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Wheel offset for dummys #1535273 24/04/2015 20:46 24/04/2015 20:46
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 3,621 S Wales chrissy OP Tourque Italia member!
chrissy OP Tourque Italia member! Forum is my job Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 3,621 S Wales	Like me... if the Coupe is 4x100 (i may be wrong) Can I just type that into eBay & any 17-18" 4x100 rims that pop up, assume will fit?

Re: Wheel offset for dummys [Re: chrissy] #1535274 24/04/2015 20:50 24/04/2015 20:50
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Countrycruising Club member 914 Forum veteran Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 17,328 FCSS 01684 593187	Standard pcd for a coupe is 98 not 100 www.facebook.com/fiatcoupes

Re: Wheel offset for dummys [Re: chrissy] #1535275 24/04/2015 20:53 24/04/2015 20:53
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nismo Unregistered N	Coupe wheels are 4x98 but you can fit 4x100 with wobble bolts . The biggest hurdle is the brembo callipers as they are big so you need a alloy that has an et of 35 to miss the brembo's but also you need to look at the spoke profile for clearance too . You can run spacers if the et is low and the spacers will increase the et . Hope this helps .

Re: Wheel offset for dummys [Re: ] #1535277 24/04/2015 21:14 24/04/2015 21:14
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 357 Leicester Dan Club member 1124
Dan Club member 1124 Making a profit Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 357 Leicester	Spacers reduce the offset. The offset is the distance between the centre line of the wheel and the mounting face. The higher the offset the less likely the wheels are to clear the brakes.

Re: Wheel offset for dummys [Re: chrissy] #1535280 24/04/2015 21:28 24/04/2015 21:28
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nismo Unregistered N	your right Dan , I got it round the wrong way . http://www.rimstyle.com/pages/alloy_wheels_explained.html