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Originally Posted by DEpointfive0
To Bonzo and Chuck.
Wow, I didn't know that... I guess it makes sense now that I think about it because the bearing gets more "flex"
Current me if I'm wrong, but that means that the Nismo will have bearing failure sooner than a normal Sport, and the sport will have bearing failure before a base model? (all things being equal)
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Just like ricers who put on wheels with ridiculous offset, and you can see the wheels "bending" up. Those bearings will be shot in no time.
When car makers design the car they design it all to work together in harmony as much as possible. In this area, they design the tire/wheel/hub/bearing/suspension to all be balanced as much as possible, so the wear on the bearing takes place evenly. Change the offset and you change that balance. Putting on big fat tires and wheels with more offset looks awesome for your Saturday driver or show car, but it's not a good idea for a daily driver if you want things to last.
As for the Nismo question, I don't know. Do those wheels have more natural offset?