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Old 08-02-2012, 04:30 PM   #18
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Originally Posted by OrbitalEllipses View Post
Eh, there's old wives tales about low offset wheels destroying bearings on Subarus...but you'll be fine methinks. The problem with low offset is (forgive me, I've forgotten the technical terms) moving the wheel center outwards so that rotational mass is further from the car, impacting handling. Ask RCE about that.
It effects the scrub radius and is not an old wive's tale. Perhaps ask RCE to calculate the offset that results in a perfect scrub radius for the car.
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