Pic request: ESM 002r wheels

[z6ne]

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[Luke_M]

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?p=3599718

Just scroll down. I love mine. They are one piece cast, not a real 3 piece, but you'd have to be a wheel aficionado to know the difference between these and some real bbs. For instance, you can see the the hex screw holding the center cap on and the lip is milled and clear coated, not polished like a bbs or hre wheel. But for the price who cares? I get people staring all the time and questions a few times a week. If you want any close ups just PM me.

The ride is a bit rough with the streched 215/40 sidewalls but with the hits I've taken they still seem straight. No bends that I can see. I haven't measured them, just eye balling. I was surprised honestly.

[z6ne]

nice, like the 02 as well

[henna 3ree]

here is my 84 with 17 x 8.5 +20

[z6ne]

preciate it

[lambo]

:nice: Would a 225/45 would fit?

With a roll and stiff springs on an et15 I think you'd be pretty close.

[makeshift]

Honestly... that staggered tire setup is pretty dumb, imo. The difference between a 205 and a 215 is 10mm, that's 5mm on either side, not enough to compensate for the inch and a half difference in wheel widths. Plus, a 215/40 is shorter than a 205/45... If you're gonna bother with 9's in the back go to a 225/45 or something.

:nice: Would a 225/45 would fit?

[lambo]

Thats what I just said ;)

I was typing up my response as you posted yours :P

[z6ne]

He just made it clear as day.

So I'm thinking I want to get the same setup as you have, et 20 offset, and run bilstein sport shocks and vogtland sport springs. This sound right?

[willworkfore30s]

Take a wheel, cut it exactly in half like you would cut a bagel. If the mounting point of the wheel (that part that directly touches the hub) lines up with your cut, then your wheel would be et0. Now take that mounting point and move it away from your car, every millimeter you move it out adds a 1 to your et. i.e. moving the mounting point of an originally et0 wheel 20 millimeters away from the car gives an et20. Conversely, moving the mounting point one millimeter towards the inside of the car subtracts a 1 from your et. i.e. moving the mounting point of an originally et0 wheel 10 millimeters towards the interior of the car gives an et-10.

Thats what I just said ;)

[z6ne]

Take a wheel, cut it exactly in half like you would cut a bagel. If the mounting point of the wheel (that part that directly touches the hub) lines up with your cut, then your wheel would be et0. Now take that mounting point and move it away from your car, every millimeter you move it out adds a 1 to your et. i.e. moving the mounting point of an originally et0 wheel 20 millimeters away from the car gives an et20. Conversely, moving the mounting point one millimeter towards the inside of the car subtracts a 1 from your et. i.e. moving the mounting point of an originally et0 wheel 10 millimeters towards the interior of the car gives an et-10.

that was a perfect explanation thanks man
But now I want a bagel...

[lambo]

so what exactly is et 20 a measurement of?
I know pretty much nothing about wheels.

Take a wheel, cut it exactly in half like you would cut a bagel. If the mounting point of the wheel (that part that directly touches the hub) lines up with your cut, then your wheel would be et0. Now take that mounting point and move it away from your car, every millimeter you move it out adds a 1 to your et. i.e. moving the mounting point of an originally et0 wheel 20 millimeters away from the car gives an et20. Conversely, moving the mounting point one millimeter towards the inside of the car subtracts a 1 from your et. i.e. moving the mounting point of an originally et0 wheel 10 millimeters towards the interior of the car gives an et-10.

[willworkfore30s]

The mounting surface is 20mm away from the centerline of the wheel

[z6ne]

so what exactly is et 20 a measurement of?
I know pretty much nothing about wheels.

[willworkfore30s]

ET 20 is what you want for offset on a stock car. You could space them out more but not with tires as wide as mine. And yes, those are just vinyl roundels on the ESM caps. In the picture it looks like the caps don't quite match the wheels but the wheels have a couple weeks of brake dust on them and in real life they look better.