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Old 08-05-2003, 04:58 PM
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The holes & spacing are the same. The offset is the ET number. ET37 means the wheel's hub face is offset 37mm from the centerline of the wheel. This will vary with each wheel width. For example, a 7.0 may be ET42, but a 7.5 might be 37, etc. A range of ET's will work for a given wheel width. The lower the number the more the wheel sticks out. The higher the number, the more it's pulled in.

It's more critical on wide wheels. For example, I have 17x8.0 ET38 wheels. There is almost zero clearance on the inside. That means the same 8.0 wheel in ET40 might rub the strut tube. Conversely, a lower number like ET35 would stick the wheel farther out and cause more serious rubbing problems with the fenders.

Ahmost all the 202/203/208/210 wheels, with the proper tire size, will bolt on with no problems though (assuming they are 16 or 17 diameter, and between 7.0 to 8.0 width).

HTH,
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