Wheel offset question

[slash2 at mindspring.com (Scott Rose)]

The first thing I would do is jack the car up and test fit them without
tires.  Take a look at how far the wheel comes out to/or past the
wheelwell.  Depending on how close or over it is you could roll or you
could flair the fenders.  

or you could before you get the wheels jack it up and measure it out.
12-13 mm offset is almost in the dead center line of the wheel.  7" wide
wheel, that's almost 3.5 inches from the hub to where the edge of the wheel
would be.


At 04:13 PM 24-06-04 -0500, you wrote:
>Is there anything that could be done to get a 15x7" but _ET12-13_ to fit
on a 
>VW?  I can't seem to get my head around offsets and the manipulation thereof.
>
>I've been trying for years to find a particular style of wheel, but they
just 
>weren't that popular even when they WERE available (and, no, it's not the
Ronal 
>Teddy Bear!  ;)
>
>The thing is, this particular style of wheel was actually very common on 
>another marque (BMW) and relatively available in Germany (if I can convince 
>someone to ship em to me).
>
>I really don't want to settle for MoMo Quasars on my baby...  :)
>
>thx, JT
>
>
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