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On 16 Oct 2002, at 16:32, Derek Flenniken wrote: > I've been debating having stockton wheel pop the centers out of a set of > rims (bug rims of course don't want to damage a nice set of T3's) and mount > them up on wider outer pieces. This is certainly the RIGHT way to go about this. > This would also allow for a custom offset. What do you think would be a > proper offset? stock 46mm? A bit larger since the rim is now 1.5" wider? > Most likely I would go the 15x6 route with 205/50 tires. Are changes in > offset & wheel width going to have an affect on the geometery of the > frontend. It seems to me that it should, but if the end result of the > alignment geometry is the orientation of the spindle, then modifying > distances along that axis isn't going to change anything. I feel like I'm > missing part of the equation. Sticking with the stock offset will maintain the position of the tire, but it would probably be worth looking at all the clearances to see if there is now more on the inside or the outside, making it advantageous to move slightly in one direction or the other. I will point out that moving outward puts more stress on the outside wheel bearing and this bearing already fails much more often than the inner one. Ideally the steering axis, which is the imaginary line drawn thru the 2 ball joints on a given wheel, will pass right thru the middle of the tire's contact patch with the road. Moving the patch away from this axis gives the wheels leverage against the steering box when braking, but this won't be noticable as long as the braking is even from both wheels. If you hit a patch of gravel on one side, however, the braking force on one wheel will pull to one side. This would not be a desirable situation. - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/