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Originally Posted by motordavid
Stock 177s, for E53, show front offset of 45 , and rear offset of 30...I assume your
replicas have the same as oe.
Here is a link to one of many wheel offset calcs found on web:
Wheel Offset Calculator
That calculator looks like 28 mm worth of diff...
Other than looks/cosmetics, I don't see the need to add spacers,
esp. for rolling around in the winter, but you may feel the look is important.
Hope this helps.
GL,mD |
thanks mD, yep it looks like the outside edge of the wheel moves in 28mm with this setup. the more research I do, the less i like the idea of using a spacer. since the inner clearance only shrunk by less than 2mm (and i checked the clearance to the strut with my hand, plenty of room still), it seems a spacer is purely cosmetic and not truely needed. my 2005 is nearing 90K miles, I say the extra wear on the wheel bearings is not worth getting those 28mm back.
thanks again