offset for our car??.., what offset will not fit and will fit?.. Options

[blackbullet]

i think i seen a post like this before but yeah... what offset will fit our cars and will not fit our cars??..thanx..also does anyone know the offset of the stock alloy??..

[ghostdog]

i think i seen a post like this before but yeah... what offset will fit our cars and will not fit our cars??..thanx..also does anyone know the offset of the stock alloy??..
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stock is +38

you should be ok with 5 mm in either direction

[jgreening]

i think i seen a post like this before but yeah... what offset will fit our cars and will not fit our cars??..thanx..also does anyone know the offset of the stock alloy??..
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stock is +38

you should be ok with 5 mm in either direction
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As long as you stay with 7.5" wide wheels or under. Anything bigger and you will need to watch the clearance on the inside of the wheel. Coomer has posted a picture of a white car with 8" rims and a 35 offset and I would bet that thing barely clears.

This post has been edited by jgreening: Mar 16, 2005 - 11:56 PM

[Drocay]

also i would recommend 225 or less tires, i got 235/45/17's and it barely clears and the way it is now i can't even drop my car at least until i change tires.

[presure2]

actually stock offset is +40, its stamped right on the back of the gt's rims

[FallenHero]

I have +45 on my car and they look great.

[blackbullet]

i have some rims offset of 42 and they don't fit.. the lug nuts barely go in a little only..they are 17x7...i was thinking of drilling them so the lug nut can go in deeper so the offset would be smaller...is that a good idea??..

[ghostdog]

my rims are +42 and they fit fine. maybe the lugnuts just aren't fitting in the sockets properly? I couldn't use the stock nuts on mine so I bought some generic 'tuner' style ones

i have some rims offset of 42 and they don't fit.. the lug nuts barely go in a little only..they are 17x7...i was thinking of drilling them so the lug nut can go in deeper so the offset would be smaller...is that a good idea??..
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[blackbullet]

actually my bad..i double checked again and the offset was +45...so i guess i would have to drill it..how much do you guys think it will cost me?....

[jgreening]

actually my bad..i double checked again and the offset was +45...so i guess i would have to drill it..how much do you guys think it will cost me?....
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Drill it? I would buy some tuner lug nuts like Ghost Dog mentioned. If you do not have enough of the lug showing after you put your wheel on, you need one of two things to make the wheels work: (1) new nuts; or (2) new lugs. As for the 45 offset, it will either interfere with the strut housing or it wont. I don't know about 45. If it does, then you have to buy yourself some wheel spacers.