I am about to order my new wheels but they only have them in 8.5j for the rear so I want to know if they will fit what offset will I need and what size tyres

Thanks in advance

 

8.5j will fit , but not sure the offset you need .

 

Sound cheers mate going for 7.5 front et20 as that's what I have and they fit lush

 

You'll be on the limit with those,are your rear arches trimmed??

 

My old one on 8", think they were ET30 iirc, was along time ago now.lol

 

Yes arches trimmed mate

Yours looks awesome that's the wheels I am getting but can't get them in 8j only 8.5 & 7.5

 

No more than ET25 on the rear on that size - but you'll need the arches trimmed and arches rolled and will just fit with a set of 235 tyres - thats on coil overs though

 

Could I fit 215s

 

Or shall I just stick to 7.5 rear

 

No don't be
Get the 8.5's on
Rich

 

Lmao but I want wheels that will fit so what offset do you all think and tyre size for the rear

 

9x18" ET33 , ok ( ish ) on the back but challenging on the front ..

 

Fooking hell

 

9inch on the back ,i dont know the et though

235 tyres coilovers and trimmed arches

 

That looks lush pal

 

cheers matey,

 

8.5 with a 215 tyre will stretch the tyre too much as this is what i used to run - best thing to do is buy the wheel you want and then cut up the car to suit like i did

 

you cant do that chris

 

Just to throw another spanner in the works I want the e39 brembo upgrade now my current wheels are about 3mm away from my std calipers on et20 what offset will I need to clear the brembos

 

Staffi what brakes were you running on that?

I think I will stick to 7.5j but still don't know a offset

 

Brammer what offset are your wheels

 

pete was running 330mm aps mate

 

Foook me..thats give me wood!!

 

proper colour mo

 

Cool cheers I want the e38 setup with focus rs discs but need to find out if they will fit

 

at et 20 you are running out of room to push the wheels out any further

 

What do you suggest pal as I really don't know anything about offsets etc

 

the smaller the et the closer it is to your arch,and et 20 must be pretty close as is now i would imagine .

with et 20 i couldnt see their being any problem with the caliper touching the wheel,but its very dependant on your wheel choice mate

 

8.5 et22 235 tyre and 7.5 et30 205 tyre

 

Brammer what do they fit like?

 

Oh and what brakes do you have pal

 

Saw your 3dr outside valley body shop yesterday Barry

 

Oh yea just wait and see it in a few weeks pal

 

9's all round!

 

Well I wouldn't use them, I have seen there work

 

Cheeky git I work there and tbh most of the work that comes out of there is incredible mate but they have all new staff

 

Cant argue with that,best colour for 3dr..even told me bro that whilst he had a black one

 

Well where do i start, they are a pain in the ring they are on with bigger 235/40 Eagle F1 tyres - i really need to up the rear springs to a 225Ib or 250Ib as the std GAZ 200Ib just isn't up to the job even with the damper setting to 10 clicks which GAZ recommend to be max.
I think i only have a small amount of rubbing at present but that is due to the wheel moving forwards when accelerating hard - on 215/40 tyres i never suffered as bad - more trimming of the kit would solve some of the problem.







Reply in the other thread too

 

That does look the nuts tho I must admit

 

Ill check my tyre sizes when I get out the bath, but I think its worth trimming the archs a little just to fill the srch a bit. Ive trimmed and rolled mine at the back, fronts could do with it a little as under heavy braking its just catch's