Rota Slipstream!! 40 or 45 offset?? 16x7'' - Honda Forum / Acura Forum

vast · 10-16-2006, 09:29 PM

hello guys, i have a 94 Coupe, with Tein suspension. which is the best offset for my car with 16'' wheel (16x7 205/45/16), Slipstream come 40, 45 and 48 offset. i don´t want any problem with the fender because my car is lowered. Right Now i have the stock wheel, because the wheel is small (185) all the rubber is inside the fender.

Slipjack · 10-17-2006, 02:19 PM

You want a 40mm offset and a 56mm center bore.

vast · 10-17-2006, 07:01 PM

45 ain't better than 40mm? because more room for the fender

HatchMack · 10-17-2006, 07:06 PM

You want like 40 or 42. 45 looks funny to me

lemonracer · 10-17-2006, 07:49 PM

you should get 15's

HatchMack · 10-17-2006, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by lemonracer

you should get 15's

Werd.

Slipjack · 10-17-2006, 10:43 PM

45 is bad for your wheel bearings anyway. 40 is correct.

vast · 10-18-2006, 08:35 PM

the real spoon wheel only come with +45mm (16'' 4hole). ain´t good for civic?

iLLeFFeKt CiViC · 10-18-2006, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Slipjack

45 is bad for your wheel bearings anyway. 40 is correct.

how is that?

i had the 40mm offset 16x7 slipstreams with 25/45-16's on my 93 coupe. lowered with h&r race springs and koni yellows. no rubbing.

Slipjack · 10-19-2006, 03:55 PM

An excessive amount of incorrect offset is bad for your wheel bearings. Look it up. The closer it is to factory spec the better. It's not just a visual thing.

iLLeFFeKt CiViC · 10-19-2006, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Slipjack

An excessive amount of incorrect offset is bad for your wheel bearings. Look it up. The closer it is to factory spec the better. It's not just a visual thing.

but you forgot that in this case the rims is WIDER than a stock rim so you cant have the same offset as a stock rim. well you can but the tire will be rubbing.

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Originally Posted by Slipjack

45 is bad for your wheel bearings anyway. 40 is correct.

you got it backwards. actually 40 is worse than 45. the lower the number the more it sticks out.

vast · 10-19-2006, 08:39 PM

I understand. but i want to be sure, because i don´t want to roll the fender, for that reason it is that I insist by 45mm offset. you have pictures of your car?

Slipjack · 10-19-2006, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by iLLeFFeKt CiViC

but you forgot that in this case the rims is WIDER than a stock rim so you cant have the same offset as a stock rim. well you can but the tire will be rubbing. you got it backwards. actually 40 is worse than 45. the lower the number the more it sticks out.

I just looked it up. Damn it, I hate being wrong.

Stock wheel dimensions for most Civic/Integra models would call for a 40mm offset. Increase the width and the recommended offset changes. I read a whole paragraph on how & why, which I will not get into here as it will head off topic.

I wonder where I learned otherwise.