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Old Jul 3, 2007 | 09:06 PM
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im about to pick these rims up tommorow for my seven. i have a brembo brake kit on the car but its still 4 lug no conversion. the rims are 17x7 with a 40mm offset and they are 4x100 or 4x114.3. what does everyone think?
Old Jul 3, 2007 | 09:07 PM
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the car now....
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the new rims...
Old Jul 4, 2007 | 09:08 AM
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They should fit fine if your car is a SE or has SE suspension. Otherwise 40mm is to much offset.
Old Jul 4, 2007 | 10:28 AM
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http://marksink.com/tire_wheel_offset/offset.html
Old Jul 4, 2007 | 11:19 AM
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it is an se. so ill be good, nice! also that wheel size calculator was great thanks for it. ill put the new wheels on next week and take pics so all can see. But one other thing, anyone have any idea what tire size i should buy to make it fit properly???
Old Jul 4, 2007 | 10:12 PM
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Pretty sweet rims! 40mm offset, Is that -40mm offset???
Old Jul 5, 2007 | 08:01 AM
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Originally Posted by RE_TurboFB' post='877055' date='Jul 4 2007, 11:12 PM
Pretty sweet rims! 40mm offset, Is that -40mm offset???
thats what i was told. not to sound stupid but how do i tell? where do i measure?? regardless i think the wheels are sick! guess how much i paid??? $250!! thats all, a steal of a price, no scratches or anything...
Old Jul 5, 2007 | 08:49 PM
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The back side of the rim is stamped with the offset, usually it says ET 40mm its a plus 40mm offset. I not sure if they have (-) offsets
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