Following my front wheel damage due to a pothole and the subsequent repair job I'm experiencing some steering wheel shake at motorway speed.

 

I'm probably going to buy a new pair of wheels and the supplier have recommended ET25mm

 

Is anyone else using this offset?

 

Thanks

 

Steve

Hi Steve!

Depends on the width.

I've got 8.5" wheels with +35mm offset.

Perfect fit, no rubbing.

ET 25 would stick out to much, I think.

 

Maciej

 

P.S. Did you get my email? (like 2 weeks ago or so...)

 

Hi Maicej,

 

I did get your email although my home PC has crashed and need some major surgery :-(

 

The wheels I have ordered are 8.5J with ET 25mm which I need to clear my AP calipers.

 

Can you resend your email so I can pick it up at work

 

Steve

No stress Steve, it wasn't any urgent matter.

I'll resend it when I get home.

 

Does offset affect caliper clearance?

On my wheels, the center piece stays the same and

the ring where the tire is mounted moves in or out.

I have split rims though, maybe it's different on one piece wheels.

 

Don't you know what offset you were running on previously?

 

Maciej

Maciej,

 

I have ET35mm but I had to fit some dodgy spacers after I fitted the AP calipers so I could get the clearance.

 

The supplier tells me that the 8.5J wheels with ET25mm are for the Z and Supra and will give me the correct clearance with the calipers.

 

The smaller ET number apparently moves the wheel further out and provides more clearance.

 

Steve