I am tired of my rear wheels rubbing...
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I just wanted to no what width you would have with that offset.
My offset is ET42, 10inch width. I'm betting you cant get an ET44 offset on a 10" width rim thats all?
By the way, my06clk the 275/30/20 tyres are fine!
I ended up going with some brand new Falkens as there wern't any preworn avaliable in this size. They are 100% fine.
Am just waiting to do my back lights and tint the windows then start a thread with some pics. Downside is that the car appears higher now with the slimmer tyres!
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Hey guys i just swap my rear wheels with my front wheels well here is results:
Before:
Front- 265/30/19 Width 8.5 offset et 32
Rear - 285/30/19 Width 9.5 offset et 35
(Rub my rear arcs as hell)
Now:
Front- 285/30/19 Width 9.5 offset et 35
Rear - 265/30/19 Width 8.5 offset et 32
(no rubbing rear arcs at all)
So now i dont understand how is that possible, i have even smaller offset than m4xm1l10n said, but there is no rubbing, so it means i can get 8.5 width rims with offset anywhere between et 32 and et 44?
Before:
Front- 265/30/19 Width 8.5 offset et 32
Rear - 285/30/19 Width 9.5 offset et 35
(Rub my rear arcs as hell)
Now:
Front- 285/30/19 Width 9.5 offset et 35
Rear - 265/30/19 Width 8.5 offset et 32
(no rubbing rear arcs at all)
So now i dont understand how is that possible, i have even smaller offset than m4xm1l10n said, but there is no rubbing, so it means i can get 8.5 width rims with offset anywhere between et 32 and et 44?
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Dude what you doing ? first of all that rubbing was coming from the rear 35 off set ,(should of being at least 40-44 and you should of be running 275 in place of the 285 . What you have done now bakes the cake !!!!!
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Hey guys i just swap my rear wheels with my front wheels well here is results:
Before:
Front- 265/30/19 Width 8.5 offset et 32
Rear - 285/30/19 Width 9.5 offset et 35
(Rub my rear arcs as hell)
Now:
Front- 285/30/19 Width 9.5 offset et 35
Rear - 265/30/19 Width 8.5 offset et 32
(no rubbing rear arcs at all)
So now i dont understand how is that possible, i have even smaller offset than m4xm1l10n said, but there is no rubbing, so it means i can get 8.5 width rims with offset anywhere between et 32 and et 44?
Before:
Front- 265/30/19 Width 8.5 offset et 32
Rear - 285/30/19 Width 9.5 offset et 35
(Rub my rear arcs as hell)
Now:
Front- 285/30/19 Width 9.5 offset et 35
Rear - 265/30/19 Width 8.5 offset et 32
(no rubbing rear arcs at all)
So now i dont understand how is that possible, i have even smaller offset than m4xm1l10n said, but there is no rubbing, so it means i can get 8.5 width rims with offset anywhere between et 32 and et 44?
In simplier terms, that means that your 8.5 wheels sit .118" further out than the 9.5's but they are overall 1" thinner that the 9.5 so you still end up with .882 of extra space in total.
Why are you running 265 tires on a 8.5" wheel on the front of your car?
your nave and speedo must be sick of you...
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yeah I'm hoping that was for the little test.. wait till he tries to drive it like that... I won;t spoil the surprise but if the front strut arches don't eat those rims and tires, the feel of driving a backhoe on the freeway in reverse might put an end to that.
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What i did is for test only not for everyday driving, my question was how is it possible to drive with 8.5 rear with et 32 while here people told me it has to be et44?
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Yeah man i red it and i got what u saying, i just didnt get y in older posts here
he said et44 and et42 correct, and when i swap my wheels wheels dont rub no more thats it
he said et44 and et42 correct, and when i swap my wheels wheels dont rub no more thats it
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Common mistake to make getting the ET mixed up, I sort of did it myself.
The Higher the ET, the bigger rim you can run.
For example, a 10" width rim on an ET42 will work.
A 10" width rim on an ET32 wont work, unless you run a ridiculus tyre, as you stated eariler.
The Higher the ET, the bigger rim you can run.
For example, a 10" width rim on an ET42 will work.
A 10" width rim on an ET32 wont work, unless you run a ridiculus tyre, as you stated eariler.
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Yeah right and bigger et deeper the wheel will be in the arc, there is nothing ridiculous, i am not an expert
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i think you're forgetting that an et42 on an 8.5" wide wheels is not the same as an et42 on a 10" wide wheel. offset is the relation of the backspacing from the center of the wheel.
an et0 would be dead center. a +42 offset would be 42mm from the center of the wheel towards the face.
if you're fenders are already rolled, and you can try stretching a smaller tire as mentioned above; however some will argue that it's not safe. this will put the sidewall of your tire at more of an angle to help give additional clearance.
an et0 would be dead center. a +42 offset would be 42mm from the center of the wheel towards the face.
if you're fenders are already rolled, and you can try stretching a smaller tire as mentioned above; however some will argue that it's not safe. this will put the sidewall of your tire at more of an angle to help give additional clearance.
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i think you're forgetting that an et42 on an 8.5" wide wheels is not the same as an et42 on a 10" wide wheel. offset is the relation of the backspacing from the center of the wheel.
an et0 would be dead center. a +42 offset would be 42mm from the center of the wheel towards the face.
if you're fenders are already rolled, and you can try stretching a smaller tire as mentioned above; however some will argue that it's not safe. this will put the sidewall of your tire at more of an angle to help give additional clearance.
an et0 would be dead center. a +42 offset would be 42mm from the center of the wheel towards the face.
if you're fenders are already rolled, and you can try stretching a smaller tire as mentioned above; however some will argue that it's not safe. this will put the sidewall of your tire at more of an angle to help give additional clearance.
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Yea and your rim will stick out so much it will look ridiculus!
275 rear tyres on my 10" width are pushing it.
To be honest the 285 looked better, and protecting the rim more.
Its getting a balance between protecting the rim and not looking stupid but more importantly not affecting the ride.
