Have matrix alloys killed v6 steering ?

[blue redtop]

just wondering if u know the offset (et) for the matrix wheels,when i had them on my calibra the et wasnt stamped on the inside of the wheel and couldn't find out what they were.

[crinklebender]

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ET 35. Not healthy.

[Cozy]

<!--QuoteBegin-crinklebender+--><div class='quotetop'>(crinklebender)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Spigots are there. From the previous poster with the same wheels it looks like the problem is the ET. I presume this is because the steering on a car such as calibra was designed for the more standard wheels of that time.

From another poster

"If the alloys have the wrong ET it may have put excess loads on steering components, which may be worn as a result. If the ET is wrong it can cause 'tramlining' - the sensation of the wheels trying to 'go their own way', following grooves in the road & trying to go straight on round corners."

seems i am not the only one with this problem

<a href="http://www.google.com/search?client=opera&rls=en&q=wolfrace+tramlining&sourceid=opera&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8" target="_blank">http://www.google.com/search?client=opera&...=utf-8&oe=utf-8</a>

good tutorial on the subject.

<a href="http://planetsoarer.com/offset/offset.htm" target="_blank">http://planetsoarer.com/offset/offset.htm</a>

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the quote above was about my wheels, i have 17" kahn RSR's with 215/40/17's on my v6 and the offset is ET35, however mine have spacers inside the hub of the wheel i think to make the offset nearer to what it should be, they are a metal ring a few mm thick that is inside the back of the wheel

the previous owner bought the wheels so they were already on the car when i bought it

you may just need some spacer inserts to go inside the wheel

1 of my alloys is fooked now anyway, just battleing it out with the council to obtain some new wheels as i damaged it on a massive pothole

hope that helps

[blue redtop]

that could be a idea,
work out how far your offset is out in mm and then source some spacers and longer bolts.

[marko]

if you add spacers you are reducing the ET further e.g. a 5mm spacer on an et35 wheel will result in a et30

[blue redtop]

i thought the further out u went the higher the et went up.
o well,learn something new every day.