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Post by 4thgenphil » Fri Jun 22, 2012 6:57 pm

Gayno wrote:
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Confused wrote:The wheels were further out at the top until it was lowered!
No they weren't!!
you got camber adjusters?
No?
then yes they do sit in further
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Post by Gayno » Fri Jun 22, 2012 7:01 pm

But they still sat inside anyway, and the difference isn't noticable, so even if I wasn't lowered, I'd still be asking this question!!

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Post by 4thgenphil » Fri Jun 22, 2012 7:02 pm

Gayno wrote:But they still sat inside anyway, and the difference isn't noticable, so even if I wasn't lowered, I'd still be asking this question!!
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Post by NafemanNathan » Sat Jun 23, 2012 10:51 pm

If Si-import's wheels are 8" and et10 then the equivalent in 7.5" would need to be et04, 7" would need to be et-03 to achieve the same external broken suspension look.

The sum...

8" = 203.2mm, 203.2/2 = 101.6, 101.6-10 = 91.6mm

7.5" = 190.5mm, 190.5/2 = 95.25, 95.25-91.6 = 3.65mm
7" = 177.8mm, 177.8/2 = 88.9, 88.9-91.6 = -2.7mm

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Post by Confused » Sun Jun 24, 2012 9:54 am

Gayno wrote:
Confused wrote:The wheels were further out at the top until it was lowered!
No they weren't!!
They were before I lowered it!

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Post by Gayno » Sun Jun 24, 2012 11:33 am

NafemanNathan wrote:If Si-import's wheels are 8" and et10 then the equivalent in 7.5" would need to be et04, 7" would need to be et-03 to achieve the same external broken suspension look.

The sum...

8" = 203.2mm, 203.2/2 = 101.6, 101.6-10 = 91.6mm

7.5" = 190.5mm, 190.5/2 = 95.25, 95.25-91.6 = 3.65mm
7" = 177.8mm, 177.8/2 = 88.9, 88.9-91.6 = -2.7mm
Nath, I understand that, but Si's wheels stick out further than the arch, and have stretched tyres fitted. I'm after the tyre sitting properly on the rim and the rim being in line with the arch.

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Post by bristol_bb4 » Sun Jun 24, 2012 12:44 pm

mine are 7j et40 and they are almost there! probably need a 5mm spacer to sit totally flush

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Post by Donald » Sun Jun 24, 2012 1:25 pm

Gayno wrote:
NafemanNathan wrote:If Si-import's wheels are 8" and et10 then the equivalent in 7.5" would need to be et04, 7" would need to be et-03 to achieve the same external broken suspension look.

The sum...

8" = 203.2mm, 203.2/2 = 101.6, 101.6-10 = 91.6mm

7.5" = 190.5mm, 190.5/2 = 95.25, 95.25-91.6 = 3.65mm
7" = 177.8mm, 177.8/2 = 88.9, 88.9-91.6 = -2.7mm
Nath, I understand that, but Si's wheels stick out further than the arch, and have stretched tyres fitted. I'm after the tyre sitting properly on the rim and the rim being in line with the arch.
Gayno I found this a few weeks ago, I'm not entirely sure how accurate it is, but if you know your current wheel specs then I'm sure you can play around with it and use this to figure out roughly what you're after?

http://www.1010tires.com/WheelOffsetCalculator.asp

EDIT: Also I can't remember who it was (Maybe Dbo?) but someone with a 4G said they had some wheels that were I think 7" wide with offset 42 and that was flush with the arch. :?:

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Post by NafemanNathan » Sun Jun 24, 2012 1:56 pm

Gayno wrote:
NafemanNathan wrote:If Si-import's wheels are 8" and et10 then the equivalent in 7.5" would need to be et04, 7" would need to be et-03 to achieve the same external broken suspension look.

The sum...

8" = 203.2mm, 203.2/2 = 101.6, 101.6-10 = 91.6mm

7.5" = 190.5mm, 190.5/2 = 95.25, 95.25-91.6 = 3.65mm
7" = 177.8mm, 177.8/2 = 88.9, 88.9-91.6 = -2.7mm
Nath, I understand that, but Si's wheels stick out further than the arch, and have stretched tyres fitted. I'm after the tyre sitting properly on the rim and the rim being in line with the arch.
So you don't really want anything like what Si-import has?! :lol:

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Post by honda-hardy » Sun Jun 24, 2012 6:41 pm

i have 5mm and 3mm spacers if you want them.

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