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rambo · Jul 20th, 2002, 10:50 AM

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Originally posted by Keith
May be a dumb question: what is ET and what is a good value for it? [/b]

that's the offset in millimeters, in this case positive.
what's the best-i'd say following the stock measurements of 48mm on the r85/r90 of 50mm/48mm on 7 inch wheels.the question is what that means when you want to buy 7.5 inch wheels. the extra 0.5 inch is equal to 6.35mm so does it mean you need to go for 42mm (48mm-6mm)?

i read in a car (tuner) magazine (2002) that a 1 lb wheel reduction is equal to 1.5 lb reduction in vehicle weight and with tires it's 2 lbs.

Jul 20th, 2002, 10:50 AM	#3
rambo MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: CA,USA Local Time: 11:16 AM Posts: 42 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by Keith May be a dumb question: what is ET and what is a good value for it? [/b] that's the offset in millimeters, in this case positive. what's the best-i'd say following the stock measurements of 48mm on the r85/r90 of 50mm/48mm on 7 inch wheels.the question is what that means when you want to buy 7.5 inch wheels. the extra 0.5 inch is equal to 6.35mm so does it mean you need to go for 42mm (48mm-6mm)? i read in a car (tuner) magazine (2002) that a 1 lb wheel reduction is equal to 1.5 lb reduction in vehicle weight and with tires it's 2 lbs.