Re: Offset for 15" Wheels

["Peter Plangger" <pepe@z.zgs.de>]

 My '91 90 2WD has 15x7.25 ET 35 with 205/50/15 with untouched fender
lips. Car has factory sport suspension. No rubbing although it looks
very tight on the rear.

Peter

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>I run the 15x7 Speedlines 37 ET (from the CQ) on my Sedan with no
>problem even though Audi spec'd a 15x7 45 ET Speedline wheel on the
>'sport' model (sedan).
>
>Sean
>
>Richard Beels wrote:
>
>> I was looking at 7x15" wheels for my 88 90Q and was wondering what
the
>>
>> offset should be.  Simple math says go from the 45mm of the 6x14s
to
>> 33 in
>> the 7x15s but the Coupe had a 37mm offset.  Also, I've seen 35mm
>> offsets
>> spec'd in other places.  I can't see any of it making much of a
>> difference
>> as I'm not lowering the car (and if I did, it'd be <=1").  The
tires
>> will
>> be 205/55 P700Zs.
>>
>> BTDTs?
>>
>> Cheers!
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