugbolts and see when it frees up.

[walky_talky20]

^Pretty sure this.

If you "new wheels" came with special conical seat lug bolts (or something), they are probably a bit too long. So you can install spacers (moar stance, bro!) or, if they are just slightly too long (likely) you can grind off the last thread on a bench grinder. Clean up the threads with a thread file and you'll be all set.

[Zerangutang]

I'm sure thats it! I'll try it tomorrow, thanks I would have never figured that out

[a4kamila6]

They are right. My dumb ass made the same mistake. My a6 came with some shanty 19 inch peoboys rims, I threw on some avus 17's and ended up having to buy 20 m14 x 1.5 lug bolts

I was like what do I do wrong. Initially i thought it was a jammed parking brake. Face palm.