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Old Dec 2, 2005 | 03:52 PM
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I'm riding a set of Racing Hart C4 18" wheels on 215/35 Falken ZE-512 tires. I believe the offset of my wheels is 42. My goal is the have my wheels as far out and close to the edge of the wheel well as possible. I have installed the OneTonGarage 10mm shims for the rear wheels and I'm waiting on two sets of spacers, a set of 10mm spacers in addition to the shims for the rear and a set of 15mm spacers for the front. I believe this would effectively have my offsets at front 27 and rear 22. Can anyone confirm that I am correct and my setup will work without rubbing? Thanks!
Old Dec 2, 2005 | 05:36 PM
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movin' to CC....
Old Dec 2, 2005 | 06:03 PM
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First and foremost you really aren't changing offset. But I am sure you understand that. You are just moving the wheel out. Assuming you have a 42mm offset wheels, adding the 3/8" spacer plus a 10mm shim in the rear will push your wheels out by 19.53mm. This will in effect make the outside face of your lip the same as a wheel with similar width and a 22.47 offset.

In the front adding the 15mm spacers would place the outside face of your lip in the same location as a wheel with similar width and a 27mm offset. So all in all you are pretty much dead on with your thinking.
Now from what I understand a 7.5" wheel requires 35mm offset to tuck. Depending on how low you are, and what width your wheel is you might run into some problems. With a 7.5" wheel, you are probably going to be about flush. Hopefully some of the VIP guys can let you know what perfect flush fitment offset is.
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You will be fine. Your calculations were correct. Im assuming you have a wheel width of 7.5"so you shouldnt need any rolling.
Old Dec 3, 2005 | 02:45 AM
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Thanks for the replies, guys. I needed some of the pros to chime to feel more confident.
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If bBOXD says your fine, you'll be fine
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I second to that. ^^^ If Mr. VIP says it you'll be fine....you'll be fine.
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