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Old Aug 12, 2004 | 12:26 AM
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when you have a wheel and it says ET35

is this 35mm offset from centre hub face??????



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Old Aug 12, 2004 | 07:48 AM
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The offset is the distance from the vertical centre line of the wheel to the wheel mounting face, measured in mm.
The smaller the offset, the further apart the wheels become i.e. et15
It is actually a minus figure i.e. et -15 and as it comes out further it becomes less.
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Old Aug 12, 2004 | 10:34 AM
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is the ET figure in milimietres though????
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Old Aug 12, 2004 | 10:38 AM
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Spiky,
Yes.
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Old Aug 12, 2004 | 10:42 AM
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thanks both
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Old Aug 12, 2004 | 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by cossymad
The offset is the distance from the vertical centre line of the wheel to the wheel mounting face, measured in mm.
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Old Aug 12, 2004 | 01:44 PM
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oops
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