SoCal General Chat

[mkcman17]

yarrrrrrg offset is so confusing. all i really care about is frontspacing. yno measurement for that?

[JinormusJ]

Offset still confuses me @_@
I gave up caring cause I figured it'd be one of those "learn through experience" things...

[JinormusJ]

WTF... I haven't had Trix cereals in years but I had some this morning.. I noticed that they don't have the fruit shapes anymore.. Gay friggen puffs...

So lame...

At least fruity pebbles haven't changed at all..

[ToPLeSS(e30)FeinD]

WTF... I haven't had Trix cereals in years but I had some this morning.. I noticed that they don't have the fruit shapes anymore.. Gay friggen puffs...

So lame...

At least fruity pebbles haven't changed at all..

Dude fruity pebbles are all I eat. I cant eat breakfast cuz its messes with my stomach so I just have some cereal an it's been either fruity or cocoa pebbles for like 10 years, depending on my mood.

[R3Z3N]

yarrrrrrg offset is so confusing. all i really care about is frontspacing. yno measurement for that?

Through simple math there is ;-)

So look at the image below:
(Rim Width/2)-Offset=Front spacing

However if you are running VERY stretched tires, one might want to measure instead of the rim width, the outer wheel width as that will stick out more than properly sized tires.

[- jay]

Anyone running a velocity stack setup with their MAF?

[einstein57]

Lmk when ill buy one, maybe 2, for e36.

Take a measurement from center to center and get you some.

[mkcman17]

Through simple math there is ;-)

So look at the image below:
(Rim Width/2)-Offset=Front spacing

However if you are running VERY stretched tires, one might want to measure instead of the rim width, the outer wheel width as that will stick out more than properly sized tires.

yeah i know how to measure these things, but unless i compare with frontspacing on other wheels, i have no real benchmark. i'm just trying to determine if i can run adapters on a set of wheels, but it appears not. they extend about 1.2" further out than a bottlecap does, from inner mounting surface to outside lip. 16x7ish et~10ish from what i can tell

[R3Z3N]

I was thinking about a reference point like you said, and IMO there should be a tool that mounts to the rotor/hub so one can measure this stuff easily. A slide calculator of sorts on a T? that will quickly show offset, and front and back spacing.

[mkcman17]

backspacing is pretty common, but i know immediately if a wheel is going to make contact with struts/suspension by test fitting. it's worse that a 7" wheel actually measures ~8" lip to lip, and makes fitting a little more confusing because i can't just subtract the backspacing from the width to determine front fitment. grrrr.

[Balleristic31]

Drove an m coupe today. What a crazy fun car even stock. It's funny how similar it drives to an e30.

Mike if u get those wheels I hate u.

[Ayman]

They're mine for sure

[thebutcher37]

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/member.php?u=11946

Thank you sir!

Dude fruity pebbles are all I eat. I cant eat breakfast cuz its messes with my stomach so I just have some cereal an it's been either fruity or cocoa pebbles for like 10 years, depending on my mood.

it's been fruity for like your whole life....

Take a measurement from center to center and get you some.

Nigel, I might just have to take my car to you and pay for your services for all my Low needs......

They're mine for sure

it's been fruity for like your whole life....

[Ayman]

Nigel, I might just have to take my car to you and pay for your services for all my Low needs......

Degradation by means of facial?

[azael325i]

Tinted windows BS..