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iTrader: (1)

Got a question about some wheels that I am looking to refinish. The following specs are:

20x9 +38
2 inch Lip

20x10.5 +45
3 inch Lip

What I want to know is if I can machine a few mm off each wheel, thus lowering the offsets so that I can run a 4 in rear lip and possibly a 2.5inch front lip?

Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks and stay tuned for pics in the upcoming months

RDIS250AWD

iTrader: (7)

You'll find your answers quicker searching or posting in these threads

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...tart-here.html

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...el-thread.html

SCWB

You mean shaving back face of your wheel off a few millimeters?

How few? 2-3 millimeters? It should be OK though not recommended. Wheels are designed and calculated carefully at the manufuacturerer facilty. Any modification might leads to unexpected decrease in structural rigidity of the rims.

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iTrader: (1)

Yes that is what I am meaning. I just want to take off maye 5mm off the front wheels and maybe 2 off the rear

juvi22003

iTrader: (2)

I really don't think that's a good idea, never heard of someone attempting to do that. I just buy some spacers, wheels will be wider but lip will remain the same.

dmk08

I assume you're talking about the lip on the wheels. I am wondering how shaving anything is going to change this? You would need to move the center portion of the wheel back.... (which i have never heard of)

laobo979

iTrader: (5)

2mm shaving isn't gonna do you any good. Adding an inch of lip will go from 10.5+45 to a 11.5+32. Front will go 9+38 to 9.5+31 just adding .5 inch no shaving.

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iTrader: (1)

Ahhh makes sense now. I was thinking The lower offset was achieved by shaving off the back of the face. Thanks for the insights

SCWB

Lower offset = more poke
and vice versa

Shaving the back face will acheive Higher Offset.

I thought that you would like to shave the back off and compensate by changing to the deeper barrel to acheive deep dish look.

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iTrader: (1)

That was my thought process, but with the various responses I was led to think I was talking crazy..