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offset when buying rims online
hey guys
just wondering about offset when buying rims online. i'm in queensland and want rims from sydney.
Can the offset of your chosen rims be changed when you get them or are they stuck at the set offset you chose when you buy them?
Sorry if this seems like a stupid question.
Cheers
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They stay once you get them, offset cannot be changed most of the times unless your rims are able to be reverse mounted.
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another noob question but what are the offsets on stock accord euros wheels? As i plan on getting a euro soon. thanks
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+55 for the CU2 Euro
I once heard a wheel seller saying that some manufacturers can machine grind (factory) wheels into higher offset, ie from +42 to a +45, but has to be 'factory' done. But i do think its much safer to buy the right offset in the first place.
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okay so a +30 offset wouldn't hit brakes would it? or depends on kinda rim?
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you can use this tool to determine what different offsets will do.
http://www.1010tires.com/wheeloffsetcalculator.asp
obviously you need to know what your stock wheel size is but this is usually stamped onto the wheel somewhere
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yeah thanks and could you buy rims online without getting the offset and balancing done? as in get it done when you get them locally?
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if you're only getting the wheels (with no tyre) they won't be balanced because there is no point if they don't have tyres on. and as mentioned above offset CANNOT be changed. so no, you can't get "rims online without getting the offset done"
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ok thanks so if i were to buy the rims by themselves the offset would already be set to the one it has or i choose right?
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Originally Posted by richard_k
the offset would already be set to the one it has or i choose right?
depending on the wheel type they usually come in a few different offsets, but no, you don't get to choose specifically
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unless you are buying those >$1000 Italian rims, then you get to choose whatever off set you like, custom made.
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just expanding on markismaximus's comments.. no way to truely change a wheels offset while remaining reliable as original form
it's probably rarely done(unsafe is one of the main reasons I'm guessing) but as mentioned by Lemonhead you can machine the wheels to have a higher offset I.e. from +42 to +45 as per Lemonhead's example
then there's adding spacers to decrease offset I.e. +52 to +37 in my case on my own car
problem is with modifying, you add extra points of failure
with machining the wheel you weaken then mounting surface by making it thinner
with adding a spacer, depending on what it is and how you go about it, you'd adding extra studs and of course a lump of metal between the wheel and the hub itself
Last edited by vinnY; 28-12-2010 at 12:21 AM.
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