How much offset?
07-23-2012, 04:43 PM
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How much offset?
I am getting ready to get some new wheels. I have a 97 civic EK. Right now I'm 15x6.5 +40mm offset wheels with no camber kit. It looks like the back fenders are rolled from the previous owner. I am looking at getting some DR-16/DR-20s that are 15x7. With the tires being .5 inch wider will I need to have a lower offset for a more stanced look? Or will the wider wheels make it look nice with no offset? The DR-20s come in 40, 15, 10, and 0 offset. I was wondering if I could run 15 in the front and back without having to do any more work on the fenders.
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07-23-2012, 05:21 PM
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Re: How much offset?
Yeah it really depends on the size of your tires. I know my brother is running 15x8's with a 12 offset on his ek hatch with just rolled fenders fine. He's low and only rubs on bumps.
07-23-2012, 06:34 PM
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Re: How much offset?
Think of it this way: You want to go with a 7" width (still pretty narrow) so you're going to add 1/2 inch total to the width, or 1/4 inch per side. Then you want to go with a +15 instead of a +40, so that's another 25mm toward the outside. 25mm is almost an inch (25.4mm is an inch just to be accurate) so you're going to move the edge of the wheel a total of 1.25 inches toward the outside of the car from where the wheels are now. So grab a ruler or tape measure and see where that ends up......
Not rocket science, just elementary math.
You're probably also moving your scrub radius a shitload away from stock, but that's a different story. I imagine that you don't care about steering geometry if you're trying to go for some trandy stance bullshit.
Not rocket science, just elementary math.
You're probably also moving your scrub radius a shitload away from stock, but that's a different story. I imagine that you don't care about steering geometry if you're trying to go for some trandy stance bullshit.
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07-23-2012, 06:37 PM
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Re: How much offset?
Think of it this way: You want to go with a 7" width (still pretty narrow) so you're going to add 1/2 inch total to the width, or 1/4 inch per side. Then you want to go with a +15 instead of a +40, so that's another 25mm toward the outside. 25mm is almost an inch (25.4mm is an inch just to be accurate) so you're going to move the edge of the wheel a total of 1.25 inches toward the outside of the car from where the wheels are now. So grab a ruler or tape measure and see where that ends up......
Not rocket science.
Not rocket science.
07-23-2012, 06:41 PM
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07-23-2012, 06:44 PM
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