Beardo
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Registered: 19th Oct 04
Location: Kelsall, Cheshire
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i have a set of 205/40/17 kosei sniper wheels on my corsa b which were originally bought for my clio which was wrote off. i did not realise then about different offsets and that so i put them straight on my corsa.
a lad at local garage has told me i cant lower it becos offset is to wide for arches > is this true?
i see loads of corsa in magazines with the same size wheels as mine. is it that they are different cos they were meant for the clio.
any help would be most appreciated as my car is sitting far too high at the mo. i want to lower it 40mm at the front and 45mm at the back without the wheels scraping the arches.
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Icy
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Registered: 31st Jan 01
Location: Edinburgh Drives: Mk3 Golf Gti
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check what the offset is
take a wheel off and should be a # stamped somewhere prob like e40 or somethin
shud be et45
clios bout et35-40 
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Beardo
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Registered: 19th Oct 04
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cheers for that.
if it is et40 which i think it is will i able to do some work on the arches?
they are nice wheels & i dont want to sell them cos of the money you lose.
in worst circumstances do you know of anywhere that trade in alloy wheels cos ideally i would like some 16" so i can drop it 60mm
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MoNkEy MaGiC
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Registered: 12th Apr 03
Location: West - London Drives: Corsa GSi
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et40 i would say 30mm or 40mm! but it depends on each individual corsa! you may be lucky 
vauxhall offset is et49! but et45 is ideal for 17x7inch rims as they are wider so need that littel extra clearance from the suspension, with 205/40/17 tyres to go low as 60mm with minimal or no scrubing/arch work 
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Icy
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Registered: 31st Jan 01
Location: Edinburgh Drives: Mk3 Golf Gti
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cud maybe get them machined
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