Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums Modifications Wheels & Tires SVT Focus wheels have different offset.

Originally posted by alex_96GL:

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Buddy, I lived in Lansing, MI for 5 years: I know what I'm talking about. NYC and surrounding NJ area gets the cake.
I'm done w/ OT ramblings now

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I agree 100% with you. I currently have 3 bent rims (awaiting new ones at the end of the month). I don't know too many people with aftermarket wheels that haven't bent or cracked at least one. Roads around my NJ town and anywhere remotely surrounding it are absolutely horrendous...

I have these rims on my ride and it handles great I even went as far as to test the handling on my way down to WV a couple weeks after I bought them. I went through SE Ohio too where theres alot of mountain-ous roads and the FSVT rims AND the Aussie bar worked great, what a combo My tires are the BFG KDW P215-45-17's, AWESOME! So to those who say they don't fit or even look out of place....

Chris Arslanyan talked to a SVT engineer a while back and was told that you'd need spacers with the SVT Focus wheels to maintain [insert engineering term here] proper weight distribution of the car, etc.

BAT has the SVT Focus wheels listed at 49 mm, and our stock wheels are 49.5 IIRC. So thats basically the same offset with a 1/2 inch wider wheel. I also vaguely remember someone saying eons ago that the ST200 rims were a 42 offset and 7" wide, but I'm not positive about that.

Someone had posted pics of their SVT with the FSVT rims before the old boards went down, hopefully they'll see this and be able to post pics again .

Well guys I've had my FSVT wheels now for about 3weeks now. They do not stick out more vs the 16's, they are a little more flush with the wheel well. As far as the width i took a tape measure before i had the wheels mounted, they measure 17x7 1/2. People have said that these wheels are also heavy, but its really not much more than the E1s about 2-3lbs. But as for the offset.....i dunno .

more like 6lb weight difference from what I know
I've got my E1 from someone who put FSVT wheels on, so that's what his measurements say.

I'd say that's a lot considering that the weight is mostly distributed towards the outer circumference. that said, I think my 225/50-16 tires are heavier than E1 wheels so that's a hard act to follow for a production wheel

if its 6 pounds difference then...man my sense of feeling is way off! I need to check myself more often now...i'm losing hair and i'm only 22.

Hey Everyone,
Here are some pics from my car showing the offset. If you have any questions, ask away!
Andreas
Contour with FSVT Rims