How wide should the measure accross or different by manufactor these are 9" ET25 cosworth fitment
been spending some a few quid on my car lately
thought id try my new wheels today only to find out they dont fit
i know its only a car but am well P****d off




Cheers S

 

if they 8x16 then they 8 inch wide 9x16 9inch wide and so on..

and 8inch wide will stick out on a rs!

 

Thats what i was thinking mate 8" is 8" unless am measuring um wrong their 8j stamped
not to worried about um sticking out as i got new arches to go on
its more that i cant see anywhere for the damper to go

 

i can get 8j et 28s on mine no problem dont even need spaces . what are thet catchin on

 

guessing your measuring from edge to edge (this would be 9")

the width is measured from inside the lip where the tyre would sit

its all with the offset getting a 8j wheel on a rs

 

Stuart thier not catching yet fingers crossed they wont
it was just to see what they looked like
thier a lot wider and less room in the arch then i was expecting
i should of fitted the shock to get a better idea
Gus yea 9" overall

 

scott, as gus said its all in the offset, should be ok with et25-28, you could fit even 9"s on there with the rite offset

altho im not really fond of it even tho they look great. id normally stick to a 7" wide wheel and a decent offset not to ruin the drive/accelleration/handling others disagree

 

the problem u mite have is if u are runnin coilovers , u mite need to spacer the rears out slightly to clear them

 

Jonny looks like am stressing for nothing then
the plan was just to get spacers as i dont like the look of the wheels sat in
then i seen these wheels for sale
if it dont work back to plan A
you going on sunday fella ? you bringing your car up
looks like mine wont be out till late 2011 early 2012 now plans changed again LOL

 

Staurt yea gonna be useing coilovers
i think the last time i enquired their was only 2 sizes avaible for the mk4 he said 5mm and 15mm i think
ill need some mk1 bubble arches at this rate lol

 

cars done mate
just need to tax and il be stretching its legs lol you talking about national day?? im not sure il make it yet got a ton of other things to do as always lol, as stu says if you run coilies it will be a tad closer, but you should be fine just hurry up and get it done

 

Good lad yea national day
it was gonna be ready for next summer fella
then i seen something else i wanted so gonna wait tills thats all fitted now itll be worth the wait though

 

Phew. I knew they were 8" but you had me worried. Hope you get the offset sorted and get them on.

 

Its not the wheels craig its the owner thats the problem fella
ill get it sorted then send you pics

 

u prob only need a 5mm spacer if that more like 3mm, what wheels are they pics

 

Mine are 17x8 et 35 and are fine, Scott. The rears are right on the limit of the arches though running coilovers and I need a higher poundage spring as you know to stop them scrubbing over bigger bumps at speed.







I have no spacers on the rear, they clear everything, but I think thats due to running a bell/rota set up at the back.

 

theses are 8j 17s et 40 and got 13mm spacers on them they clear everythin and they have 215 tyres and 100mm+ drop, bit tight but got loads more to come out the arches and the wheels moved forward abit now

 

nice choice in wheels stu



mine are et 25, cant remember if i run a spacer with these or not (with a 210 wide slick)

 

8x17 ET33 here without problem!

 

loving that

 

Stuart super t's 8x16 et 25 hope mine looks that good looks mean as f***

some seroius pieces of kits thier all look awesome
by the looks of it i got nowt to worrie about
Gus same size as yours mate and yours sit perfect IMO you got any full side pics
Muz look forward to seeing your on sun looking sweet mate bit different to last time

 

Radman am guessing by looking at your higher number further in the sit
perfect track car i love them wheels could never find any though