Drag rims, anyone seen 'em?

[geordy at hotmail.com (Geordy Rostad)]

How wide are the rims on your Jetta?  I can't imagine 0ET would fit the 
front at all and I'd think they would really stick out insanely in the rear. 
Dunno though.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rave Racer 77" <raveracer77@xxxxxxxx>
To: "Dan Bubb" <jdbubb@xxxxxxxxxxx>; "Geordy Rostad" <geordy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2007 1:07 PM
Subject: Re: Drag rims, anyone seen 'em?


>I have 40 ET (mm offset) on my rims on my A2 Jetta and they fit fine with 
>no rubbing.  Tires are 195/55/15.  I'm thinking of getting a set of 
>Sportmax's though and theyre 15X8 and 0 ET.  Should be interesting, don't 
>know if they'll fit yet either.
>
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dan Bubb" <jdbubb@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Geordy Rostad" <geordy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2007 08:16
> Subject: Re: Drag rims, anyone seen 'em?
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>> My 16 X 7 rims have a 38mm offset.
>> I imagine a 40mm offset will work fine with a slightly narrower rim.
>>
>>
>> From: "Geordy Rostad" <geordy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <roccit_53@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <verboten1@xxxxxxxxx>
>> Cc: <Scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2007 4:50 PM
>> Subject: Re: Drag rims, anyone seen 'em?
>>
>>
>>> Enough about the nuts though, is the 40mm offset ok?
>>>
>>>
>>> From: "C Boyko" <roccit_53@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Reply-To: roccit_53@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> To: Verboten1 <verboten1@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> CC: Scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: Re: Drag rims, anyone seen 'em?
>>> Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 16:12:40 -0400
>>>
>>> Also if you are drag racing, there are some sanctioning bodies that 
>>> still
>>> require studs with open nuts/some exposed stud threads. If this is the
>>> case, tapered nuts are easy to come by, acorns not so easy, but stock
>>> Hondas and I believe BMWs use studs and acorn nuts. I had to grind the
>>> backs off some Civic nuts for some rims we used to use.
>>>
>>> Cathy
>>
>>
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