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Old Nov 16, 2004 | 05:01 PM
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Exclamation 18/9 up front but...

i found a nice set of wheels but the offset for the front is 25 and for the rear it fits perfectly...is there anyway to change or adjust offset and the 25 up front what can I do about that?
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Old Nov 17, 2004 | 02:45 PM
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Nope. 38 mm is the smallest you can go.
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Old Nov 17, 2004 | 03:09 PM
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thx, i think what im gonna do is get the 10 inch wide wheel and get some one to shave it down to nine inches, that wont change the offset will it (the 18/10 wheel is 41mm offset)?
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Old Nov 18, 2004 | 09:31 AM
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lol, no. Dont try to shave down a 10". How do you plan to do that anyway?
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Old Nov 18, 2004 | 10:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Todd@DiscountTireDirect
lol, no. Dont try to shave down a 10". How do you plan to do that anyway?

probably how most people do it. get 1'' of the center cut out and welded back together.
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Old Nov 18, 2004 | 01:19 PM
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actually todd i found a place in memphis that does wheel "repair" and they told me ever so often they get guys like you and me that want wheels widened and trimed down, of corse they told me they would have to inspect the wheels before doing the work
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