Wheel Question......15x8 et25

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  • e30frosh
    R3VLimited
    • Dec 2004
    • 2170
    #16
    Originally posted by 2002maniac
    They dont clear with an offset of 33mm.

    If the wheels were originally 15x6.5 et33(is that right?) and you widened the outer lips 2inches then the offset would be alot lower, like et8
    I've been running them with no problem. Maybe I'm just lucky?

    Every day I wake up we drink a lot of coffee and watch the CNN
    Every day I wake up to a bowl of clover honey and let the locusts fly in.
    Lobsterbacks attack the town again
    Wrap all my things in aluminum
    Beams of darkness streak across the sky
    Pink rays from the ancient satellite
    Every time I look out my window same three dogs looking back at me.
    Every time I open my windows cranes fly in to terrorize me.

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      • 2002maniac
        R3V Elite
        • Feb 2005
        • 4260
        #17
        Originally posted by e30frosh
        I've been running them with no problem. Maybe I'm just lucky?
        Because they arent et33 anymore. By widening them, the offset was changed to et8

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          • e30frosh
            R3VLimited
            • Dec 2004
            • 2170
            #18
            Originally posted by 2002maniac
            Because they arent et33 anymore. By widening them, the offset was changed to et8
            It's pnly widening the outer lip tho. Not the original inner offset. My rm's are also 33et. 15x6.5. 215/45/15. No rub there either.

            Every day I wake up we drink a lot of coffee and watch the CNN
            Every day I wake up to a bowl of clover honey and let the locusts fly in.
            Lobsterbacks attack the town again
            Wrap all my things in aluminum
            Beams of darkness streak across the sky
            Pink rays from the ancient satellite
            Every time I look out my window same three dogs looking back at me.
            Every time I open my windows cranes fly in to terrorize me.

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              • e30frosh
                R3VLimited
                • Dec 2004
                • 2170
                #19
                I'm not saying your wrong. I'm just undereducated with wheel offset and clearance issues, so I'm just trying to get this right in my own head.

                Every day I wake up we drink a lot of coffee and watch the CNN
                Every day I wake up to a bowl of clover honey and let the locusts fly in.
                Lobsterbacks attack the town again
                Wrap all my things in aluminum
                Beams of darkness streak across the sky
                Pink rays from the ancient satellite
                Every time I look out my window same three dogs looking back at me.
                Every time I open my windows cranes fly in to terrorize me.

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                  • 2002maniac
                    R3V Elite
                    • Feb 2005
                    • 4260
                    #20
                    Originally posted by e30frosh
                    It's pnly widening the outer lip tho. Not the original inner offset. My rm's are also 33et. 15x6.5. 215/45/15. No rub there either.
                    exactly. that is why the offset changes.

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                      • e30frosh
                        R3VLimited
                        • Dec 2004
                        • 2170
                        #21
                        I was thinking offset was measured from the inside lip to the hub.

                        Every day I wake up we drink a lot of coffee and watch the CNN
                        Every day I wake up to a bowl of clover honey and let the locusts fly in.
                        Lobsterbacks attack the town again
                        Wrap all my things in aluminum
                        Beams of darkness streak across the sky
                        Pink rays from the ancient satellite
                        Every time I look out my window same three dogs looking back at me.
                        Every time I open my windows cranes fly in to terrorize me.

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                          • nando
                            Moderator
                            • Nov 2003
                            • 34827
                            #22
                            Originally posted by e30frosh
                            I was thinking offset was measured from the inside lip to the hub.
                            it's measured from the hub surface to the centerline of the wheel.
                            Build thread

                            Bimmerlabs

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                              • 2002maniac
                                R3V Elite
                                • Feb 2005
                                • 4260
                                #23
                                Originally posted by e30frosh
                                I was thinking offset was measured from the inside lip to the hub.
                                that's backspacing. your backspacing did not change, but the offset did.

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                                  • FlyE30Guy
                                    Member
                                    • Nov 2006
                                    • 67
                                    #24
                                    Originally posted by Jesse30
                                    im going to get these same wheels.

                                    i found them for really cheap too. www.wheelsnext.com


                                    849 with tires. just thought you might want to know about that.

                                    cheers.

                                    Yeah thanks man I'm ordering them from there next week.
                                    '91 318is....Project
                                    99 Audi 1.8t....Daily

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                                      • Mystikal
                                        Moderator
                                        Wheel Fitment Expert
                                        • Nov 2003
                                        • 9602
                                        #25
                                        Yup, widened wheels' offsets are changed 1/2 of how much they are widened.

                                        15x6.5" ET33
                                        =
                                        15x8.5" ET8 (2" = 51mm, 51mm/2 = 25.5mm, ET33-25mm = ET8 )

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                                          • e30frosh
                                            R3VLimited
                                            • Dec 2004
                                            • 2170
                                            #26
                                            Ah...Now I get it. Thanks guys.

                                            Every day I wake up we drink a lot of coffee and watch the CNN
                                            Every day I wake up to a bowl of clover honey and let the locusts fly in.
                                            Lobsterbacks attack the town again
                                            Wrap all my things in aluminum
                                            Beams of darkness streak across the sky
                                            Pink rays from the ancient satellite
                                            Every time I look out my window same three dogs looking back at me.
                                            Every time I open my windows cranes fly in to terrorize me.

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                                              • 92 mtechnic cabrio
                                                Honesty is not the best policy!
                                                • Dec 2003
                                                • 4907
                                                #27
                                                Originally posted by Mystikal
                                                Yup, widened wheels' offsets are changed 1/2 of how much they are widened.

                                                15x6.5" ET33
                                                =
                                                15x8.5" ET8 (2" = 51mm, 51mm/2 = 25.5mm, ET33-25mm = ET8 )
                                                What if you didn't widen each side of the wheel equally? Then what?

                                                For example, you add two inches to the front, but only one inch to the rear.

                                                Although your example uses the right concept, there is the common chance someone won't add to both sides equally.

                                                I know I wouldn't add to both sides equally, I love more lip and fender-flushness!
                                                R.I.P 07/01/09 - 04/23/10 :(

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