offset, please explain

Originally Posted by arcticreaver also, are we suppose to try and match the offset of the car when we get rims and tires? my friend told me that you don't

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04-24-2009, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by arcticreaver

also, are we suppose to try and match the offset of the car when we get rims and tires? my friend told me that you don't want to stray too far from what the stock.

No. At least with the Z, the whole point of getting new rims is that people don't like how far into the wheel wells the wheels are. i.e., the offset is too high. Are you sure your friend wasn't talking about tire diameter? Let me know if you need me to explain how tire diameter comes into play.

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