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LannyMCS · Sep 16th, 2002, 09:34 AM

I was just reading the FAQ on factory offsets for the various wheels. Strangely, many of the 5.5" wide rims are listed as ET45, while 6.5" and 7" wide rims show ET48-50 offsets. This is not typical. Usually, you will find a decrease in offset as the rim get wider.

I would surmise that with such a wide range of widths avaialable, the factory had to play with the numbers to get the 5.5" rims to sit out far enough.

However, if the correct offset for a 7" rim is ET50, then going to a ET35 on a 16x7 is going to move that rim out 15mm or well over 1/2".....

The Panasports sure look sweet though. Is there any particular reason that they have chosen this offset?

Sep 16th, 2002, 09:34 AM	#12
LannyMCS MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Connecticut, USA Local Time: 09:58 PM Posts: 18 Offline	Offset.... I was just reading the FAQ on factory offsets for the various wheels. Strangely, many of the 5.5" wide rims are listed as ET45, while 6.5" and 7" wide rims show ET48-50 offsets. This is not typical. Usually, you will find a decrease in offset as the rim get wider. I would surmise that with such a wide range of widths avaialable, the factory had to play with the numbers to get the 5.5" rims to sit out far enough. However, if the correct offset for a 7" rim is ET50, then going to a ET35 on a 16x7 is going to move that rim out 15mm or well over 1/2"..... The Panasports sure look sweet though. Is there any particular reason that they have chosen this offset?