Dave Bailey
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posted on 16/4/09 at 08:02 PM |
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Velocity Rear Wheel Offset
I have some Compomotive MO's ET35 15X7 for the rear of my Velocity and I fitted them today. The problem is that they Stick out of the arches.
With the 205 tyre I have on the wheel I will need to change to about a 50 offset which seems a big change. What offset have people been able to use on
the rear?
thanks
Dave B
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muzchap
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posted on 16/4/09 at 08:39 PM |
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Not sure - but I have 16" and 225 on the rear of mine with TSW EVO's - I've got no choice but to extend the arches...
I'm either going to cut/shut (tricky) or just make an aluminum spacer and bolt straight through it needs to be about 40mm though
(chassis/spacer/arch)
Next year when the bank balance is replinished probably get some made up in Carbon Fibre
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Andybarbet
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posted on 16/4/09 at 09:59 PM |
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Im not sure but i have a set of peugeot offset wheels which Grant (old luego) assured would fit ok but im now wondering if he was telling me the truth
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Will find out when i eventually get round to building it i suppose
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muzchap
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posted on 16/4/09 at 11:05 PM |
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Hi Andy,
A friend had Peugot wheels 16" on his Luego (ex-demonstrator) and they fitted fine
So fingers crossed you should be ok
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Steve Lovelock
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posted on 17/4/09 at 06:00 AM |
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I am using Ford offset which I believe to be ET38 and 195 tyres, this fits the wheel arch fully. If the difference between ET35 and ET38 is 3cm (is
it that obvious?) then I guess you'll need a rear wing that is 3cm wider. I cut and expanded the wings on my last build and it was easy enough
to do but I did have to spray the end result, can you obtain spraying equipment? Good luck.
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Richard Quinn
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posted on 17/4/09 at 06:40 AM |
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I'm sure that the offset is measured/quoted in mm rather than cm. Otherwise the difference in offset between a cortina-type wheel and a
sierra-type wheel would be about 19cm!
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Project7
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posted on 17/4/09 at 08:18 AM |
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I've got the Velocity XT and have just had to buy a set of alloys with an offset of 49mm just to get them to fit under the arches.
My previous set with an offset of 30mm 'stuck out' by about 10mm
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Project7
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posted on 17/4/09 at 08:24 AM |
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hmmm.... just found this website http://www.alloyguide.com/Peugeot.php with a list of peugeot
offsets.
I've got a suspicion that 38mm will not be enough.
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Dave Bailey
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posted on 17/4/09 at 09:41 PM |
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Thanks guys!
Dave B
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