Clio 172 - wheel spec

[JJ172]

Clio 172 Mk2 - I know the wheels are 7x16 but whats the offset? My wheels are stamped 7x16, then 48.5. Surely theyre not 7x16 ET 48.5?!!

Does anyone know the correct offset, and whether or not it should be changed when running 17s?

 

[GR7]

James, I dont know anything about offset but 17" wheels went straight on my car.

 

[JJ172]

Thanks, but the offset is the most important bit as it determines how far the wheel sits in/out from the car. I dont suppose your 17s have 7x17 ET ?? stamped on them anywhere?

 

[Fred@BTM]

My old 15s were ET48 and my current 17x7s are ET37 (originally on a MK1 172)

 

[geoff_clio182]

My new wheels are ET40 and fit on ok.

 

[JJ172]

Got any pics?!

 

[Fred@BTM]

Theres a pic of my car in "Other Clios" gallery

 

[geoff_clio182]

Well the one I tested fitted on OK! I spoke to Autopart, the UK importer of ACE alloys, and my wheels are in the country and will be sent to R-Tec this week. Hopefully can get them fitted next week for France, cutting it fine though!

If you look on the gallery there is a MK2 172 with 18" on and these are ET40, the name of the guy in Patrick from Holland.

 

[GR7]

Alopogies for asking this, but what exactly does ET stand for?

 

[GR7]

Meant to be apologies!

 

[BenR]

hahah, alopolies.....thats like when my dyslecsik (hehe) mate says tefphalone...hehe....hes so funny.

ET is the offset i.e. the distice the hub face of the wheels is from the centreline of the wheel in MM. you can get et 35 (35mm from teh centre of the wheel) and -et 35, where the hub face sits behind the centre line by 35mm.

 

[GR7]

Ben, you still have not explained what ET is an abbreviation for!!

 

[Matbrown]

GR,

Have you never seen the film, its Extra Terrestrial.
lol

Mat.

 

[GR7]

Yes, and I have also been on the ET Ride at Universal Studios in Florida! ET is cute, but I still dont know what the other ET stands for!

 

[Matbrown]

GR,

So far all i can find is that it means elapsed time but how this relates to the offset of a wheel im not sure?

Mat.

 

[GR7]

Thanks Matt. I dont think the others know what the initials really stand for!

 

[Matbrown]

GR,

Got it.
The initials ET comes from the German word for Einpreßtiefe.

Mat.

 

[Matbrown]

Thats it,
I can sleep easy now so im off to bed.

Mat.

 

[GR7]

But what is it translated into English Mat?

 

[Matbrown]

God knows!!!
Any Germans out there?

Mat.

 

[teady172]

ET = Insertion depth

 

[Matbrown]

Teady,

Is that a translation?

Mat.

 

[teady172]

Thats the literal translation!

 

[GR7]

Teady172. Then why isnt it called ID rather than ET?