Alloy change?

[Sdperkins]

Really liking the starmag alloy wheels at the moment, would have got them before my minilites but didn't know the name of them, until after I got the minilites... typical
The starmag offset is less than the minilites, not by much but means my car can sit lower as at the moment my tyre rub like crazy
I know a couple of you guys have the starmags and wanted to see what you think of the change and what you think of the wheels.
Sadly this will have to be done after I've got my coilovers.
Starmags 13/7j/et-6

Minilites 13/7j/et-7

 

[Sdperkins]

Take it people aren't a fan of both??

 

[skymera]

They've just become very "meh" wheels over the last couple years.

Still nice and still suit most cars. (Which is why most have them).

 

[superls]

those et's look wrong

 

[skymera]

those et's look wrong

Very wrong. I think they're meant to be -6 and -7

 

[McMicra]

Starmags ftw

 

[Sdperkins]

Very wrong. I think they're meant to be -6 and -7

Depends if your doing it in mm or cm

 

[Sdperkins]

They've just become very "meh" wheels over the last couple years.

Still nice and still suit most cars. (Which is why most have them).

Yeah I know what ya mean, just not a fan of other styles. More into the deep dish

 

[skymera]

Depends if your doing it in mm or cm

-70mm or -7cm is still very wrong.

They're et-7 for 7mm.

 

[Sdperkins]

You sure?? et is how much poke you have from the fitment PCD??

 

[skymera]

You sure?? et is how much poke you have from the fitment PCD??

No.

A quick Google

The offset of a vehicle's wheel is the distance between the centerline of the wheel and the plane of the hub-mounting surface of the wheel.

So an offset of 0 is the centre of the wheel.
+ve offset is towards the face.
-ve offset is towards the rear.

So an offset of -7 is 7mm back from the wheel centre.

 

[Sdperkins]

No.

A quick Google


So an offset of 0 is the centre of the wheel.
+ve offset is towards the face.
-ve offset is towards the rear.

So an offset of -7 is 7mm back from the wheel centre.

Have a look at this site http://www.rimstyle.com/pages/alloy_wheels_explained.html

The offset is commonly shown as the letters ET followed by a number, eg: ET49. The offset is always measured in mm and can normally be found stamped on the back of the wheel or behind the centre cap (if fitted).

 

[skymera]

Have a look at this site http://www.rimstyle.com/pages/alloy_wheels_explained.html

Yes?

That image is described by this

The offset of a vehicle's wheel is the distance between the centerline of the wheel and the plane of the hub-mounting surface of the wheel.

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Offset is not measured by the distance from the face to the mounting surface

 

[Sdperkins]

Yes?

That image is described by this

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Offset is not measured by the distance from the face to the mounting surface

Lol but what I was saying about the et -70mm or -7cm is true...

 

[skymera]

Lol but what I was saying about the et -70mm or -7cm is true...

It isn't.

It's -7 as in mm.

Even the link says so.

 

[Sdperkins]

It isn't.

It's -7 as in mm.

Even the link says so.

Ok I think I mis-read it. I thought it was measured from the face of the wheel to the part that's in contact with the hub

 

[superls]

offset is the measurement from the centre line of the wheel to the back face of the mounting face

 

[Sdperkins]

Yeah I think I got it now will teach me for listening to a sales guy where I got my wheels

 

[RTLkyuubi]

You wont be able to fit them starmags under standard arches:

 

[Sdperkins]

You wont be able to fit them starmags under standard arches:

Yeah I know. I've got minilites at the moment which have a bigger offset than the starmags, and the arches are already rolled and pulled out, so they will fit my car

 

[Belly93]

I have starmags on my k11 and they fit under the arch only 12s tho too small

 

[Sdperkins]

I have starmags on my k11 and they fit under the arch only 12s tho too small

Yeah I did notice that... maybe the k11 have different offsets to the k10

 

[Belly93]

if i can get some bigger wheels i might be selling these

 

[Sdperkins]

I'd be going for 13" plus is the k11 PCD not different to the K10?

 

[karlj]

I'd be going for 13" plus is the k11 PCD not different to the K10?

Both have the same pcd

 

[Sdperkins]

Both have the same pcd

Did not know that
Edit: What about offset?

 

[karlj]

Near as, the difference wouldn't be noticable

 

[Sdperkins]

Just seems funny that starmag fits perfect under the arches on the k11, just like belly93. Where as the k10 needs work to the arches from what I've seen.