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Stefan Forums Junkie Location: Hobart, Tas Registered: May 2002	"Ideal" offset (general question, and yes I do know what offset & backspace mean!) Sat, 02 October 2004 00:21 When fitting different sized (i.e. wider) wheels, is the ideal to: 1) Maintain the same backspace - the inner wheel/strut clearance is exactly the same, but the offset is more -ve and the outside of the wheel extends further 2) Maintain the same offset - centreline of wheel stays exactly the same, and the wider wheel extends inwards and outwards by the same mount I always assumed 2) so that there was not extra stress on wheel bearings etc, and the track & scrub radious etc remained the same. BUT - the xA6x Celicas & Supras - with the exactly the same suspension geometry (think IRS Aus-market xA6x celica vs US GT-S, or MA6x vs Celica XX) came from the factory with either 7" rims with a +8 offset, or 5.5" or 6" rims with a ~+25 or ~+20 (IIRC) offset. This follows paradigm 1), and now I am confused. [Report message to a moderator]

	Subject	Poster	Date
	"Ideal" offset (general question, and yes I do know what offset & backspace mean!)	Stefan	Sat, 02 October 2004 00:21
	Re: "Ideal" offset (general question, and yes I do know what offset & backspace mean!)	Anthony Kellam	Sat, 02 October 2004 00:51
	Re: "Ideal" offset (general question, and yes I do know what offset & backspace mean!)	BlackSupra	Sat, 02 October 2004 01:02
	Re: "Ideal" offset (general question, and yes I do know what offset & backspace mean!)	Stefan	Sat, 02 October 2004 01:11
	Re: "Ideal" offset (general question, and yes I do know what offset & backspace mean!)	BlackSupra	Sat, 02 October 2004 01:25
	Re: "Ideal" offset (general question, and yes I do know what offset & backspace mean!)	Nark	Sat, 02 October 2004 02:27
	Re: "Ideal" offset (general question, and yes I do know what offset & backspace mean!)	Stefan	Sat, 02 October 2004 04:50
	Re: "Ideal" offset (general question, and yes I do know what offset & backspace mean!)	Norbie	Sat, 02 October 2004 12:16
	Re: "Ideal" offset (general question, and yes I do know what offset & backspace mean!)	Stefan	Sat, 02 October 2004 13:52
	Re: "Ideal" offset (general question, and yes I do know what offset & backspace mean!)	bbaacchhyy	Mon, 04 October 2004 21:26
	Re: "Ideal" offset (general question, and yes I do know what offset & backspace mean!)	ed_ma61	Sat, 02 October 2004 12:20
	Re: "Ideal" offset (general question, and yes I do know what offset & backspace mean!)	BlackSupra	Sat, 02 October 2004 12:24
	Re: "Ideal" offset (general question, and yes I do know what offset & backspace mean!)	Nark	Sat, 02 October 2004 13:39

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