alex.wilson Posted March 24, 2009 Report Posted March 24, 2009 Could someone please tell me what the wheel offset on the toyota t-18 (te72) is? Cheers Quote
styler Posted March 24, 2009 Report Posted March 24, 2009 id say around +30p, quite possible to be either +27p or +33p as was common at the time. phone a tyre shop and ask nicely if they could look it up for you in their catalogue :) Quote
irokin Posted March 24, 2009 Report Posted March 24, 2009 Asking offset without giving a rim width is utterly pointless. In my opinion offset is possibly one of the worst measurements when it comes to rims. Backspacing would be more appropriate and make it easier to calculate what you need to know but apparently manufacturers disagree. Either way the measurements are pointless without a width. Quote
styler Posted March 25, 2009 Report Posted March 25, 2009 (edited) indeed except for scrub radius / king pin offset which is directly related to offset at times :) but yeah irokin is definitely on the money there with width as you basically want to retain the same backspace for internal clearance and as rim width increases the offset will need to decrease to keep the same backspace which is probably more important overall... so what is it you want to know the offset for? getting new rims? Edited March 25, 2009 by styler Quote
alex.wilson Posted March 26, 2009 Author Report Posted March 26, 2009 indeed except for scrub radius / king pin offset which is directly related to offset at times :)but yeah irokin is definitely on the money there with width as you basically want to retain the same backspace for internal clearance and as rim width increases the offset will need to decrease to keep the same backspace which is probably more important overall... so what is it you want to know the offset for? getting new rims? Yeah, I'm chasing up some new wheels, 16" black with a machined/polished lip Quote
adam-__- Posted March 26, 2009 Report Posted March 26, 2009 Your wheel specs should be printed on your rim if it's the standard wheel. On the inside barrel or on the outside lip area. Should be something like '13x4.5 +32' (standard KE70 wheels). If you can't find it, measure it up yourself. Shouldn't be too hard if you understand how offsets and widths work.. Quote
OniBerserker Posted March 26, 2009 Report Posted March 26, 2009 (edited) 16x? ?offset find out the width and offset of the rim once you know that, tell us and we can tell you if they will fit id be assuming you don't want to touch the guards? (no rolling/flaring?) you do understand how offset is measured no? dead center of the rim is 0, moving the face of the rim closer to the outside of the car is positive offset, moving the face of the rim towards the center of the car is negative offset measurement is in mm correct me if I'm wrong Edited March 26, 2009 by OniBerserker Quote
alex.wilson Posted March 30, 2009 Author Report Posted March 30, 2009 16x? ?offset find out the width and offset of the rim once you know that, tell us and we can tell you if they will fit id be assuming you don't want to touch the guards? (no rolling/flaring?) you do understand how offset is measured no? dead center of the rim is 0, moving the face of the rim closer to the outside of the car is positive offset, moving the face of the rim towards the center of the car is negative offset measurement is in mm correct me if I'm wrong Yeah i don't really understand the offset. I have just been told i need to know it to know what rims will fit, also now i am being told that i can have offset of +10 up and -4 ish. Would you be able to explain this? It would help alot. Thanks Quote
adam-__- Posted March 31, 2009 Report Posted March 31, 2009 Yeah i don't really understand the offset.I have just been told i need to know it to know what rims will fit, also now i am being told that i can have offset of +10 up and -4 ish. Would you be able to explain this? It would help alot. Thanks Like irokin has mentioned earlier, a +10 to -4 offset wheel doesn't mean anything without a width. A wheel with those specs could fit, could not. For example a 15x7 +10 to -4 offset wheel will be fairly flush with standard guards rolled back, but a 15x12 +10 or -4.. it'll hang out heaps or won't fit at all. Google 'offset wheels explaination' and you should be able to find something to help you understand wheel offsets. Quote
seabiscuit Posted March 31, 2009 Report Posted March 31, 2009 Negative offset sorta means you'll get more dish and positive means less dish... So if the offset is really positive the rims will sit "inside" your guards a lot and if the offset is highly negative they'll sit further out of your guards. Most 15x7 rims (between +10 and -4) should fit on a T-18 nicely. There isn't a SET offset that can only be used on your car, if your stock rims are +30 offset doesn't mean you need to keep it that way. If you're purchasing rims probably best to stay on the positive side of offset to save rolling or flaring your guards. Good luck and show us some pics of your car! Quote
alex.wilson Posted March 31, 2009 Author Report Posted March 31, 2009 Thanks for all your help guys. Its really appreciated Quote
OniBerserker Posted March 31, 2009 Report Posted March 31, 2009 google works so well :wink: http://www.twincam.info/index.php?showtopic=31531 so what size & offset are the rims your looking at? Quote
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