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Old Mar 5, 2020 | 10:05 AM
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Looking at a set of wheels for my stock suspension 2003 LS. The wheels are only available in either +42 or +48 offset. Are either of these offsets ok or should i stick with +45 if i want to stay with 7.5" wide wheel?


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Old Mar 12, 2020 | 02:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Barricade
Looking at a set of wheels for my stock suspension 2003 LS. The wheels are only available in either +42 or +48 offset. Are either of these offsets ok or should i stick with +45 if i want to stay with 7.5" wide wheel?


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with those narrow wheels you can be anywhere between +10 to +50
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with those narrow wheels you can be anywhere between +10 to +50
No you cant don't give someone information if you have no idea what your talking about.

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Originally Posted by Barricade
Looking at a set of wheels for my stock suspension 2003 LS. The wheels are only available in either +42 or +48 offset. Are either of these offsets ok or should i stick with +45 if i want to stay with 7.5" wide wheel?


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Either or will work it just has to be +40mm offset to clear the large calipers in the front I have 8.5 +44mm and they sit flush with my front fender.
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Old Apr 16, 2020 | 12:42 AM
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ofset and caliper clearance are not that connected. Had probleem with clearance both +25 ofset and +48 ofset. Disk Type is the measurement that matters. Basicaly does inner curvage of spokes create clearance for fat calipers.
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So I quote what one wise man one said: "don't give someone information if you have no idea what your talking about"
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Old Apr 16, 2020 | 04:33 AM
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Originally Posted by ndrk
ofset and caliper clearance are not that connected. Had probleem with clearance both +25 ofset and +48 ofset. Disk Type is the measurement that matters. Basicaly does inner curvage of spokes create clearance for fat calipers.
Again not connected to ofset.
So I quote what one wise man one said: "don't give someone information if you have no idea what your talking about"
Yes! Had to buy spacers for my wheels because of spoke curvature, it was contacting the caliper even though the offset was fine - wheel design is a factor!
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That car looks damn good. I've been looking at the 2019 and up OEM 20s but those there look really good. I decided on ditching my 22s some time ago and wanted a different option. Guess I know what that option is.
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