Quick Wheel Question...
04-09-2002, 08:00 PM
#1
kwikCLvr
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Bronxville, NY
Age: 39
Posts: 218
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Quick Wheel Question...
Well my highschool graduation is approacing fast (16days) and i'm going to be geting some money.....i want to buy a set of wheels but i'm having trouble with offsets and such....i was wondering if there was any possible way such as spacers etc to increase the offset of a wheel from like a 35 of 38 to what we need which i think is a 45 or higher also could some one please explain what all the numbers mean when tires are described...
thanks Tom
thanks Tom
04-15-2002, 09:42 PM
#6
Advanced
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Westchester, NY
Age: 50
Posts: 76
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Ok here's my understanding of the offset question.
If the offset on rim u want is +35 and the ideal offset for your car is +45 (and higher), won't a spacer make the problem worse?
If the offset is lower- then that means that the wheel will stick out more. So the +35 wheel will probably scrape alittle (and more if u lower u're car).
So instead of a spacer(which will add more space between the wheel and the rotor, Right?). You would have to go in the other direction and have some of the rim shaved off- which may lower the strength of that rim.
So should find rims with the correct offset.
If i'm wrong please correct me
Esti
If the offset on rim u want is +35 and the ideal offset for your car is +45 (and higher), won't a spacer make the problem worse?
If the offset is lower- then that means that the wheel will stick out more. So the +35 wheel will probably scrape alittle (and more if u lower u're car).
So instead of a spacer(which will add more space between the wheel and the rotor, Right?). You would have to go in the other direction and have some of the rim shaved off- which may lower the strength of that rim.
So should find rims with the correct offset.
If i'm wrong please correct me
Esti
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post