Fraggle...

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Right my offset is ET 35..wheels I want are ET 38...


So am I right that 3mm spacer will do job without needing longer studs??


Trouble is I cant find 3mm spacer only 5mm, so will I need to get longer studs??

Foooooking help


Cheers lads

gus

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How close is the tyre to springs, shocks or anything else with your et35 wheels

Fraggle...

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ET 35 APPARENTLY is standard FRST....

It were on OE wheels, lowered bout 40 an no issues mate..

Chopshop85

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Loads of 3mm spacer shims on ebay.

I've always been a bit wary of shim style spacers as I don't like the idea of recuding the spigots width. However, you'll need to go at least 10mm to get hubcentric.

Fraggle...

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Wotcha reckons best to do fella..?

They are the only wheel I like, and I don't wanna bodge em on

Mad_Mat

If the offset is ET35 and you add a 3mm spacer the new offset is ET32.

Lower the offset the further out the wheel sits.

Fraggle...

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OE IS ET35 I WANNA FIT ET38.....


Can I do it, safely, and how please ffs

Mad_Mat

Take ET35 wheels to machine shop.
Get 3mm machined off faces and voila ET38.

As for safety its probably not a great idea to start machining bits off wheels

Best thing to do is buy some ET38 wheels..

Fraggle...

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This makes no sense to me lol are you say machine down from 38 to the 35 I NEED?

I cant find anything in 35... They is all shit fuck ugly ffs lol

Mad_Mat

Yes you can just buy ET38 stick a 3mm spacer on to bring back to ET35 and jobs a carrot. running a 3mm spacer is probably ok with original studs or if a little short get longer ones.

Sorry for confusion I thought you already had ET35 wheels and wanted to make them ET38..

clairendave

Are the ET38 rims the same width as the Et35's ??
Dont forget the ET is measured from the centre of the rim so if thy are wider you may need the different offset anyway.

Dave

Fraggle...

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Cheers Dave, these are alot wider than standard..

They are. 16x7.5. 4x108 ET38. 76mm centre bore.

clairendave

Fitting them will be the only way then really. Iirc std rim is 6j, so your adding 38mm (ish) of width, taking that into account if my memory is correct the inner edge of your new rims will still be roughly 15mm closer to the suspension components ect.

Some manufacturers measure across the rim, some between the beads, so you may have a difference there too.

Dave


(std's are 5.5j, so it gets worse......)