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Old Apr 17, 2005 | 04:05 PM
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Only solution is to put smaller tyres in the rear!

Or go to a good mechanic shop to shave 5mm off the rear inside contact plate of the wheel!
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Old Apr 17, 2005 | 05:10 PM
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Originally Posted by stocky,Apr 17 2005, 04:05 PM
Or go to a good mechanic shop to shave 5mm off the rear inside contact plate of the wheel!
..............what ever....!!

Don't ever shave the contact surface of the wheel..........This will only make things worse / dangerous..........the lug nuts seat through the wheel and milling down this area can drastically reduce the strength of the wheel.........

Second..........just running a -2 degrees neg camber is not enough to cure the tire hanging outside the wheel well.

Running a narrower / smaller tire width is the best solution if you want to keep the wheels.

If it were me I'ld just put em' on e-bay...........get what $$$ I could for em.........buy something that fits with the tire size you want to run......
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Old Apr 17, 2005 | 05:23 PM
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If you want to know what the OEM wheel specs are, pull one of the rear wheels off and look at the back of it. The specs are stamped on the wheel. I don't think that the specs have changed, but my MY01 has offsets of 55mm front and 65mm rear.

I bought a set of these Volks and the offsets were 50mm front and 63mm rear. They are one of a very few wheels that fit our cars. I'm running 215/45 and 255/40 Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3's. They fit like the OEM rubber.

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Old Apr 18, 2005 | 03:34 PM
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I've had a poor customer service experience w/ AKH/Toda USA also, and I've known others who have as well. Just because they're the importer doesn't mean they're not just a bunch of punk kids. Unfortunately, for the import industry, good customer service and maturity are fairly rare.
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Old Apr 18, 2005 | 03:54 PM
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Why does this aftermarket, performance wheel only come in such a low offset, obviously limiting the amount of rubber that can be used?,
The offset doesn't limit the rubber being used, it limits the types of car this wheel can be installed on.....
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