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On 2 Feb 99, at 9:50, Erkson, Toby wrote: > Does anyone know how to CALCULATE wheel offset, or backspacing, when the > wheel > WIDTH changes? It's my understanding that when a rim becomes wider or > narrower > the offset of the rim should change to compensate for the change in geometry > so > everything "feels" the same according to steering and the bearings. I think that, as a first approximation, you would want the offset to stay the same. This would put the new contact patch on t ÚB center as the original. This should minimize any change in "feel." Jim - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe