wheel offset
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wheel offset
Hello all
recently I had to swap my summer tires to winter tires. After i picked up the car, i noticed that the front wheel was in the back( i know this from a mark on the rim).my car has the 18in euro wheels(65465 A2214011902). I read about the off set rims. All the rims are of the same size. Do i need to look for offset number and swap? i rang the stealer and spoke to a girl at servicing who had no clue whatsoever!
http://img262.imagevenue.com/img.php..._122_342lo.jpg
recently I had to swap my summer tires to winter tires. After i picked up the car, i noticed that the front wheel was in the back( i know this from a mark on the rim).my car has the 18in euro wheels(65465 A2214011902). I read about the off set rims. All the rims are of the same size. Do i need to look for offset number and swap? i rang the stealer and spoke to a girl at servicing who had no clue whatsoever!
http://img262.imagevenue.com/img.php..._122_342lo.jpg
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2016 C300
Hello all
recently I had to swap my summer tires to winter tires. After i picked up the car, i noticed that the front wheel was in the back( i know this from a mark on the rim).my car has the 18in euro wheels(65465 A2214011902). I read about the off set rims. All the rims are of the same size. Do i need to look for offset number and swap? i rang the stealer and spoke to a girl at servicing who had no clue whatsoever!
http://img262.imagevenue.com/img.php..._122_342lo.jpg
recently I had to swap my summer tires to winter tires. After i picked up the car, i noticed that the front wheel was in the back( i know this from a mark on the rim).my car has the 18in euro wheels(65465 A2214011902). I read about the off set rims. All the rims are of the same size. Do i need to look for offset number and swap? i rang the stealer and spoke to a girl at servicing who had no clue whatsoever!
http://img262.imagevenue.com/img.php..._122_342lo.jpg
You're thinking of "staggered", which refers to a wheel set up in which the front and rear wheels are different widths (wider rears) in which case it would be very obvious. Looks from here like you're good to go.
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You have to still be careful with rotation direction: front to back is fine of course, but left to right might be an issue ,depending on the sort of tires you have.
Usually then, the tires are marked with arrows for the rotation direction on the side-wall.
Usually then, the tires are marked with arrows for the rotation direction on the side-wall.
