Bigger ET = smaller track.
Smaller ET = wider track.

MJS

-----Original Message-----
From: Anthony L. Mourkas [mailto:mourkas@TELPLUS.NET]
Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 9:33 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Wheel Offset

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"