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will 7" +35 offset wheels fit a sprinter??
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Wed, 14 September 2005 23:41
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found some for sale... thinking this looks like a FWD offset, can someone clarify for me.
cheers
Paul
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I supported Toymods
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melbourne
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Re: will 7" +35 offset wheels fit a sprinter??
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Wed, 14 September 2005 23:45
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NO!!!
SEARCH!!!!
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Re: will 7" +35 offset wheels fit a sprinter??
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Thu, 15 September 2005 00:00
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i did... didnt find what i wanted
just wanted confirmation.
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I supported Toymods
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Re: will 7" +35 offset wheels fit a sprinter??
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Thu, 15 September 2005 02:28
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OK, i think my first line confirms this 
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July 2003
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Re: will 7" +35 offset wheels fit a sprinter??
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Thu, 15 September 2005 04:53
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Actually they do, if your fine with running a 3mm spacer, I do.
Get longer wheels studs and a fatter spacer if you really wana fill out the guard properly.
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brisbane
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October 2004
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Re: will 7" +35 offset wheels fit a sprinter??
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Fri, 16 September 2005 03:02
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no no no dont do that.
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Lost in the K hole
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May 2002
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Re: will 7" +35 offset wheels fit a sprinter??
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Fri, 16 September 2005 03:55
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| AE86Boy wrote on Thu, 15 September 2005 14:53 |
Get longer wheels studs and a fatter spacer if you really wana fill out the guard properly.
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them's the smarts right there boy...
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Sydney NSW
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July 2004
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Re: will 7" +35 offset wheels fit a sprinter??
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Fri, 16 September 2005 04:24
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I think you mean -35, +35 would have hektik dish bro. Stock 5" rims are -26 or 27, cant remember, and i have a set of 7" -25 which have about 3mm to clear the strut, depending on tyres used.
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Lwr Templestowe, Melbourne
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August 2004
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Re: will 7" +35 offset wheels fit a sprinter??
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Fri, 16 September 2005 05:34
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- means dish dude. The more postive an offset is, the further the 'middle' bit sits out. Opposite for negative offset', further it sits in.
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July 2003
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Re: will 7" +35 offset wheels fit a sprinter??
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Fri, 16 September 2005 06:41
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Preferably a bolt on spacer if you dont wana go the longer wheel studs route....
Or just try and find a set of wheels with the right offset.
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Batemans Bay, NSW
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February 2005
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Re: will 7" +35 offset wheels fit a sprinter??
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Fri, 16 September 2005 10:08
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should fit man....... my 86 has 16x8" rims with 45's...... measured the off-set (roughly) not long ago.. and it was between +35 - +40...... so they may fit.... the fronts on mine are very close to the strut though.....although they dont rub or anything.
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Re: will 7" +35 offset wheels fit a sprinter??
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Tue, 20 September 2005 00:25
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| Yian wrote on Fri, 16 September 2005 15:34 |
- means dish dude. The more postive an offset is, the further the 'middle' bit sits out. Opposite for negative offset', further it sits in.
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Sorry, my mistake, was having "a moment"
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Townsville, QLD, Australia
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June 2005
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Re: will 7" +35 offset wheels fit a sprinter??
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Tue, 20 September 2005 16:35
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| shinybluesteel wrote on Thu, 15 September 2005 09:45 |
NO!!!
SEARCH!!!!
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Shut up idiot. Searching does shit. Before you reply actually think about if you know the answer.
As I have recently learnt it mainly depends on what tyre size you are running. The best thing you can do is get some wheels and try a test fit. From here you can think about clearances and spacers and all that kind of stuff.
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Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
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January 2003
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Re: will 7" +35 offset wheels fit a sprinter??
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Tue, 20 September 2005 16:42
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| DRFT - 86 wrote on Fri, 16 September 2005 20:08 |
should fit man....... my 86 has 16x8" rims with 45's...... measured the off-set (roughly) not long ago.. and it was between +35 - +40...... so they may fit.... the fronts on mine are very close to the strut though.....although they dont rub or anything.
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was that offset? or the difference between the backspace and the rest of the rim?? 35 to 40 seems rather high?
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I supported Toymods
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Re: will 7" +35 offset wheels fit a sprinter??
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Tue, 20 September 2005 23:54
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shut up idiot? i'd call you a nasty name in return but i have no desire to stir up yet another keyboard warrior.
there is heaps of information, if you arent happy with the search functionality, i suggest you ask for your subscription money back. 
I agree that the best way to see if they will fit is to fit them to the car, however offset calculations are very easy to do, and some GOOGLE searching will reveal how easy this is.
oldcorollas, offset is the distance between the centreline of the rim to the hub mounting face, you can calculate bacspace from offset if you know the width of the rim (has to be measured as it wont be 6 inch or whatever.)
and for some information, i trial fitted some 15 by 6.5 inch -20 offset wheels to my sprinter, and they came too close to the struts for my liking, so i wouldn't go any closer than that.
the wheels i'm using at the moment are 14 by 6 inch -10 offset, positive offset wheels are fairly rare from what i can tell.
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May 2002
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Re: will 7" +35 offset wheels fit a sprinter??
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Wed, 21 September 2005 07:07
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dummy fitted with some bolt on spacers and they looked the good.
gonna run them on the front
on the rear im gonna put longer studs and i already have a 15m spacer which i will put in the back. think that should solve my issues
anyone want some 17's. lenso c5
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Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
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January 2003
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Re: will 7" +35 offset wheels fit a sprinter??
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Wed, 21 September 2005 10:33
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| shinybluesteel wrote on Wed, 21 September 2005 09:54 |
oldcorollas, offset is the distance between the centreline of the rim to the hub mounting face, you can calculate bacspace from offset if you know the width of the rim (has to be measured as it wont be 6 inch or whatever.)
and for some information, i trial fitted some 15 by 6.5 inch -20 offset wheels to my sprinter, and they came too close to the struts for my liking, so i wouldn't go any closer than that.
the wheels i'm using at the moment are 14 by 6 inch -10 offset, positive offset wheels are fairly rare from what i can tell.
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yar yar, which is why i was asking if he worked it out right..
you say -20 offset is too close.. he's saying +35 to +40 fit.. which sounded (to me) like twice the measurement it should be 
ie just measured... not calculated...
and just so we are on the same page..
according to yokohama, most wheeels (ie FWD) and positive offset.. in fact most wheels are positive offset. my corolla rims 90mm backspace on 6"rim = +15 offset.
FWD/AWD are very offset, my new rims are +40 offset.
8" with +40 offset is... 200mm/2 + 40... 140mm backspace..
8" with +20 offset is... 200mm/2 + 20... 120mm backspace
6" with -10 offset is... 150mm/2 -10. 65mm backspace
6" with +10 offset is " " +10 = 85mm
6.5" with -20 is 61mm backspace (should have fit better)
6.5" with +20 is 101mm backspace..
80-100mm seems more like a normal amunt of backspace for that era car.... 60 sound stoo low.. 140 sounds too high...
anyone care to check their measurements based on the yokohama pic above??
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Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
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January 2003
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Re: will 7" +35 offset wheels fit a sprinter??
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Wed, 21 September 2005 10:38
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and as per original question..
7" +35mm offset. 177.8/2 + 35 = 124mm backspace.
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Burwood VIC
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March 2004
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Re: will 7" +35 offset wheels fit a sprinter??
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Thu, 22 September 2005 10:19
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Great pics I'm gunna save them - always wondered what and how offset worked, thanks buddie.
Now, if I can only find that techo article about fitting the Kenworth pistons (not the pist 'n' broke ones) into a 4AG I'll be ready to fire 'er up !
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