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anyone know what offset the monzas are?

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38 mm
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yeah mate, just to confirm, they are defo et38
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cool, cheers

thinking on ET25 16x7.5j fronts and 16x9j rears, or maybe 16x9j all round :roll:
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Umm not sure if they are diff in oz ( i doubt it) but i have a pic and it says ET43..

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Mine are definately 38

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shanethb wrote:Umm not sure if they are diff in oz ( i doubt it) but i have a pic and it says ET43..

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are yours 16in? thats really wierd how they are diff?? that means they will be closer to the shocks??? :?
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16X9s all round FTW 8)
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That is interesting indeed.
whitegtipolo wrote:are yours 16in? thats really wierd how they are diff?? that means they will be closer to the shocks??? :?
Yes our stock rims are 16" and yes ours are 5mm closer to the shocks.
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Tim_GTi wrote:16X9s all round FTW 8)
yea its tempting but i've never seen another 9n3 with 9j all round so am unsure about how they'll sit in the front arches :?
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loud wrote: yea its tempting but i've never seen another 9n3 with 9j all round so am unsure about how they'll sit in the front arches :?
http://www.edition38.com/forums/index.p ... 43483&st=0

Pretty sure they're 9s all round
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Tim_GTi wrote:
loud wrote: yea its tempting but i've never seen another 9n3 with 9j all round so am unsure about how they'll sit in the front arches :?
http://www.edition38.com/forums/index.p ... 43483&st=0

Pretty sure they're 9s all round
Negative, they are 8's up front
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I stand corrected
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hmm so they are 8J front with an ET of 9, its the lower the ET the more they stick out isn't it? I always get that mixed up

if that's the case then 9J ET 25 might be alright
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loud wrote:hmm so they are 8J front with an ET of 9, its the lower the ET the more they stick out isn't it? I always get that mixed up

if that's the case then 9J ET 25 might be alright
Yep!
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