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Offline MrAnderson93

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wheel offset
« on: 30 September 2010, 23:14 »
quick one here, looking at new wheels, the ones i have my eyes on have a offset of et28

car is standard 1.4 mk3, standard suspension etc. will these fit? (centre bore and pcd are all good just need to know about the offset)

Offline Wayne

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Re: wheel offset
« Reply #1 on: 30 September 2010, 23:46 »
Standard offset is et38 to 43 so will be a lot closer to the arch.

Offline MrAnderson93

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Re: wheel offset
« Reply #2 on: 30 September 2010, 23:49 »
was waiting for your answer wayne  :grin:

ah cool, there is about a decade of gap between my arches the wheels anyway so i got alot of room to play with haha

btw anyone got any pictures of mk3's with et28 offset whels on them?
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Offline Wayne

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Re: wheel offset
« Reply #3 on: 30 September 2010, 23:54 »
was waiting for your answer wayne  :grin:

ah cool, there is about a decade of gap between my arches the wheels anyway so i got alot of room to play with haha

If and when you lower it you may / will find they rub.

Offline MrAnderson93

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Re: wheel offset
« Reply #4 on: 30 September 2010, 23:55 »
will be low by christmas (colies are my parents present  :evil: )

would tyre stretch and arch work sort it?

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Re: wheel offset
« Reply #5 on: 30 September 2010, 23:57 »
will be low by christmas (colies are my parents present  :evil: )

would tyre stretch and arch work sort it?

You may need a little tweak to the arches but nothing major.

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Re: wheel offset
« Reply #6 on: 30 September 2010, 23:58 »
music to my ears, lets just hope i win the wheels now  :laugh:

cheers for your help dude!!!!

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Re: wheel offset
« Reply #7 on: 01 October 2010, 08:45 »
Good luck.

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Re: wheel offset
« Reply #8 on: 01 October 2010, 17:28 »
ET27
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