Wheel / Spacer / Offset Question...
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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!
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.
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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Your calculations were correct. Im assuming you have a wheel width of 7.5"so you shouldnt need any rolling.

