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Subject:Wheel Offset
From:Anthony L. Mourkas
Date:Fri, 16 Feb 2001 09:32:30 -0500

Could someone refresh my memory on what exactly wheel offset numbers
mean?  For example, does a wheel of ET45 result in a wider or narrower
track than a wheel of ET38?  Put another way, does a wheel with a higher
ET number space the wheel closer to the outside of the vehicle, or will
it sit further inboard?

Thanks, I know I have saved a primer on this, but damned if I can find it.

Best wishes,

Tony

Anthony L. Mourkas
Hampden, Maine, USA
1984   Vanagon Westfalia    "Gertrude"
1986.5 Quantum Syncro Wagon "Wolfgang"
1991   Jetta Eco Diesel     "Liesel"

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