Evening all

been offered a set of alloys for my 3dr

8.5j x18

et 18

tyres are 225/40/18

if rims fit but tyres cause problems width wise i can always get 215/35 etc

thing is i cant offer em up as cars in bits atm

can someone advise as they are in real good nick and been after a set like this for ages,though would have preferred 17s

ta folks

D.

 

8.5s will require arch mods for sure D.....

 

Cheers pete,dya know what the standard et is on a 3dr

Will I have to get spacers,(am still trying to get my head round wheel et's)

Btw am running coilovers too or at least I was

 

wrong offset stick far too far out in the arch !

 

Major arch work required, especially wth those offsets.
The front will be very difficult to clear.

 

Can you not get a bit of the wheel machined off.

 

Dont fit a set of 18 "rims on a 3door, take advice from me!!
I put 182 mos on only to return to 17" mos a few month later.

17" max size on a 3 door!!

 

That ofset is escos size mate so its a deffo no no...
You need around 33-38 et for on 17s really 18s at a push but as said car will drive better on the 17s...
Id go 8x17 et 33 so as to fit front and rear although you could get away with et 25 on the rears although you could just use an 8mm spacer to achieve the same look..

cheers danny

 

cheers folks,saved me a lot of grief oh and plenty of money

 

Exactly what i've got fitted to mine (10mm spacer on the rear)
Rear: 245/35/17
Front: 215/40/17



Rich

 

That pic looks familiar Rich....

 

very nice!!!!!


cheers danny

 

I have 8.5 with ET22 on the rear and had to do major surgery - 7.5 with ET30 front with surgery

 

sonic boom that looks nice fella

right have seen a set of rims

16in,

et 20,

7.5j

with 195/45/16 rubber (could i go wider?)

will these still be too wide ??

ps how does et work on a car ie how do you work it out,every time i see it i understand then when it comes to a time when i need to use the info its gone somewhere deep in the depth of my head

 

Ive got 17's on mine, et30 8jon the back and on the front i went for et30 but 7j so they look good with no arch hitting

 

cheers mate ,

done gone and done a deal on em,had to really as they are pretty rare with a 108 pcd so if they dont fit my 3dr will just flog em on but gotta have a punt aincha

with 16in rims disks should also be cheaper as wont need to be as big

 

wrong offset

 

pm`d

 

Pm right back @ ya mate

Thanks dude very helpfull

 

just fitted 8.5 x 17 et33 but not run the car yet as the rads burst(3dr).the clearances look fine although very very close to the caliper.what surgery did you have to do to the fronts?