changing my offset
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From: Thornhill
^thank you for your advice and opinion......
keeping in mind the offset for this rim is 42... my fronts are 45 so i KNOW they can go to 45 still being safe....
but i dont think 45 is enough.....
keeping in mind the offset for this rim is 42... my fronts are 45 so i KNOW they can go to 45 still being safe....
but i dont think 45 is enough.....
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From: Paradise Valley, AZ miss NYC
Originally Posted by s2kdarren,Dec 10 2004, 11:23 PM
^thank you for your advice and opinion......
keeping in mind the offset for this rim is 42... my fronts are 45 so i KNOW they can go to 45 still being safe....
but i dont think 45 is enough.....
keeping in mind the offset for this rim is 42... my fronts are 45 so i KNOW they can go to 45 still being safe....
but i dont think 45 is enough.....
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From: Ph-Ph-Ph-Phoenix
You're assuming they use the same mold for a wider rim and machine down the hub area to get the correct offset they want? Even using that logic (which is wrong) the wider wheel with more tire on it will have to withstand higher forces than the 7" wheel with smaller tires. Please do yourself a favor and don't let that goofy bastard touch your wheels while they are still sellable and get a different set or roll your fenders and maybe adjust your camber to give a little more clearance.
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You're not afraid of shaving off material from your rim, but you're afraid of rolling your fenders?????
Do yourself a favor--sell the rims to someone who owns a car the rims were made for and visit tirerack.com for a proper set.
Do yourself a favor--sell the rims to someone who owns a car the rims were made for and visit tirerack.com for a proper set.
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safety should be your priority, esp in a high performance vehicle.
The 'offset adjuster' (better know in this thread as 'goofy bastard') may be trying to do you a favour, but he's not. Shaving off the load bearing surface and structure of the wheel is downright dangerous. Roll the fender or better still, get rims with better offsets, sorry for being repetitive.
peace.
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Originally Posted by s2kdarren,Dec 11 2004, 06:16 AM
thanks guys
im not going to change the offset...
I am not going to roll the fenders either, I am running eibachs and only rub very little on large bumps in the ground... very bearable
im not going to change the offset...
I am not going to roll the fenders either, I am running eibachs and only rub very little on large bumps in the ground... very bearable
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Originally Posted by s2kdarren,Dec 9 2004, 01:58 PM
I have racing sparco NT-R's 17x7 infront with a 45 offset and 17x8 42 offset in the rear..... as u know 42 is a low offset and rubs slightly on bumps So IM hoping maybe a local shop (they gave me some hope) that they can raise my offset a bit.....
my quesation is what offset would be the minum u guys would feel i can run (using a 245 tire) and would this effect anything in a very negitive way example........ is it safe to have a 50 offset rear and a 45 offset front... does that ruin the staggered setup???
sorry as i am not experienced int his area....
my quesation is what offset would be the minum u guys would feel i can run (using a 245 tire) and would this effect anything in a very negitive way example........ is it safe to have a 50 offset rear and a 45 offset front... does that ruin the staggered setup???
sorry as i am not experienced int his area....