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 Sep 26, 2009 - 4:38 PM
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anyone know anything about wheel spacers like
what are good brands? are they good for my car or bad? how big should they be to get the wheels flush with the fenders from stock? and any other info you could help me with |
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Sep 28, 2009 - 1:37 PM
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Offset is simple, really.
You have +42 wheels. The front looks fine, but the back is tucked into the fender a bit. If you were to install a 10mm spacer you would be subtracting the spacer size from the wheel offset, so your +42 wheels with a 10mm spacer would now be +32. To further elaborate- offset is the measurement of the distance from the hub mounting surface to the center of the wheel. A 0 offset wheel means that the mounting surface (where the lug holes are) is in the centerline of the wheel. A negative offset means that the mounting surface sits behind the centerline (think deep dish wheels), and a positive offset (like what basically all FWD cars have) means the mounting surface is in front of the centerline. The offset number is that distance. So a +42 wheel means that the mounting surface is 42mm in front of the centerline. Adding a spacer will take away from that distance by moving the mounting surface towards the center of the wheel - thus lowering your offset. Get it? This post has been edited by 95CelicaST: Sep 28, 2009 - 1:46 PM -------------------- 1991 MR2 - T-tops - Crimson Red - Gen3 3SGTE - Lots of money
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Sep 28, 2009 - 1:57 PM
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QUOTE (95CelicaST @ Sep 28, 2009 - 1:37 PM)  Offset is simple, really. You have +42 wheels. The front looks fine, but the back is tucked into the fender a bit. If you were to install a 10mm spacer you would be subtracting the spacer size from the wheel offset, so your +42 wheels with a 10mm spacer would now be +32. To further elaborate- offset is the measurement of the distance from the hub mounting surface to the center of the wheel. A 0 offset wheel means that the mounting surface (where the lug holes are) is in the centerline of the wheel. A negative offset means that the mounting surface sits behind the centerline (think deep dish wheels), and a positive offset (like what basically all FWD cars have) means the mounting surface is in front of the centerline. The offset number is that distance. So a +42 wheel means that the mounting surface is 42mm in front of the centerline. Adding a spacer will take away from that distance by moving the mounting surface towards the center of the wheel - thus lowering your offset. Get it? that makes alot of sense! -------------------- lol
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