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Shamus

posted on 19th Aug 04 at 05:20

can anyone list what other makes appart from dare may be ok, in fact anyone with et45 17" wheels that have no problems can they list what they have got, or companies that are happy to test out a few not just argue with you and sell u the wrong ones time and time again, plz


James_DT

posted on 18th Aug 04 at 13:39

Wheel offset is the difference between the bolt face, and the wheel's centre.


Martin_C

posted on 18th Aug 04 at 13:27

i run 18" ET40, lowered, and it doesnt rub, i havent had any metal cut just the plastic arch.


Siberia

posted on 18th Aug 04 at 09:10

^ as he said MM seem to uses a different measuring tape to the rest of the world:lol:


AdiSRI

posted on 18th Aug 04 at 09:06

Miglias are chunky wheels, which could be why they foul on your breaks at ET45, try another make of ET45 alloy like Dare, there spokes are thinner in depth and i imagine would be fine.


Joff

posted on 18th Aug 04 at 08:06

quote:
Originally posted by chris_uk
as far as i know the ET size is teh gap between the arch and the wheel..

ie. ET 0 for example would be flush with body work. ET40 would be 40mm behind the arch.

so on a corsa ET 39 would stuck out of the arch.

et 45 would sit safley under the arch..

to your question.

ET 40 with 4mm spacers would make it ET36



Please stop posting now, you are talking crap. Thankyou!


Shamus

posted on 18th Aug 04 at 00:34

can vauxhaul adjust my suspension at all if i have the standard sri ones?, oh and they are actually tsw spyders not venoms

[Edited on 18-08-2004 by Shamus]


Shamus

posted on 17th Aug 04 at 15:24

tell u what that was the fastest bunch of replies i ever did see!


Tom N

posted on 17th Aug 04 at 15:22

the crash is probably the reason then!


TJSRi

posted on 17th Aug 04 at 15:22

^thats what he means if he gets spacers he'll need longer bolts.


Shamus

posted on 17th Aug 04 at 15:21

yes i meant i would need extended wheel bolts if i was to get spacers, another thing is that they did not rub much before unless i had a car with a few people init but i had a crash and now they rub constantly could it be that my suspension could be buggeres if so is it easy for vauxhaul to check it?, i have had the arches de-bolted already and rolled.

[Edited on 17-08-2004 by Shamus]


Tom N

posted on 17th Aug 04 at 15:21

you probably need to just de bolt the rear arches (if you can do that on a corsa c). have a look under the rear arches and any places where you think might scrub, cut them off and smooth them down


Tom N

posted on 17th Aug 04 at 15:19

spacers decrease the offset and make the wheels stick out further.

why do you need extended wheels bolts to get the wheels past the brakes?
surely you would only need them if you were to get spacers?


TJSRi

posted on 17th Aug 04 at 15:13

ET 40 is the correct offset for a corsa c sri.

Its what my standard sri wheels are on my 1.8.

ET 45 with a 4mm spacer will make it ET 41.

whoever told u ET 45 is wrong offset for a corsa is wrong. best vaux offset is ET 42-49.

hope this helps.


chris_uk

posted on 17th Aug 04 at 15:08

as far as i know the ET size is teh gap between the arch and the wheel..

ie. ET 0 for example would be flush with body work. ET40 would be 40mm behind the arch.

so on a corsa ET 39 would stuck out of the arch.

et 45 would sit safley under the arch..

to your question.

ET 40 with 4mm spacers would make it ET36


Shamus

Icon depicting mood of post posted on 17th Aug 04 at 14:58

ok then if you have seen my prev thread ive got a set of tsw venom 17" with et 40 off set and they scrub like mad on my corsa c sri. But i also have a set of miglia 1000 actions at et 45 which dont scrub but i would need extended wheel bolts and spacers to get em past the brakes, so if they are et 45 would i need 4 mm spacers to make it et 49? or would that make it et 40?, if u wana know the story my venoms at et40 were suggested to me by a company because they said that the actions at et 45 were the wrong offset and they promiused i wouldnt have any problems grrrrr. any help much appreciated, would it just be better to just go for 16" wheels?

[Edited on 17-08-2004 by Shamus]