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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 09:19 AM
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right i have 1 or 2 sets of wheels knocking about that i could do with getting rid of now

i have no idea what et they are as none are marked

how do you work this out?

i know about theback space and all that its just where you measure the wheel width from

as i have searched and some sites say outer lip and some say where tyre bead sits

(later being what i thought)

anyone clear this us for me please
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 09:26 AM
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it does not matter for ET whether u measure the width from the outside edge or tyre bead, as long as u measure the back space from the same point(outside edge or tyre bead)

Wheel width needs to be from tyre bead edge to tyre bead edge thou...
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 09:46 AM
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aaa right

yeah that makes sense i guess

cheers dude
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 09:50 AM
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Put wheel on flat surface, measure distance from floor to hub mating face, subtract this value from half the width of the wheel
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