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ET +42 wheels (18x7.5) fit without spacers?

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Old 03-14-2008, 09:06 PM
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Default ET +42 wheels (18x7.5) fit without spacers?

<a href="http://www.hartmannwheels.com/1-425-895-0000/details/wheel/Evolution_R5-195.html">Hartmann Evolution R5</a>

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should be fine, but I'd rather have x8" wheel for more tire options.
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would look better with a lower offset too
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hell no! a positive offset will make your wheels stick out from under the fenders
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I want to fit 9" and am going to need some fender work for that.
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Huh? Maybe if they were NEGATIVE offset...
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you have positive offset, probably around +32mm
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There are only very few car models that use positive offset wheels and because of that we genarally don't speak of positive or negative offset we just assume that all wheels are negative offset and if not it's indicated with a +

Most cars (including A4's) use negative offset wheels and that is why a ET45 wheel (45mm from ET0) sits deeper in the wheel-well then a ET35 wheel (35mm from ET0) assuming they are the same width.
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Default Uh... I think you're confused between positive and negative offset.

Positive= Centerline and closer to the outer face.
Negative= Centerline and farther away from the the face.

negative<img src="http://www.tirerack.com/images/wheels/tech/offset.gif"> positive

Negative on the left, positive on the right.

Negative offset is going to push the wheel further out, positive offset is going to pull the wheel back in. Aside from deep dish wheels, I would say a majority of wheels today are + offset.
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