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Old 05-24-08, 08:22 PM
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Staggered rims on a GSL-SE

Allright help me out guys, I just about spent an hour reading and reading, and maybe I cant search properly, but I need to know exactly what I would have to do put some rims with some lip on my Gsl-se. I am thinking nothing larger than a 17 and nothing smaller than a 15" rim. I would like to get the biggest lip I could under my fenders. I understand I have a high off set, but I also read some where here that some one had +1 off set in the front and +3 offset in the rear, and the rear rubbed but at a mininmal.
They had pics but they were not showing.
Would back spacing be an issue with the lower off sets for the se. If any one has picks please post I would love to see..
IN the market for rims all help is appreciated.
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fwd rims with a 205/50r16 all the way around.
Old 05-24-08, 08:53 PM
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Sorry I do not understand your answer, fwd off set usually are high off set, If I understand correctly, I do not understand how this answers the question, could you please explain.. I am curios about low off set rims on my high off set rx7 ......
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If you are running a SE you will want a 7" & 8" @ 35mm offset.
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I have heard that a 15mm offset can be used on our SE's.
I have not tried it yet BUT really want to as I would love to have some rims that have a lip on my SE as well.

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OK well thats not to bad 15mm offset will get us closer to where we want to be. Has anyone tried this. PICS please some one has to have some
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i just fitted 215/35/18 all round turns out they were 38offset not 45 i was told anyway it all helped no rubbing on the rear and a 6mm spacer up front gives me now problem, a nice lip on the wheels too, going coilover next week so hope to lose the spacer

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Just remember to factor in the width of the rim w/ the offset.
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