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BackintheFold · 15-02-19, 12:46 PM

I called Dare yesterday, they are looking in to the correct fitment today and I'll call back later.

Re offset, I'm not an expert but diagrams in the internet suggest that if I add a spacer, the wheel moves "out", so to retain the same centre line of the wheel in reltaion to the car (and so the car's geometry remains the same) I need to increase the numerical value of the wheel's offset (and so move the wheel's centre line back to where it was. Adding the spacer is done to move the spokes of the wheel away from the brake calipers in my set-up, but this also moves the centre line of the wheel away from the car, and so to move the centre line back to where it should be, I need wheels with a higher offset.

This diagram shows what I mean-I think...

https://www.jaguarforum.com/showthread.php?t=103590

However, if the offset is changed by the wheel manufacturer just by altering the thickness of the wheel hub that contacts the hub on the car, I think what i suggested wont make a difference-I'll add metal with a spacer, then take it away by using a wheel with a higher offset!!

I'll mention it to Dare later; they must deal with this question all the time.

15-02-19, 12:46 PM	#3
BackintheFold Senior Member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: Near an MB ur Quattro Posts: 1,190	I called Dare yesterday, they are looking in to the correct fitment today and I'll call back later. Re offset, I'm not an expert but diagrams in the internet suggest that if I add a spacer, the wheel moves "out", so to retain the same centre line of the wheel in reltaion to the car (and so the car's geometry remains the same) I need to increase the numerical value of the wheel's offset (and so move the wheel's centre line back to where it was. Adding the spacer is done to move the spokes of the wheel away from the brake calipers in my set-up, but this also moves the centre line of the wheel away from the car, and so to move the centre line back to where it should be, I need wheels with a higher offset. This diagram shows what I mean-I think... https://www.jaguarforum.com/showthread.php?t=103590 However, if the offset is changed by the wheel manufacturer just by altering the thickness of the wheel hub that contacts the hub on the car, I think what i suggested wont make a difference-I'll add metal with a spacer, then take it away by using a wheel with a higher offset!! I'll mention it to Dare later; they must deal with this question all the time.