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Old 21-06-2010, 12:50 AM   #1
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im looking at wheels right now on an American site and the offset on the wheels is in mm, now i know nothing about offsets is mm the universal unit of measurement if so i wanna get 16x9 (15/25/30 mm offset) and 16x7.5(20/35mm offset) thats rear and front wheels receptively whats the best offset to stay within Aussie road rules...

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Old 21-06-2010, 07:04 AM   #2
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What vehicle will these wheels be going on?
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Old 21-06-2010, 10:16 AM   #3
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Old 21-06-2010, 01:25 PM   #4
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im looking at wheels right now on an American site and the offset on the wheels is in mm, now i know nothing about offsets is mm the universal unit of measurement if so i wanna get 16x9 (15/25/30 mm offset) and 16x7.5(20/35mm offset) thats rear and front wheels receptively whats the best offset to stay within Aussie road rules...

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Aussie road rules have no bearing on the offset (ET). The factors effecting the right offset are the width of the wheel, tyre size, your suspension (lowered or not) and the space within the guard. Look here for help.
http://www.rimsntires.com/rt_specs.jsp
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Old 21-06-2010, 01:34 PM   #5
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thanks for the link im lowered 45mm atm but getting coillies so will be lower than that what to know how much the wheels will stick out will have a look at that link u jus put up!

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