sizing these rims

groupAralliart · Post by **groupAralliart** » Sun May 13, 2007 9:11 am

Can I ask a silly question? Okay, when you talk offset and +10 or -10 on for instance a 10" rim. does that simply mean that the center moves inwards 10mm for +10 (10mm more dish) and the opposite for -10mm? Before working out offset where does thw center line of the 10" sit? eg is the rear mounting face of the wheel center the centerline of the 10"?

www.18u · Post by **www.18u** » Sun May 13, 2007 2:21 pm

http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/tech/tec ... techid=101
Hope this helps.if not google wheel offset. :beer

groupAralliart · Post by **groupAralliart** » Sun May 13, 2007 3:32 pm

great, thanks that is clear now. If there is anyone reading this thread that has a 'big' set of rims on a widebody please post a pic and offset/rim sizes. Cheers Steve

JustPaus_88TSi · Post by **JustPaus_88TSi** » Thu May 17, 2007 12:01 pm

19x8.5" fronts with a +15mm offset, running 235/35/19's.
19x10.5" rears with a -3mm offset, running 275/30/19's.

19x10.5's are +22mm's, but I used a 25mm bolt-on spacer for a final offset of -3mm.

FST4RD · Post by **FST4RD** » Thu May 17, 2007 3:57 pm

Thats a nice widey :drool:

rallidave · Post by **rallidave** » Thu May 17, 2007 5:50 pm

holy tailights batman !

Mick · Post by **Mick** » Thu May 17, 2007 10:02 pm

:D

:) :o

:drool:

:D :D :D :D :D :beer

awesome!

NXTIME · Post by **NXTIME** » Thu May 17, 2007 11:00 pm

Beautiful. Just needs more dish :D

groupAralliart · Post by **groupAralliart** » Fri May 18, 2007 9:20 am

Beautiful. Just needs more dish - I agree with that. Especially the fronts, considering the rears are 10.5" I guess the fronts are only 8.5". I would hope to get 9" under the front with a good dish. Do you think there would be fouling on the guard during full lock?

OLD FART · Post by **OLD FART** » Fri May 18, 2007 10:27 am

Hate to spoil the party guys but you need to remember that you need to comply with the transport dept in your state re wider rims on rear . If your car didn't come that way you stand to loose your insurance claim in the event of a prang .Remember the insurance assessor is not your friend :o Get it engineer approved if you can

JustPaus_88TSi · Post by **JustPaus_88TSi** » Sat May 19, 2007 10:21 am

NXTIME wrote:Beautiful. Just needs more dish :D

I know, I know... :D

Sooner or later i'll get a set of custom offset forged rims that'll cost four times what these did.. But for now, i'm content with being one out of five SQ's with 19's in the world(at least, that i've seen pics of..)

Three in the USA, one in Japan and one more in aussie-land(you all know who)..

groupAralliart · Post by **groupAralliart** » Sat May 19, 2007 11:41 am

Sorry , I hope I did not sound too critical about your rims I love the look of your car. It is awesome. I know I want a slightly dishier look but your rears look great. It is an important part of the car so I want to make an educated choice. Thanks for posting up your car.

PS I will sit down tomorrow and detail what I have been told by QLD Transport and THE Federal DOTRS? RE rim width/track and offsets. It is a long story.

JustPaus_88TSi · Post by **JustPaus_88TSi** » Sat May 19, 2007 4:28 pm

Oh, no... I didn't take offense to anything at all.. I agree with you, i'd like the lips to be about 35-40mm deeper on all four corners.. :D

groupAralliart · Post by **groupAralliart** » Sat May 19, 2007 9:33 pm

Here in Aussie a set of rims in 9x18 and 10.5x18 in a 3 piece alloy wheel is approx $3000. How much did your rims cost and what sort of price for the ones you hope to buy?

skip · Post by **skip** » Sat May 19, 2007 11:29 pm

I saw a very, very similar pair of rims today on a Holden station wagon (not 3 piece, nor with as much dish, but definitely nice like these)...I thought that they'd look good on a Starion...I was right :)

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