wheel offsets?
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wheel offsets?
i just bought a set of wheels and they dont fit they are 19x8.5 et 32 and 19x9.5 et 35 the fronts dont fit at all over the brake and the rears look like they need a little more room on the inisde of the wheel well any suggestions on the offsets should be? thanks
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you have learnt the hard way that offset compatibility does not ensure correct fitment. the wheel spokes must flare out from hub far enough to clear calipers. this is an issue in the front only for c32.
there are simple tutorials on the internet - don't understand why folks don't spend a few minutes to learn about offset, backspacing etc before dropping a wad on wheels.
try to gauge how much space you need in the front to make the wheel work. you could use washers on the rotor hat or mounting surface whilst car is jacked up DON'T DRIVE WITH THEM. after you figure out how much space you need a custom spacer may be made but i'd say you only have max 4 mm to play with, possibly 1 mm more if you run 225/35 tires instead of 235/35, before having tire pushed out too far and fender lip intererence.
you could remove the rotor and use the hat as a template for spacer.
depending on thickness of spacer you may need longer wheel bolts.
BTW- 32mm et for front is perfect with 8.5 inch width. this is what i'm running currently (TSW bremmas) sans backspace problem.
there are simple tutorials on the internet - don't understand why folks don't spend a few minutes to learn about offset, backspacing etc before dropping a wad on wheels.
try to gauge how much space you need in the front to make the wheel work. you could use washers on the rotor hat or mounting surface whilst car is jacked up DON'T DRIVE WITH THEM. after you figure out how much space you need a custom spacer may be made but i'd say you only have max 4 mm to play with, possibly 1 mm more if you run 225/35 tires instead of 235/35, before having tire pushed out too far and fender lip intererence.
you could remove the rotor and use the hat as a template for spacer.
depending on thickness of spacer you may need longer wheel bolts.
BTW- 32mm et for front is perfect with 8.5 inch width. this is what i'm running currently (TSW bremmas) sans backspace problem.
Last edited by AWDman; Dec 28, 2007 at 10:30 AM.
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you have learnt the hard way that offset compatibility does not ensure correct fitment. the wheel spokes must flare out from hub far enough to clear calipers. this is an issue in the front only for c32.
there are simple tutorials on the internet - don't understand why folks don't spend a few minutes to learn about offset, backspacing etc before dropping a wad on wheels.
try to gauge how much space you need in the front to make the wheel work. you could use washers on the rotor hat or mounting surface whilst car is jacked up DON'T DRIVE WITH THEM. after you figure out how much space you need a custom spacer may be made but i'd say you only have max 4 mm to play with, possibly 1 mm more if you run 225/35 tires instead of 235/35, before having tire pushed out too far and fender lip intererence.
you could remove the rotor and use the hat as a template for spacer.
depending on thickness of spacer you may need longer wheel bolts.
BTW- 32mm et for front is perfect with 8.5 inch width. this is what i'm running currently (TSW bremmas) sans backspace problem.
there are simple tutorials on the internet - don't understand why folks don't spend a few minutes to learn about offset, backspacing etc before dropping a wad on wheels.
try to gauge how much space you need in the front to make the wheel work. you could use washers on the rotor hat or mounting surface whilst car is jacked up DON'T DRIVE WITH THEM. after you figure out how much space you need a custom spacer may be made but i'd say you only have max 4 mm to play with, possibly 1 mm more if you run 225/35 tires instead of 235/35, before having tire pushed out too far and fender lip intererence.
you could remove the rotor and use the hat as a template for spacer.
depending on thickness of spacer you may need longer wheel bolts.
BTW- 32mm et for front is perfect with 8.5 inch width. this is what i'm running currently (TSW bremmas) sans backspace problem.
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