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Postby xrsi on Tue Feb 14, 2006 5:40 pm

right im looking at a set of wheels for the girlfriend to put on her 206...

the ofset needed is 25, now if i were to get a set of wheels of ofset 35, would 10mm spacers make them 25 or 45?

cant remember which way it goes!
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Postby Oranoco on Tue Feb 14, 2006 6:57 pm

To be honest mate you would be better off buying wheels that are the right offset from the outset. Spacers are always a bit of a frowned on way of achieving the result, although used coreectly they can work well.
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Postby xrsi on Tue Feb 14, 2006 7:02 pm

yeah i know the ideal situation is to use the correct ofset and that large spacers do put more stress on components, however 10mm aint a huge spacer to be using and prob wouldnt have any extra effect over a correct ofset wheel!

only prob i can see is it catching cos it has a spacer to cahnge ofset....
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Postby Oranoco on Tue Feb 14, 2006 7:27 pm

There are a few more issues than that mate but you are on the right track. If you can get spacers that have a locating ring as on the hub then you will probably be fine. Don't forget you will need longer wheel bolts/studs
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Postby xrsi on Tue Feb 14, 2006 7:41 pm

yeah i know that about location rings on hubs/spacers, it stops shear forces acting on the nuts or bolts etc

yeah longer bolts are a must as otherwise it would only be held on by a couple of threads! NOT GOOD! :lol:

main concern really is how it would fit as opposed to a proper ofset wheel, oh and i still cant remember which way spacers go!?!

do they increase or decrease the number?
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Postby MAD_Adamski on Tue Feb 14, 2006 7:51 pm

45 :P
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Postby xrsi on Tue Feb 14, 2006 7:54 pm

ta mate, throught it would prob work that way but just wanted to be 100% sure!
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