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ciderman

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3rd Sep 05 at 10:46

can i run a set of et 45 on a corsa sport?

and if yes what will i get away with regards lowering?

[Edited on 03-09-2005 by ciderman]

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3rd Sep 05 at 10:49

ET45 is regarded as the ideal offset for alloys on a Corsa.

[Edited on 03-09-2005 by ed]

Jake

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3rd Sep 05 at 10:49

quote:
Originally posted by ed
ET45 is regarded as the ideal offset for alloys on a Corsa.

[Edited on 03-09-2005 by ed]

so why dont vauxhall make their corsa alloys ET45

marklawton

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3rd Sep 05 at 10:51

quote:
Originally posted by ciderman
can i run a set of et 45 on a corsa sport?

and if yes what will i get away with regards lowering?

my 16 inch alloys are et 45 and ive got mine lowered 60mm, so you can go pritty low if you want

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3rd Sep 05 at 10:53

quote:
Originally posted by jake

quote:
Originally posted by ed
ET45 is regarded as the ideal offset for alloys on a Corsa.

[Edited on 03-09-2005 by ed]

so why dont vauxhall make their corsa alloys ET45

On a B if you were to stick on a set of 7" wide alloys that were ET49 like the standard wheels the extra width would give you clearence issues on the inside of at least one of the rear arches.

ciderman

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3rd Sep 05 at 11:57

well ive put one side on ( ET45 ) tyre size is 205/50/R16 which might be the problem, but im not sure.
they dont seem right to me what go you guys think?

p.s. please no comments on the colour of the car as its probably going back to black as soon as i can get it booked in

COMMENTS ON THE WHEEL OFFSET ONLY PLEASEEEEEEEE
ALSO IT WILL BE GETTING LOWERED JUST DONT KNOW HOW LOW I CAN GO

BEFORE

AFTER

FRONT VEIW ET49 STANDARD ALLOYS

FRONT VEIW ET45 NEW ALLOYS

REAR VEIW ET45 NEW ALLOYS

VEIW FROM BACK

[Edited on 03-09-2005 by ciderman]

[Edited on 03-09-2005 by ciderman]

jamied

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3rd Sep 05 at 12:12

ur putting it bk to black why?
it looks cool

ciderman

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3rd Sep 05 at 12:15

quote:
Originally posted by 306CORSA
ur putting it bk to black why?
it looks cool

getting alot of bad vibes from people regards the colour

will see how it looks after its been lowered, window tints, lights tinted and differant bumpers and side skirts added ??????

L33 LEG

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3rd Sep 05 at 12:21

the offset looks completly wrong to me

ciderman

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3rd Sep 05 at 12:23

quote:
Originally posted by L33 LEG
the offset looks completly wrong to me

yea this is what i think

but why do people say ET45 is fine ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

by the looks of this im going to have alot of prolems if lowered

antscorsa

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3rd Sep 05 at 12:26

my et45s never stuck out that far.

Jake

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3rd Sep 05 at 12:27

alot of arch work will have to be done to get them fitting right

ciderman

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3rd Sep 05 at 12:33

quote:
Originally posted by antscorsa
my et45s never stuck out that far.

but surely all ET45 wheel are the same, how come these stick out,

saying that i did notice a spacer in the wheels, but i just thort spacers where there to fit the hub size, why are spacers put in ?????

[Edited on 03-09-2005 by ciderman]

Jake

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3rd Sep 05 at 12:36

to change the offset. Experiment, take the spacer off the wheel and see how it fitd

ciderman

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3rd Sep 05 at 12:45

AAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHH.....................

just took 1 of the wheels off to remove the spacer, and ive just noticed THERE NOT et45 THEY FRIGGIN et35

AAAAAARRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH....................

ciderman

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3rd Sep 05 at 12:58

Q. how come if these alloys came off a cavalier with a standard offset of et49 also, but they didnt look odd on the cav????

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3rd Sep 05 at 13:23

Because you have the wrong tyres on them. For thse wheels to fit a Corsa you need 195/45 x 16.

Are they ET 45 or ET 49?

Are you running spacers? If you are why?

Finally, people say ET 45 is fine because it is.

[Edited on 03-09-2005 by ed]

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3rd Sep 05 at 13:25

Also, I hope you aren't planning on driving anywhere with a front tyre as bald as that...

Jake

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3rd Sep 05 at 13:36

quote:
Originally posted by ed
Because you have the wrong tyres on them. For thse wheels to fit a Corsa you need 195/45 x 16.

Are they ET 45 or ET 49?

Are you running spacers? If you are why?

Finally, people say ET 45 is fine because it is.

[Edited on 03-09-2005 by ed]

but he's said those rims are ET35, not 45

Phil W

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3rd Sep 05 at 14:06

I am ET45 down 60mm and perfect, no scrubbingt or catching anywhere

ciderman

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3rd Sep 05 at 14:39

quote:
Originally posted by ed
Also, I hope you aren't planning on driving anywhere with a front tyre as bald as that...

no the car has gone bak to it standard alloys, that was just an experiment to see what they looked like

ciderman

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3rd Sep 05 at 14:55

well the multi spokes are a no! no!

so ive put a TSW EVO-R on and that looks better, but im not sure what offset it is, cause it doesnt say on the back of the wheel ?. it also came off a cavalier, so maybe its a little bit closer to et49 than the others were

also sitting on low profile tyres so i will get away with lowering without as much hassle