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Old Mar 26, 2007 | 03:51 PM
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Settled on new wheels now question about offsets.

Hello i settled on some Volk GTM 19 9.5 F and 19 10.5 R. I am not too sure what offsets do or if i need them. My car is not lowered and not planning on it anytime soon. I dont want to have more trouble clearing ground. Can someone explain if i need offsets or not?
 
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Old Mar 26, 2007 | 04:43 PM
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Every wheel will have an offset of some size.

Are you takling about spacers? No need for spacers with the proper offset.
 
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Old Mar 26, 2007 | 05:05 PM
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the Volk GTM's are really nice i was considering getting them
for a while for my IP coupe..but it couldnt pull off the setup
i wanted to run
 
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Old Mar 26, 2007 | 05:09 PM
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the lower the better.

you dont need to worry about it clearing a bbk. and since youre not lowering it, you can run an aggressive offset without worrying too much. what size tires do you plan to run?
 
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Old Mar 26, 2007 | 05:12 PM
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Would 35 offset look ok on the coupe? Thinking about these 18x8 on an IP:

 

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Old Mar 26, 2007 | 05:32 PM
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^That spec is similar to the oem 18s
 
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Old Mar 26, 2007 | 05:37 PM
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^That spec is similar to the oem 18s
Yeah, only a 5mm more inset. Considering the wheel design also looks more inset with the lip, I wonder if it would look fine (I think it would). These are also available in hyperblack...
 
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Old Mar 26, 2007 | 05:38 PM
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They would look ok...the offsets are pretty conservative
 
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Old Mar 26, 2007 | 10:24 PM
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Thinking about 255/35/19 front & 275/35/19 rear. Do you think there would be a better size tire? Also i did some searching and i guess the most common offset would be 19 from 17 rear. So i assume i would go with that offset.
 
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