-27 offset wheels

[92 mtechnic cabrio]

maybe some 14x10 ET-33 ?

[AlarmedBread]

Leverage?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'd think it would help if anything?

That is until you start going around corners. :)

[Turf1600]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'd think it would help if anything?

That is until you start going around corners. :)

Yes - going in a straight line wouldn't present a huge problem. I don't understand the placement of the wheel bearing in your drawing though? If the wheel is centered over the bearing it will SIGNIFICANTLY decrease the force applied to it.

[M42Technik]

I was hoping Jon would jump into this thread!

Awesome pictures Jon, and what was it again? 16x11?

[92 mtechnic cabrio]

I was hoping Jon would jump into this thread!

Awesome pictures Jon, and what was it again? 16x11?

shhhhh

[Erick]

Hahaha are you ever getting those wheels Jon? I was extremely dissapointed on my flight back when I realized I never got to see them.

[92 mtechnic cabrio]

Hahaha are you ever getting those wheels Jon? I was extremely dissapointed on my flight back when I realized I never got to see them.

you never got to see them because they haven't been made yet!

[M42Technik]

I'm buying you a skidplate! Thats why you can't afford one! ;)

[TwoJ's]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'd think it would help if anything?

That is until you start going around corners. :)

No, it wouldn't help at all. The weight of the car is acting downward at the hubs. Newtons third law says that there are equal and opposite forces on an object that is not accelerating (relatively of course). But this equal and opposite force is acting at the center of the wheel. Since the center of the wheel is so much further out from the hub than normal, it creates a larger moment (torque) on the hub/bearing. The moment can be calculated by multiplying the applied force by the lever arm (distance from center of wheel to hub). From this, you can see the moment on the hub/bearing would be increased a lot.

[Raxe]

SSR Bright Speed



Sakura Cherry Blossom

[Hick]

death to wheel bearings

[AlarmedBread]

No, it wouldn't help at all. The weight of the car is acting downward at the hubs. Newtons third law says that there are equal and opposite forces on an object that is not accelerating (relatively of course). But this equal and opposite force is acting at the center of the wheel. Since the center of the wheel is so much further out from the hub than normal, it creates a larger moment (torque) on the hub/bearing. The moment can be calculated by multiplying the applied force by the lever arm (distance from center of wheel to hub). From this, you can see the moment on the hub/bearing would be increased a lot.

Fair enough, I was assuming we would have some camber to deal with since the euro/VIP style cars usually run absurd amounts. I was trying to express something like an et40 and et-20 wheel in the sketch. :-)

[TwoJ's]

Fair enough too.

[Mulholland]

SSR Bright Speed



Sakura Cherry Blossom

those cherry blossoms are the most gangster 4 lug wheels ever. Do they come with in a matte black finished lip? lol

[JamesE30]

special spacers to mount them backwards is the only way.

Those are rare.

*edit*
eBay is probably your best bet for magic positive offset spacers.