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Old 17th January 2013, 05:19 PM
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Originally Posted by jps View Post
Surely offset increases or decreases as width of the wheel changes
Sorry JPS, but I think you are mistaken, and I disagree with that.
The offset of a wheel is given by a manufacturer by the "ET".
ET is is the distance between the middle longitudinal plan of the wheel and the plan of the wheel's face against the car's hub.

ETWheel.jpg

You can have a 3'' wide wheel or a 9'' with an ET38, the offset will still be the same. Just the wheel will be wider, so wider outward AND inward

Hope I'm clear in my explanations
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