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corsa C ya

posted on 28th Mar 03 at 20:32

it is lowered 30 rear 40 front and they do not stick out far enough to rub on the arches. we also have 205-40-17 wich help


Dan_Corsa

posted on 28th Mar 03 at 20:28

quote:
Originally posted by corsa C ya
ive 7.5x17 on a et 35 and got no probs

:! have you lowered your car,thats a ford offset,they must stick out a mile


OzzySRi

posted on 28th Mar 03 at 20:27

@ corsa C ya: how far out under the arch trim did ur rims go?


corsa C ya

posted on 28th Mar 03 at 19:55

ive 7.5x17 on a et 35 and got no probs


Red_SXi

posted on 28th Mar 03 at 10:44

MY 16" Corsa C Sri wheels (on my Sxi) are ET40, and they sit under the arch, just, you might be ok, but i'd get ET45 - ET49 just to be safe


OzzySRi

posted on 28th Mar 03 at 08:26

i went n visited another wheel supplier n had a bit of a chat n according to them the thing with corsas is less about offset n more about caliper clearance. hmmmm :boggle:


Pete

posted on 27th Mar 03 at 08:46

Rieger are reputable, but they're also German! In the continent people want low offsets and are prepared to hack arches apart.

There are so many ET45-49 wheels now, is there any need to risk potential problems and go lower?

Also, as well as the risk of scrubbage, a lower offset does seriously affect the handling.


netagra

posted on 27th Mar 03 at 08:32

My question is, when changing our wheels' offset what's the effect on our suspension? Is this less important than rub?


OzzySRi

posted on 27th Mar 03 at 05:13

@ Kris TD. The wheels advertised on rieger are 17x7 et35... and these guys are supposed to be reputable 'stylers' right???


Nailz

posted on 26th Mar 03 at 20:46

carla have u got a nice body n r u gorgeous?


carla_sri

posted on 26th Mar 03 at 12:03

iv got 205/40/17 et 40 evo-rs they went on no problem. but not lowered it yet and to do so i need to get me arches hacked away. it does knock if i have n e 1 in back of car, but fine with two people in.

cya
carla :)

[Edited on 26-03-2003 by carla_sri]


Skippy corsa

posted on 26th Mar 03 at 11:59

Ok allen mate mine are 205/40/16 et 40's, the guy at big O's said the same thing to me. Mine run fine no scubbing what so ever


OzzySRi

posted on 26th Mar 03 at 11:40

does anyone out there have 17" with et40 offset?


Kris TD

posted on 26th Mar 03 at 10:00

they are probably 6" wide not 7-7.5 like those ones picturesd above.


Gambit

posted on 26th Mar 03 at 09:57

the deal is no ignore them!!!


OzzySRi

posted on 26th Mar 03 at 09:40

thats what i was thinking... but then i noticed that rieger have corsa 17" rims on their website catalogue that are et35.

whats the deal with that??


Gambit

posted on 26th Mar 03 at 09:16

et40 will foul like fuk, stick to et45 for corsa c

if your still undecided then ring PVD and ask for some advice :)


OzzySRi

posted on 26th Mar 03 at 07:48

dispite the countless threads on wheel offset i still have a prob...

i know all u peeps say to go for an offset 45-49 but when i went shopping for 17's for my corsa c they insisted that i go for a 40 offset or the wheel will foul. :boggle:

Will i run into probs with this offset considering a 40mm drop will soon follow? btw my car is a 1.8sri which is apparently already lower than normal c's.

this is the wheel in question. AMG Matrix 17x7:



Advice from existing 17" owners appreciated :thumbs: