Alloy wheel offset question

Velocitee

My mondeo has a maximum offset of et45 - I want to fit et48 wheels to it.

Is there a way to fit these and "correct" the offset?

tossy

Off set or ET is how far the centre of the wheel is offset from the Hub face,if you car has wheels of ET 45 and you fit wheels of ET48 it means that the wheels with sit 3mm more into the Arch than the ET45 wheels.

Velocitee

oh so they'll sit 3mm inside the wheel arch? like they won't stick out of the wheels arches, they'll be pushed in towards the car?

If that's the case can I put spacers behind them?

Sorry about all the questions, I really have no clue when it comes to alloys!

colm_mcm

If the tyres are wider than the originals, then they won't seem any further in the arches than before.

Velocitee

Would they interfere with the brakes etc? if they were a different offset? I guess that's what I'm most worried about

rebel.ranter

I would avoid using alloys that necessitated the use of spacers. You are putting more pressure on the wheel studs.

tossy

We are only talking 3mm here so unless you have massive brembo brakes then the wheel won't catch the caliper,also it is only 3mm you won't notice it and there will be no need for spacers.

On a separate note there is nothing wrong with spacers if done right,although big spacers will accelerate wear on the hub bearings (you are still talking 10's of thousands of miles though so its acceptable in my opinion).