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Old 8th September 2009, 11:05 AM
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Default Just won some alloys, will they fit?

Cant get my head around the offset issue today. Just won some alloys on ebay pcd 108 offset 15. I know the offset needs to be 35-40ish. So my question is how do I get these alloys to fit or won't they?
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Old 8th September 2009, 11:54 AM
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"May" be a problem:

http://www.driverstechnologyassociat...eel-offset.htm
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Old 8th September 2009, 12:14 PM
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they will stick out about 20mm further than a wheel that is the correct ofset. if you have wide arches on the rear it shouldnt be a problem
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Old 8th September 2009, 06:49 PM
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Bumpsteer!!
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Old 8th September 2009, 09:01 PM
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Bumpsteer!!
I don't think that's right. Bumpsteer is caused when the steering rack isn't correctly aligned (or the right length), and doesn't have anything to do with the wheel offset. IF you ever measure it then you don't usually have the wheels attached anyway.

I think it does have some other effects though - something to do with how well the steering self centres I think.

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Old 8th September 2009, 10:13 PM
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What exactly is bumpsteer?

If they dont work I'll just put them back on ebay.
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