5KTQ 17"rims with 35mm offset

[Jim Green]

--- Haydn Taylor <haydn_taylor at hotmail.com> wrote:
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>
>
> OK heres a thought / question....
>
> I am looking for new rims for my 5KTQ, knowing that
> they should be ET45 to
> be the same as stock. If I were to go to 17 or 18"
> dia 7.5's or 8" wide
> these are very hard to find in ET45, but are
> readilly available in ET 35.
>
> I believe that in the rear an ofset of less than 45
> would be preferable,
> maybe 40 to try to clear the inner fender, and up
> front 40  or 45 is nice to
> clear the strut.
>
> so the question is ...Why dont I buy ET35 17x7.5 or
> 18x8 and then have some
> alloy spacers made up to give me just the right
> offeset which may differ
> front to back.
>
> The  I juts need to figure out if the bolts need to
> be longer, and if they
> do I have to find some.
>
> Has anyone out there done this?
>
> Am I incorrect here with my offset assumptions?

Yea, you have it backwards, a 35 offset will make the
wheel stick out more.  If you were to use the spacer
theory, you'd need like a 50 offset and a 5mm spacer
to get you back to 45.

HTH

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Jim Green
'89 90tq 034EFI Stage II
http://www.mswanson.com/~jgreen/car_home.html

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