13x7 wheels with 0 offset

[FestYboy]

what tire size could i get alittle stretch but not extreem. hopefully a tire that i dont have to order and can get localy

175/70/13, but you'll be ~.5" taller (~1" overall). now if you can find 175/60 or 165/65 local, go for either of those, but i don't think you're going to be able to.

^ the 155/80s will be the same as the 175/70s... (~1" taller overall)

[Larry Hampton]

I thought 0 offset puts the wheel center halfway between the edges of the rims. So on a 7" wheel that would be 3.5" back spacing.

[FestYboy]

correct, but it also causes a wide scrub radius and the outside edge of the wheel has more leverage to apply to the suspention while cornering.

[Larry Hampton]

I'm old school, this newfangled offset stuff befuddles me.

NASCAR doesn't run a positive offset, nor did my '65 Mustang. I understand the hub is pushed out and the spindles and bearings are designed as such but what is so great about such a positive offset? It would seem 0 offset would be much more neutral, even F1 cars run near 0.

[FestYboy]

Ummm nope!

the positive offset shrinks the scrub radius and that makes for easier steering.
and using NASCAR or F1 to compare is like apples to filet mignon... totaly different applications.

[getnpsi]

Charlie linked me to a site with cheap tires federal brand google search federal formoza

[Larry Hampton]

Ummm nope!

the positive offset shrinks the scrub radius and that makes for easier steering.

...in a MacPherson strut application. It makes sense to me now after looking at this...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrub_radius

I hadn't taken into consideration the difference between the strut and an upper and lower control arm. Hell, when you were born struts were starting to become mainstream, it was newfangledy along with fuel injection when I started playing with cars. Of course gasoline was $0.65/gallon then too....

[bobbyspider]

All good info guys thanks. I'll be getting them tomorrow night yay

[FastOrBust]

Where da picks at yO?

[bobbyspider]

I didn't get them took last night and there is a f'ed up story to go with it now. I'll post pics and tell y'all the bed time story later

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[sketchman]

In for f'ed up story.

[Festevil3]

^x2 this has to be good

[bobbyspider]

spoiler alert: i was in Dundalk

[bobbyspider]

ok first off here are some pics

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here are the wheels i traded. they are 16x7.5 and i didnt want to ever do what would need to be done to ever get them on my car i dont even like my 15s and would trade them for some 13' tires for my new rims and 2 14" tires for my green wheels so offers up

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and here is a few pics of the wheels going on my brown car, tires should have been mounted today at a friends shop.

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and heres a few pics of the flares im modding to give me a good finished look because those wheels are 13x8s the 13x7s are going on the surf car

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[Coldhand]

Modify your wheel wells, roll a little fender and buy extra wheel bearings. Not worth the trouble unless you really need to change handling and your suspension is better than stock. -good for racing.