Subject	The offset of the 18" rims might not be the best for the car
Posted by	Wui (Philly) on May 22, 2003 at 3:57 PM
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In Reply To	I'm back with the 18x8 wheel/tire combo question? posted by ELDIABLO on May 22, 2003 at 03:40 PM
Message	you said the 18" rims has offset of 28mm for all 4 rims, and the front are 18"x7.5" with 28mm offset Stock front rim is 16"x7.5" (same width as the 18" rim) with 45 mm offset
Follow Ups	I'm back with the 18x8 wheel/tire combo question? - ELDIABLO 15:40:20 05/22/03 Only if they are 3-piece. Sell the wheels, man. (n/m) - fourZero 15:43:50 05/22/03 and even then, it's VERY expensive. Just buy new wheels. (n/m) - fourZero 15:44:17 05/22/03 one piece, but how expensive? I understand hard to - ELDIABLO 15:45:35 05/22/03 it doesn't even matter then.. sell the wheels (n/m) - fourZero 15:46:21 05/22/03 only if they are 3 piece wheels, which yours are not. - Spee 15:45:08 05/22/03 2nd.. only way I'd do that is if they were HRE - fourZero 15:47:13 05/22/03 HRE a brand? (n/m) - ELDIABLO 15:55:02 05/22/03 ye$ (n/m) - Guapo 15:57:36 05/22/03 so you can't even do it to a one piece wheel, what's - ELDIABLO 15:47:17 05/22/03 it falls under the realm of "impossible" - fourZero 15:48:54 05/22/03 3 PIECE implies that there are 3 PIECES - Spee 15:58:51 05/22/03 err, I still dont get it... - ZEngineer 16:00:51 05/22/03 just buy ones that come naturally more than 8" wide - Jjzx 15:46:30 05/22/03 stronger? people with tubbed out cars do that, - ELDIABLO 15:49:28 05/22/03 You can have 1000hp and roll around on 215mm tires - U ZCREAM 15:54:33 05/22/03 your wheels doesn't even come close to theirs - Jjzx 15:54:45 05/22/03 Actually the new ones I ordered. The 17's were free. - ELDIABLO 15:57:18 05/22/03 Good enough - Don't bother, but I'll still be an PETZ - ELDIABLO 15:52:56 05/22/03 Not our fault you bought wheels that are too narrow. - Guapo 15:55:54 05/22/03 I know. Like I said I just put 255's on the rear and be - ELDIABLO 15:59:28 05/22/03 wow (n/m) - Spee 16:00:29 05/22/03 Look - the correct size for those wheels is this: - YugoBernie (NoVA) 16:38:32 05/22/03 255 on 8" - Jjzx 16:02:26 05/22/03 I tried to tell him that LAST time he posted this... - Spee 16:09:19 05/22/03 I feel like an idiot contributing to the waste of bandwidth - fourZero 16:12:29 05/22/03 The offset of the 18" rims might not be the best for the car - Wui (Philly) 15:57:57 05/22/03 The front has a different offset, 35mm I believe (n/m) - ELDIABLO 16:01:24 05/22/03 don't try to get "technical" with this guy... lost cause (n/m) - fourZero 16:02:13 05/22/03 "technical" oh, i thought this was the "general" forum - ELDIABLO 16:13:09 05/22/03 please stop while you're somewhat still ahead (n/m) - ZEngineer 16:14:32 05/22/03 I dont see him ahead of anything, lol (n/m) - Snoguitar 16:23:28 05/22/03 I was just trying to be nice =) (n/m) - ZEngineer 16:38:04 05/22/03 well stop it (n/m) - Spee 16:45:28 05/22/03 I dont wanna become one of you guys! =) (n/m) - ZEngineer 16:51:18 05/22/03 I tried where it said, "Good enough..." - the point was - ELDIABLO 16:23:49 05/22/03 ok, thanks for stopping by (n/m) - Spee 16:36:50 05/22/03 Eh.. they're all wrong.. - Maximamike 16:33:17 05/22/03 I wouldn't take any advice from someone who's car shot flame (n/m) - fourZero 16:34:38 05/22/03 And why is that? Does his car shooting flames make him.. - Maximamike 16:40:08 05/22/03 I'll say... YES - fourZero 16:44:27 05/22/03 I'll say.. - Maximamike 16:54:17 05/22/03 I don't even know the guy, I could care less - fourZero 17:02:19 05/22/03 But that happened in F&F! I want my car to catch fire too! (n/m) - Funky (NWZ) 17:58:09 05/22/03 how much did he pay for that nonsense? (n/m) - Spee 16:37:28 05/22/03 Not too sure.. I don't think it was that expensive though.. (n/m) - Maximamike 16:40:36 05/22/03 I would wager to say that the wheels are not as strong - Spee 16:48:27 05/22/03 neither is putting black overfenders on a red car... - fourZero 16:50:20 05/22/03 Look forget it - either keep 'em and hope they clear your - YugoBernie (NoVA) 16:33:51 05/22/03
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