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      04-25-2011, 05:29 PM   #35
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Originally Posted by v3.0si View Post
thanks for the clarification, HACK!

help me out though, if track guys aren't using the aggressive offsets, why are these guys...

crfine88
F360C
GothM
Colatkitty
Shereef_Osman


... all using wheel and tire combos that push the limit? is it that they want both function and looks? why do places like Turner sell suspension and brake upgrades that do not work with factory wheel specs? i am NOT trying to start anything, I just like to know so I don't give out bad info.
I can't speak for people I don't know. I can only tell you that people I DO know, instructors and racers alike, almost all run within a few mm of stock offset SPECIFICALLY for the reasons I listed. Those that don't, are usually doing so due to class constraints and/or $$$ constraints (meaning the tires/wheels they got forces them to make due with whatever they've got).

For example, a friend of mine campaigns a very successful H-Prepared E46 M3 with a 34mm front offset, but only because in order to STUFF 275mm wide R-Comps under the front fender, he needed a set of rims wide enough that pushes the wheel out far enough not to rub. IF he were to run a 245mm wide tire he would have done so with a 38-42mm offset on a reasonable rim. His rear rims are 25mm offset (1mm shy of stock E46 M3 offset) on 275mm R-comps. His H-Stock 135i runs with factory offset rims.

You'll have to ask the people on that list you provided, individually, why they specifically run with super aggressive offset. As for Turner, I also can't speak for him but I know he runs a business, and part of running a business is you have to know what your customers buy. I'm willing to bet, that if his business is anywhere like our own, it is comprised of 1% racers and track junkies, and 99% your normal, run of the mill customers that never sniff the hot side of the pit. And for those guys, a "flush" look will likely sell better than a properly designed/engineered product.
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