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Offline anil398

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ET???????????
« on: 02 November 2006, 19:29 »
wot the meaning of ET and wots the difference between ET and OFFSET?
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Offline ...joe

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Re: ET???????????
« Reply #1 on: 02 November 2006, 22:43 »
same thing. et=offset, don't know what, if anything, et stands for though.
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Offline mk2mark

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Re: ET???????????
« Reply #2 on: 03 November 2006, 01:04 »
ET stands for something in german that basically means offset IIRC
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Offline tobz.

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Re: ET???????????
« Reply #3 on: 03 November 2006, 09:36 »
The offset is described by the term ET, which is from the German word 'Einpresstiefe' translated as 'insertion depth'.

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Not really, I just poached it from here:

http://www.driverstechnology.co.uk/wheel-offset.htm

Fairly well explained.
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Offline anil398

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Re: ET???????????
« Reply #4 on: 04 November 2006, 20:21 »
ok vheers for the answers. i understand wot ET stands for now
but wot would be the best ET for a mk3 golf if putting on 15", 16", or 17" alloys or with the ET bw the same for any size rim?
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Offline mk2mark

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Re: ET???????????
« Reply #5 on: 05 November 2006, 00:50 »
Should do ideally, but that might not always fit if you're going wider lower. When you alter the offset you also alter things like scrub radius and you can potentially end up with skittish handling with poor feedback.
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