I am in the process of of trying to get these darn rims to fit but want to be sure on the measurments before I order spacers.
the new rims I have are ET40 so 3mm less than standard fitment et43's , current fitted rims are Et35 (8mm more than than the ET43's but 5mm more than the new rims ET40) still following me, good.
to get the new rims on and clear the caliper carrries widest point by 2mm I need a 10mm spacer, this will effectively increase the offset to an ET30 which is very close to the inner arches , doable but its close.
So the key part of the equation is this, on the front suspension does the front wheel stay in a vertical position under suspension compression or does it move out of vertical and inwards to the wheel arch, I know it may sound obvious but I cant remember , same with the rear, as the suspension is compressed either by bump or cornering does the wheel moveupwards and inwards into the arch, if it moves inward marginally then the distance from the inner lip of the wheel arch will only be relavant as when the wheel moves it moves inwards away from the inner arch edge, well that's what I am hoping.
if anyone can clear this up for me i'd be very gratefull.
rgds
rob
the new rims I have are ET40 so 3mm less than standard fitment et43's , current fitted rims are Et35 (8mm more than than the ET43's but 5mm more than the new rims ET40) still following me, good.
to get the new rims on and clear the caliper carrries widest point by 2mm I need a 10mm spacer, this will effectively increase the offset to an ET30 which is very close to the inner arches , doable but its close.
So the key part of the equation is this, on the front suspension does the front wheel stay in a vertical position under suspension compression or does it move out of vertical and inwards to the wheel arch, I know it may sound obvious but I cant remember , same with the rear, as the suspension is compressed either by bump or cornering does the wheel moveupwards and inwards into the arch, if it moves inward marginally then the distance from the inner lip of the wheel arch will only be relavant as when the wheel moves it moves inwards away from the inner arch edge, well that's what I am hoping.
if anyone can clear this up for me i'd be very gratefull.
rgds
rob