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Re: Offsets: Bill, thanks. (archive)
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Posted by 73tiiguy on December 20, 2001 at 08:19:23:

In Reply to: Offsets posted by Bill R on December 20, 2001 at 07:34:18:

Ithink that I did see either and et11 on the wheels. They are Rial wheels circa 79'-81' or so. I guess the only way to know is to try them!


I think you are going to find that the fronts stick out beyond the fender even if the offset is ok. I have 16" Alpinas, 7" in front, 8" in back. If these are BMW wheels (as well as a lot of others), look on the hub of the wheel and there should be a code like ET11 or IS23. These are the offsets in mm. They vary according to rim width for a given fitting. My Alpinas are 7"=ET11 and 8"=ET24. The 8" BBS RS I have on my 635 are ET11.
In terms of the biggest wheels you can fit, I saw a CS with 17" wheels and I think they were 8 1/2" in front and 10" or 11" in back. I'm not sure how he did that.
Clearance in front is the problem area, both with the strut and with the fender.




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