kz
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that i cant have 195/50/15 tyres on my car?
its a t-reg corsa b. i phoned up motor-world to order some wheels and they said they wont fit...  does that just mean theyre gonna rub? its only another £70 for 45 tyres but im low on cash atm and these wheels are only gonna be on my car until november anyway!
anyone know where i can get some dirt cheap 15s 
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Icy
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50 is fine
is it true the wheels on the bus go round and round ??
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Robbo
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Yes said mad donna!
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kz
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so shall i tell this guy to G2F and order them anyway? also im gonna get it lowered around 40mm will that cuase a problem?
[Edited on 23-09-2003 by kz]
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kz
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icy ive just found how i value your opinion. i though who is this guy telling me 50s alright, then i realised it was you, and i believe you 
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Icy
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55 wud be ok too if ur not gona lower it
i had 195/50 15s before no probs
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kz
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so you think i can lower it as well?
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Icy
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45's wud look cool but not good for handlin round corners
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Icy
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yeh
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kz
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at the end of the day i dont mind a bit of rubbing, i very rarely have four or more people in my car
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kz
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okay cheers. ive only got this car until november anyway, just a temp thing... thats why i want some cheap ass ones!
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Icy
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wots offset tho?
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kz
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they didnt say... what do i need again?
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Kris TD
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50 is fine, at the end of the day there are hundreds of corsas running 17's which are wider and taller, this guy knows shit, order the 50's.
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Adam-D
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50 is fine
look in me garage there 50's
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Tim
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Offset needs to be between 45 and 49 mm...
6" or 6.5" wide 15's (instead of 7J) would be good too...
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kz
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thanks everyone. tim... does "ET" basically mean millemeters then?
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Paul_J
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looks better as 45 though!
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corb
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ET is an abbreviation to 'Offset' it is a measurement from the centre of the wheel to the area where the wheel mounts onto the car. I know what mean 
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Drew
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cant be arsed to read above, but 45's give a true rolling radius to 50's, and if ya plan to lower it loads, ya will get rubbing with 50's compared to 45's
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M4tt
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i have 45s on my 15s and i think it looks loads better than a 50 profile on 15s - Shows off the alloy more....
i thought my handling would be better with a 45 profile too,due to there being less flex in the tyre wall
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Mistamist
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OFFSET
The offset of a wheel is the measurement the wheel is offset from the centre line of the overall width of the wheel.
A wheel which sits further under the wheel arch with a small outer rim is normally a negative offset as per Diagram A, and shown as 'ET' offset. A wheel which sits further out with either a larger or small outer rim and a large block which takes the hub mounting face beyond the centre line is normally a positive offset and shown as an 'ET' offset.
An example - MO 6x15 (MO1560 ET49) has a negative offset and has a flat outer rim and the MS (MS1380 ET-06) has a positive offset with a dished front face and a large outer rim.
To work out the offset the wheel must be measured accurately using the following steps and using Diagram A
Measure the overall width of the wheel - (ii)
Measure the T dimension, which is the measurement from the back of the bolt up face to the outside of the inner rim - (i)
Divide the overall width by two which gives you the centre line.
Minus the T dimension from the centre line.
A negative answer the wheel would be ET.
A positive answer the wheel would be ET.
An example - AT (AT1355) with an offset of ET35 has an overall width of 159.7mm. Therefore the centreline would be 79.85mm and the T dimension should be 114.85mm.
So 114.85 - 79.85 = 35mm.
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Tim
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Useless fact of the day -- ET is just the German TUEV designation for offset -- short for 'Einpresstiefe' which is something to do with observed depth...
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corb
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No, Tim, you're wrong again
ET is an Alien 
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Munchie
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corb, respect admins final decision
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