Subject	how much to short is it? just get spacers..that really is y
Posted by	College Boy on January 21, 2005 at 2:23 PM
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In Reply To	Not sure of the difference in the brakes sticking out sorry, posted by College Boy on January 21, 2005 at 02:04 PM
Message	our only option, unless the company makes different shaped spokes and you want to get those instead. Many people here seem to think that offset is what determines brake clearance, but that is only the distance from center of wheel to the hub of the wheel (i think thats what is called the hub). No matter what you change offset to, the clearance is the same...just the distance that the wheel sticks in or out changes, or how large the lip is changes. For example, my front wheels have a 20+ offset, and my rear wheels have a 0 offset. brakes fit fine. Now, if a company was to actually change the thickness of the wheel hub to change offset, then yes, that would change clearance of brakes, but all the wheels that I have looked into, only change where the spokes are attached to the inside of the "circle" to change offset, there for not affecting brake clearance at all. Hope that helps. Thanks, Mike 1991 Black Twin Turbo (Show and Go) FAVORITE QUOTES----- "I think I'll pass on giving my car a handjob" - joel(PA) "I wish I had a woody. (n/m)" - fairladyz90999 "I did plug the holes, But I did it by taping over them a lot, I didnt think that maybe HOT air is comming through there, And it melted the tape, damnit im an ass." - DC 21 "If I wanted a smooth ride, I would have bought a Lincoln."
Follow Ups	offset for skyline brakes - RedSER13 14:03:03 01/21/05 Not sure of the difference in the brakes sticking out sorry, - College Boy 14:04:57 01/21/05 It is hub back spacing that does affect it. I had the same - AzHeat 14:16:31 01/21/05 hub backspacing and offset are two methods to measure the... - maglito 15:10:31 01/21/05 offset of the out rim has no effect on caliper - AzHeat 15:25:39 01/21/05 ??? - maglito 18:56:20 01/21/05 2nd..I'll just stick to what you and I said (n/m) - College Boy 20:00:20 01/21/05 how much to short is it? just get spacers..that really is y - College Boy 14:23:56 01/21/05 Your problem is the shape of the spokes more then the offset (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 14:14:27 01/21/05 the rims are 18" adr m-sports - RedSER13 14:59:31 01/21/05 different wheels or small hub centric spacers, good luck. (n/m) - maglito 15:11:51 01/21/05 You can test fitment by buying 5 large washers @ Home Depot - YugoBernie (NoVA) 15:13:47 01/21/05 You have to remember that you need a hubcentric ring also - NytWolf 15:15:47 01/21/05 you can measure how much backspacing you will need - AzHeat 15:18:40 01/21/05 that's gonna be tough. might need more than 5mm - schuss 15:31:21 01/21/05 that bad? damn - RedSER13 15:51:55 01/21/05 luke@tirerack can get them. - maglito 18:57:12 01/21/05
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