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Re: positive or negative offset?

To: SDOliner@aol.com
Subject: Re: positive or negative offset?
From: "Michael D. Porter" <mporter@zianet.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2003 11:48:35 -0600
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
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SDOliner@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 10/12/2003 12:11:20 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
> carcentric@yahoo.com writes:
> But even if you consider the spacer + old wheel to be a "new wheel,"
> the spacer will push the rim outward from the center of the car (and
> from the wheel's mounting surface).  That's the NEGATIVE direction.

> OK, now you have me confused too. 
> Doesn't a wheel with negative offset, mean that the centerline of the wheel 
> is inboard?
> If so, putting a spacer behind the wheel, will move it outboard, thus 
> changing the offset towards positive?

This might help explain part of the argument about positive and negative. 
Compomotive says:

http://www.usacomp.com/Offset.htm

Cheers.

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Michael D. Porter
Roswell, NM
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