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Old 06-04-2010, 05:01 PM   #1
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Default 285's?

Did a quick search, cant find a definitive answer..

Anyone know if 285's in 18's will fit under the back of an AU?

Wont be for road use...

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Old 06-04-2010, 05:21 PM   #2
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you will need a 1" spacer. 0.5" is not enough. that's assuming you are using standard au offset wheels.
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Old 06-04-2010, 05:30 PM   #3
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So if I was to look at some wheels to suit (without running spacers). What offset would I be after?

Never really spent much time looking at wheels :P
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Old 06-04-2010, 05:31 PM   #4
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I believe that you can and quite easily.

CAT600 is running some ridiculous rubber under the back of TerminatorS (305's from memory), ask him.
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offset of +30 to 32... i looked into this a while back when i wanted big tyres on the 20's i had...
that was 20's though so could be different...
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CAT600 is running some ridiculous rubber under the back of TerminatorS (305's from memory), ask him.
Great minds think alike, I was just pming Daniel!
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Old 06-04-2010, 05:45 PM   #7
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For those interested..Reply from Daniel..

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Hey mate. I had that size on the rear of the AU before, on a 9.5" rim and they were fairly bulging the sidewalls. I'd go for a 10 or 10.5" rim and the offset would be around 32-34 positive. My big rims are 11.5" and are a 33P offset.
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