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Post by LewisH » Mon Feb 04, 2013 7:41 pm

What offset do i need for wheels as well btw?

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Post by 106pete » Mon Feb 04, 2013 7:50 pm

Around 35 is standard, you can go more with work ;-)
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Post by LewisH » Mon Feb 04, 2013 8:00 pm

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Post by LewisH » Mon Feb 04, 2013 8:07 pm

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Post by 106pete » Mon Feb 04, 2013 8:19 pm

I ran 16x8 et10 and it was fine but you have to roll arches and use stretch tyres.

I think et 0 will be that tiny bit to far, don't forget rolling the arches that much will need painting after.
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Post by LewisH » Mon Feb 04, 2013 8:23 pm

Ive never had to change wheels before... so..... this is all new to me :D
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Post by Merlin » Tue Feb 05, 2013 9:22 am

The standard offset is ET55. On 4WS cars you need to be carefull that you dont get anything too aggressive or (as already said) you will have to do body work. IMO ET40 is about the limit you can go, even then you will catch a tab on the rear bumper that will need to chopped off if you are lowered or carrying a heavy load. I have ET45 Rota's with 215/45/17 tyres on my 5th gen and initially got some rubbing.

See here - http://www.ludegeneration.co.uk/wiki/in ... Tyre_Sizes

Merlin wrote:When lowering the 5G the rear wheels may rub slightly on the rear bumper. This is the offending bumper tab:

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It simply needs to be trimmed (photos by cebul)

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Post by LewisH » Tue Feb 05, 2013 1:23 pm

Mines no longer 4WS mind, its now 2WS. So ive got some more "play" as they say.
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Post by Merlin » Tue Feb 05, 2013 1:40 pm

Cool. To have a look and see what you can get under your arches with out modification, measure the space between the outer edge of your wheel and the edge of the wheel arch ;)
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Post by mart609 » Tue Feb 05, 2013 2:24 pm

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