What is "M6 Offset"
08-03-2008, 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by xexyus' post='632581' date='Jul 25 2008, 09:23 AM
Why go general tires when you have a 535? Spend a couple hundred more bucks and get some Nittos or Toyos
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Originally Posted by DRANGED' post='632076' date='Jul 24 2008, 10:43 PM
I went with 275/30's in the the rear with the ET17(M6) offset. I have stock sport suspension. I am running General Exclaim UHP's which are dirt cheap and a pretty good tire, not as performance oriented as some other options though. Hindsight 20/20 I think I would buy 285/30's for the rear which might require rolling the fenders if your car is lowered but 285's are a but wider and menacing. Unfortunately General doesn't make 285's.
Ride quality will be no different with either offset. The ET17(M6) offset gives an 11mm wider stance over the ET28(M5) which gives it a more aggressive look and places them almost even with the wheels wells/arches. This provides a more consistent look with the M166 M5 fronts which are also almost even with the front wheels wells. The wider stance should also provide a handling edge over the narrower stance of the M5 offset.
Most guys that have M166's just didn't do enough research when purchasing their wheels and ended up with the M5 rear offset. They then ended up adding spacers later to get the same look you will get with the M6 offset. Spacers are just plain scary to me, just doesn't seem safe somehow.
In summary get the ET17(M6) rear offset
Ride quality will be no different with either offset. The ET17(M6) offset gives an 11mm wider stance over the ET28(M5) which gives it a more aggressive look and places them almost even with the wheels wells/arches. This provides a more consistent look with the M166 M5 fronts which are also almost even with the front wheels wells. The wider stance should also provide a handling edge over the narrower stance of the M5 offset.
Most guys that have M166's just didn't do enough research when purchasing their wheels and ended up with the M5 rear offset. They then ended up adding spacers later to get the same look you will get with the M6 offset. Spacers are just plain scary to me, just doesn't seem safe somehow.
In summary get the ET17(M6) rear offset
08-03-2008, 10:39 AM
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I think front is 12mm. I understand that the M6 offset refers to the backs only? I think front is always 12 on the oem wheels.
Originally Posted by mrfva' post='638709' date='Aug 3 2008, 02:02 PM
John, is the M6 offset ET17 all around or just rears?