[DeTomaso] Anyone have offset numbers for 8 inch front and 10 inch rear wheels?

[Mike Drew]

Ken,

ET 19 means 19mm offset....

Mike

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On Aug 20, 2015, at 13:01, Ken Green via DeTomaso <detomaso at poca.com> wrote:

>   Thanks Tomas,
>      There are a set of Coddington "Pantera wheels" on ebay right now:
>   [1]http://www.ebay.com/itm/Boyd-Coddington-Super-10-Spoke-Wheel-for-DeT
>   omaso-Pantera-staggered-17x8-11-/181840688325
>   with this description:
>   "For sale is a set of four authentic Bill Coddington designed Super 10
>   Spoke wheels. The front wheels measure 17x8 (et 19, or a 5.25"
>   backspacing) and the rears measure 17x11 (et 12, or a 6.5" backspacing)
>   and have a 5x114.3 (or 5x4.5) bolt pattern."
>   If I have this right, the front wheels are 46mm inward versus your 19mm
>   (about an inch difference).  That seems substantial, and could cause
>   clearance issues?  What do you think?  I'm not sure what the "et 19" in
>   the description means.
>   Ken,
>     __________________________________________________________________
> 
>   From: Tomas Gunnarsson <guson at home.se>
>   To: kenn_green at yahoo.com
>   Cc: detomaso at poca.com
>   Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 11:50 PM
>   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Anyone have offset numbers for 8 inch front and
>   10 inch rear wheels?
>   Ken,
> 
>   19 mm inwards on the front wheels, 5 mm outwards on the rears is what I
>   have noted.
> 
>   Tomas
>   <-----Ursprungligt Meddelande----->
>       From: Ken Green via DeTomaso [detomaso at poca.com]
>   Sent: 20/8/2015 6:21:15 AM
>   To: detomaso at poca.com
>   Subject: [DeTomaso] Anyone have offset numbers for 8 inch front and 10
>   inch rear wheels?
>   Been looking at aftermarket wheels, and need the offset (not the
>   backspacing) to see if anything fits.  I know backspacing numbers have
>   been posted and I think offset is backspacing - width/2, but people
>   seem to measure the backspacing differently.
>   Thanks,
>   Ken
> 
> References
> 
>   1. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Boyd-Coddington-Super-10-Spoke-Wheel-for-DeTomaso-Pantera-staggered-17x8-11-/181840688325
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