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General => General Technical => Wheels & Tyres, Suspension & Brakes => Topic started by: rotary_rogers on February 10, 2005, 05:37:06 PM

Title: will 5 by 114.3 offests 30 fit my FC.
Post by: rotary_rogers on February 10, 2005, 05:37:06 PM
as the name says peeps ive never been sure what the patterns are. any info would be great.

thanks

louis.
Title: will 5 by 114.3 offests 30 fit my FC.
Post by: t2rew on February 10, 2005, 09:42:13 PM
yes.

they will be 5mm further out though so the front will rub like mad even if they are the same width as stock. if they are wider the rubbing gets worse
Title: will 5 by 114.3 offests 30 fit my FC.
Post by: rotary_rogers on February 10, 2005, 09:49:22 PM
so in that case some 5 mm spacers should sort them out, am i correct in thinking that.
Title: will 5 by 114.3 offests 30 fit my FC.
Post by: t2rew on February 10, 2005, 10:37:41 PM
no.

the 5mm smaller offset puts the wheel out to the arch 5mm
if you then put a 5mm spacer on it would put the wheel 10mm closer to the arch. in fact it would probably put the wheel 5mm beond the arch
Title: will 5 by 114.3 offests 30 fit my FC.
Post by: t2rew on February 10, 2005, 10:41:37 PM
my car is lowered with stock wheels and in some instance\'s the tyres rip out the front arches. if you fit the 30mm offset wheel you will have to get your arches rolled out.
Title: will 5 by 114.3 offests 30 fit my FC.
Post by: rotary_rogers on February 10, 2005, 11:02:43 PM
ok cheers for the info dude, just out of interest what is the standard offest wheel. also when they say roled out arches do they what does that  entail as im not much of a bodywork guy.
Title: will 5 by 114.3 offests 30 fit my FC.
Post by: t2rew on February 10, 2005, 11:07:34 PM
35mm
useing a rolling device they roll the metal away from the tyre. there is a small lip that can be folded flat to give more clearance. i used to work with some one that had a roller. it can be done with a hammer though
Title: will 5 by 114.3 offests 30 fit my FC.
Post by: rotary_rogers on February 10, 2005, 11:11:02 PM
sounds easy enough, when you say metal flap do you mean the one folded round and under on each arch, cheers again.