While this is just heresay, as I still have my stock Rosstyles on, I
believe I read that most of the interference in the front of the car is
with the rim and the steering linkages and contact on the inboard side
of the tire with the engine bay wall, whereas most problems in the back
are with the outside of the tire rubbing on the fender (which a panhard
rod seems to eliminate in most cases).
Again, I could be patently wrong, but that is what I recall reading in a
few books, which might explain the different philosophy of chosing an
offset.
JJJ
james wrote:
>List, a few weeks ago someone on the mgs list asked what offset was
>recommended for aftermarket wheels and myself, among others, commented that
>most of the recommended wheels are between 22 and 28 mm positive offset. I
>have a set but have not yet mounted them on my V8. While poking about on my
>stock B I measured the offset of a steel wheel and was surprised to find that
>it was about 40mm offset. This makes me curious about something. It seems
>that most interference problems come from the wheels rubbing the fender lips,
>which would be aggravated by a wheel with less offset, why is it then that
>most of the aftermarket wheels getting used are of less offset then the stock
>wheels? Can anyone comment from actual fitments of non stock wheels under
>stock bodywork?
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