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03-10-2011, 04:00 PM

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I run 18" replicas in the winter with a ET35 offset. Work perfect. 12mm further out than the stock wheels.

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03-10-2011, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by vwong

No because the OEM 19" wheels are 8.5" wide rather than 8" wide in the OEM 18". The offset of the OEM 19" is 43mm. The PCD and the center bore diameter are the same.

OK, I am starting to understand offset, wheel width, backspacing. So if I were to get these 18" wheels:

https://www.tirerack.com/wheels/Whee...nt&showRear=no

with an offset of +45mm, it should be almost the same fitment as the OEM at +47mm, very little difference. I do not think I would want to go with the +32mm version of these for winter - where potholes and bumps are worse - why make it easier to rub? BTW, any opinions of these Moda MD11's? I think they look great, seem fairly light and are low pressure cast - slight step up from gravity cast. Anybody else running these wheels?