Re: ET Values

[Andre Bjorkheim <andreb@u.washington.edu>]

> I'm trying to get rid of an annoying vibration that only happens above 80mph. 
> It's
> a (slow !) process of elimination and so far I'm confident that there's nothing 
> bent or overly worn on the suspension. I know that the ET of the stock wheels 
> is 38, but the 
> aftermarket O.Z wheels on my car are ET 33. Is this a possible cause of the 
> problem ??? 

     Probably not cuz you will have to have a different offset if your rim
width increases or decrease.  I have had rims with offsets of 45, 30 and
25, and no problem with any of them.  I would check to see if your rims
are properly balanced.  

    Andre'


  The wheels are 14 inch running 185/60 R14 Continental tyres. I'm in 
> the process of sourcing some standard steel wheels to run round on through 
> winter, but whilst I'm looking, I thought I'd ask if anybody has any experience 
> of mismatched wheels
> 
> By the way, I can handle most of the U.S terms, hood = bonnet, trunk = boot,
> fender = wing, etc etc, but what the hell is shade tree ???
> 
> TIA
> 
> Sean Conway
> (UK 1990 GT2)
> 
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