[Shotimes] wheel offset and spacing?

[Rick Glass]

You could always go with 18's, or even 19's like the ones shown in this 
pic.....


Rick Glass
        '99 SF  81k   Flowmasters  Kirk'd
        '99 VW 123k Bone Stock  Kirk'd

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bruce Malachuk" <bmalach1@nycap.rr.com>
To: "'Sholist'" <shotimes@autox.team.net>; <TechSHO@topica.com>
Sent: Monday, October 17, 2005 11:08 PM
Subject: [Shotimes] wheel offset and spacing?


>I am having centerline build me a set of wheels. Contrary to everyone's .02
> about how they are not strong enough, I've seen a set survive a whole 
> summer
> on MA roads on 225/45/17 tires so I'm pretty confident that for my daily
> driving around rims they will be fine. Centerline seems to think so to, 
> and
> explained to me that thier load ratings are a good deal under what they
> really should be at. That said, can't beat the price at $159 a rim 
> delivered
> for something that is 15lbs per wheel.
>
> So I test fit one up to my car with my SHOstopper Jr. wilwood brake kit. 
> And
> just like my ADR's the caliper will hit on the Centerlines as they have
> about a 1/4mm clearance. SO since centerline is building my wheels special
> for me, I was wondering what I should ask them about spacing the wheels 
> out
> a little further, but not machining off so much material where the wheels
> meets the hub. What would that be called? I have measured front and back
> fender clearance with my ADR rims and 5mm spacer and I have plenty of 
> room,
> So I was thinking about having centerline add 3-4 mm on the wheels to 
> allow
> me to eliminate spacers on the fronts.
>
> Would this be backspacing?
>
> Bruce J Malachuk
>
> * 94 Opal Frost MTX
>
> * 93 Emerald Green MTX - SOLD but not far away
>
> * 95 Silver Frost ATX SE - SLO - Gonna be the winter beater again
>
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>
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>
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