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Old 12-10-09, 02:13 PM
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Offset for a widebody

So i was wondering what offset would be good for a wide body. Im probably gonna get diamond racing wheels (cheap and custom), and i was wondering what offset would be good for the widebody? a little negative? does anybody know what dansyoung has? or that red v6 1st gen widebody? thanks.
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just take your rims and turn them around then you have some wide body looking rims
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Hello! Offset is the same as stock, with a widebody you are extending the fender out further allowing a wider wheel but retain the same offset.

My rims are 17x10 in the front and 17x12 in the rear, with IIRC 4.5" backspacing front and rear.

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hahahaha, i already did that, its just that the front wheels are about 4 inchs, and are hard to turn with. so it wuldnt work with the front ones. hahaha, good idea though
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Just double checked and my backspacing is 4.5" front and rear. I could go to a 4" backspacing in the rear tho and run a 13 or 14" wide rim in the future.
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Originally Posted by Dan_s_young
Hello! Offset is the same as stock, with a widebody you are extending the fender out further allowing a wider wheel but retain the same offset.

My rims are 17x10 in the front and 17x12 in the rear, with IIRC 4.5" backspacing front and rear.


Just a slight correction. Your retaining the same backspacing. However Offset would be different.

BTW. I would hump the hell out of your CCW's.....
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Hmmmm yes thank you. I really don't like offset measurements, backspacing seems to make alot more sense because the number remains constant while offset changes with wheel size hmmm.
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mmk, any pics of the car from the side view to get a better look at them?
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widebody

Dan you have really large flare on your widebody on his kit i think 10inch wide back is the largest. I my opinion go with a custom 16 inch, 17 is too big.

I have the 17 CCW like Dans on my car, i would do it over again i would go 16 as the car sits kinda high.

Just my opinion
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Originally Posted by food7373
mmk, any pics of the car from the side view to get a better look at them?





Hope these help. If you decide to go with a 16" rim make sure you do your research with tires, you will end up paying more and it is more difficult to find a tire as wide. Personally I would go with a 17" wheel again, and just use shorter springs in the rear to adjust for the ride height.
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And just for kicks, here is what it looked like with the factory rims lol.
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thanks for the help man, im still doin some research on wheels, it looks like diamond racing wheels though.
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