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What would be the drawbacks/issues with running 4 wheels that are identical except for the offset?

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Old 07-15-2003, 07:33 AM
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Default What would be the drawbacks/issues with running 4 wheels that are identical except for the offset?

i.e., 3 of the wheels have a 35 offset and one has a 30 offset.

Would there be issues with using 5mm spacers on the three with ET35 offsets and not on the ET30 offset wheel?

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i imagine with spacers on the 4th to even it out, the car would 'see' the same. just a guess though.
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Default Not really, but depends on the width.

The only issues might be requiring longer lug bolts.
Assuming they're all the same width, the the wheels will fit and look the same.
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Default well, wider wheels/spacers can lead to accelerated wheel bearing wear...

but bearings are cheap, and the wheels will look good.
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