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Old 04-09-2007, 11:22 PM
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can i fit 17x8.5,+50 ofset in the front and 18x8.5,+50 ofset in the back
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Old 04-10-2007, 12:02 AM
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why?
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man those things will be inset toward the center of the car and will be nowhere near flush with the bodyline in my opinion. I would suggest an offset between 35 and 43 if at all possible. 50 offset may rub on your susension or fenderwells when steering wheel is turned lock to lock, Im not sure
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Old 04-10-2007, 04:34 AM
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what about 17x7.5,(+40 or +4front and 18x7.5,(+40 or +4ofset in rear whitch one would fit.
I want to put drag radio.. tires ,stil street but good grip.
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Old 04-10-2007, 04:36 AM
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the rims im talking about are gramlights 57s model
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17x7.5 and 18x7.5 +40 would fit great. Gramlight 57s are a nice choice
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Old 04-10-2007, 04:51 AM
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18x7.5,+40 in the back,will this rim be close to the edge or far in side.
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Old 04-10-2007, 05:24 AM
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a +40 will be closer to the edge than a +50. To fit perfectly flush, you may want a +35. If you get +40 or +50, you could always add spacers to set them out to where you want them. check out the sticky thread at the top of the wheel/tire section of all the pics of tC's with aftermarket wheels. Most people list the size/brand/offset
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Old 04-10-2007, 07:08 AM
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so the ofset means how far the rim goes in side the car not out side.Is this right.
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Old 04-10-2007, 12:20 PM
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why do you want bigger rims in the back for?
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Old 04-10-2007, 11:28 PM
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why,Ive seen alot tcs with the same size in the back as in the front and the one in the back is far in side the car.I dont like the wheel spasers,they weaken the bolts,so if you planing to do some hard cornering or drifting in high speeds you probabrly will break some thng.
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Old 04-11-2007, 02:09 AM
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Offset is how far in millimeters the mounting point of the wheel is from the center of the wheel. So a +35 means that the wheel is going to sit out further than a +40.

I think a +30 or +35 offset would work well.
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Old 04-11-2007, 03:21 AM
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Thanks zebman.
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Old 04-15-2007, 09:42 PM
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does anyone know where I can find sum white 19inch rims for my Tc???
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you could stop making like 3 posts / threads about it squience
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