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Old 02-21-2013, 04:24 AM   #1
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Agreed..65 offset would pull the wheels in, I think you might be backwards on how you're thinking offset numbers work..the higher the number the more inbound the wheel will sit..lower number, the more it protrudes out. Your 40ET on the OZ wheels would have the rear wheel stick out 25mm more than the carrera wheels if they were truly an ET of 65. Something doesn't seem right out back?
I've spent a lot of time calculating wheels in the past to make them fit. Johnny Danger seems to be wheel guru in here, I would have some chats with him before you order another set of rims!

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Old 02-21-2013, 08:51 AM   #2
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Agreed..65 offset would pull the wheels in, I think you might be backwards on how you're thinking offset numbers work..the higher the number the more inbound the wheel will sit..lower number, the more it protrudes out. Your 40ET on the OZ wheels would have the rear wheel stick out 25mm more than the carrera wheels if they were truly an ET of 65. Something doesn't seem right out back?
I've spent a lot of time calculating wheels in the past to make them fit. Johnny Danger seems to be wheel guru in here, I would have some chats with him before you order another set of rims!
I'm beginning to wonder if he's not using an 11 inch wheel ? Even though an 11 inch is not designed to fit a 986 boxster, given the very high offset of the wheel and the fact that the vehicle is at factory ride height, it could conceivably fit. That might explain why it's outside of the wheel well ?
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Old 02-21-2013, 09:12 AM   #3
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I have the same Carrera rims (10x65, 8x50) on my 2003 S. They are mounted with 10mm spacers front and 23mm rear, to bring them out to the edge of the wheel wells. They also fit without the spacers.
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