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09-15-2004, 02:54 PM | #1 |
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Reversing Wheel centres
i have 2 piece wheels,
16 x 8 +32 ET if i reverse them how do i calculate the offset then? or can i? also, where can one source or inquire about sourcing wheel discs, like just the wheels without the centre? i imagine they use the same rivot spacing. i remember seeing a place that did that before but i cant remember where i saw it or even where to search. |
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09-15-2004, 09:30 PM | #4 |
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i'm not sure,
i have a feeling it would look right up front, and i would need some seriosu flares too, because i need an 18mm spacer to clear the front brakes anyways. perhaps i should run them reversed out back and get some 7 inhc wide meshies and reverse them up front. |
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Think about it. If the wheel is a +32 offset and you mount the barrel backwards in the same fashion that it was originally mounted in it would the be -32. Offset is a measurement of how far off the center of the rim the face of the hub is.
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well that wasn't the question i really was asking, my question goes like this:
i have a pair of ssr formula 2 piece wheels and i just had the bright idea of flipping them so the back dish is the front dish, can it be done should i attemp it and where would i find torque specs? i heard of people doing this before but unsure if it was with 2 piecers..... |
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Not exactly, I made this pic a while ago to explain the same theory with a +0 offset wheel. In addition to just flipping the face on its "axis" you have to take into consideration the thickness of the wheel hub (Disc), as thats now facing the opposite direction. Just Imagine that the offset is at +32 as opposed to 0. Edit: Ignore....
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If the center disc was originally mounted towards the outside of the rim then you couldn't mount it towards the inside anyways, or vice versa, because the center disc was not intended to be mounted like that. Common sense dude. Don't get all whiny and bitchy because you failed to use your brain before you typed and I had no problem with pointing it out.
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10-03-2008, 03:18 PM | #13 |
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[quote=racepar1;2359542]The look of the inner and outer lip is differrent so as long as you don't mind the look of the inner disc it is fine. If you want torque specs and info on where to get parts why not contact ssr or RB motoring?
quote] thanks for your input man, so you think as long as i find tq specs i can do it semi-safely? |
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maybe it would make more sense if you posted pictures
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10-03-2008, 05:09 PM | #15 | |
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For my sake and I'm sure that of others viewing, how about you post a pic showing how a +32 offset wheel has a -32 offset when flipped, I cant quite wrap my brain around that. A reply without an asshole remark would be nice, but judging from your posts other places those are few and far between.
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Post a picture or something, b/c you're getting people confused. I know what you mean about the face, the rear barrel section of my SSRs was rough, face was polished.
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either way, offset not being important , or the main question in this case , if I took apart my wheel and reversed the face ,as long as the mounting surfaces mate and i tq the bolts down correctly things should be OK.... right?
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Yes, you'll be okay.
I'm glad people are agreeing with me, I thought i was going crazy trying to understand how the offset would stay the same but become negative. The mounting hub of the wheel will be facing the opposite direction dis-allowing the offset to simply switch to negative.
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awesome, now .... any ideas on where to find the tq specs? i emailed rbmotoring but they may not answer me back or may not know...anyone have a direction to point me in?
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I think there was a recent Drift Tengoku magazine showing a couple guys flipping the center. I can't remember what issue probably last month or maybe this month.
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