ElmrPhD
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| posted on 12/1/13 at 05:26 PM |
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ET(s)/Offset(s) for a Vortx???
Hi all,
From reading old posts, it appears that the front wheels need spacers in order to get the track wider at the front than the rear. Well, in Holland,
wheel spacers will cause a fail of the annual "MOT"/inspection. So...should I order 2 different offsets (18 or 19 for the front, 30 or so
for the Sierra rear) when I go to order my wheels?
Thanks!!
Steve, in the NLs
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mr T
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| posted on 12/1/13 at 05:36 PM |
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et 23 7"x15"front and rear on mine thats what chris told me
tony
[Edited on 12/1/13 by mr T]
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daniel mason
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| posted on 12/1/13 at 05:48 PM |
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et 23 is correct for the vortx. you dontneed to widen the track up front.
the caterham 8 spokes fit perfectly on the mnr. i had 6" fronts 8" rears et23 offset and thought the 13" cat wheels looked
fantastic, very light too at just over 5kg a corner
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loggyboy
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| posted on 12/1/13 at 10:43 PM |
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Could you fit spacers behind the discs (and callipers).?
Mistral Motorsport
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ElmrPhD
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| posted on 13/1/13 at 07:59 AM |
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Loggyboy, You're kidding, right?
I COULD, however, wind out the heim/rose joints on the wishbones (and pushrod) to stick the whole assembly further out a few mm...
And don't think I'm above such tomfoolery!
Steve, in the NLs
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daniel mason
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| posted on 13/1/13 at 09:52 AM |
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steve. why are you wanting to widen the front track width. as far as i can remember, the car is designed to be only slightly wider at the front than
the rear, only a few mm!
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ElmrPhD
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| posted on 14/1/13 at 06:47 AM |
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Hi Daniel,
It's not that I "want" to widen the front, but rather that I had read that the Nordons themselves had suggested it. Therefore, if
the (suspension) parts in the MNR kit did not already account for this, it seemed to me that it would be better to get the correct front and rear
offsets in the wheels, rather than ADD spacers after the fact. Ya know? I would, of course, prefer to not waste any time worrying about this...
Still, when I figure out how, I'll measure the actual front and rear widths (of my particular kit) and submit that to MNR for their comments,
but I wanted to see what the collective wisdom of this forum had to say, first.
Haven't yet purchased my wheels, as you might've guessed.
Cheers,
Steve, in the NLs
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