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Fri Aug 01, 2008 2:42 pm
definitely too low of an offset, will push the wheels too far out. stock offset = +45. just keep in mind, given the same width of wheel, the smaller the offset number , the farther out the wheel will go. the bigger the offset number, the wheel will be pulled closer to the strut/wheel well. add any extra width on top of that and you go half that number extra in either direction.
example: 7.5" wheel width for stock premium wheels. new wheels are 8.5" wide with +40 offset. new wheels will go an extra 5mm away from the car (inboard and outboard) due to the offset PLUS 12.7mm from the additional wheel width in either direction. so.....outboard side= 12.7+5=17.7mm farther out. on the inboard side they are 12.7-5= 7.7mm closer to the strut/wheel well
quickie math lesson