whitneyd

I'm looking to have some rim special made for my car and wondered what the best ET/backspacing would be for a set of 8 inch wide rims?

Mike Rainbird

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15...

Glenn5

ET 25 as per original wheels or ET15 will be fine and fill the arches out a little bit more

whitneyd

Thanks.

Azrael

I always thought that ET is important for handling but I can see it's more important for bling bling

Glenn5

no actually ask mr rainbird but i think your find its 2 do with clearance aswell

Azrael

8'' wide rim is the same as standard wheel that ws intended for this car. So standard ET is all I would want but some say slightly smaller ET is nice for tarmac handling... Don't see how this could have anything to do with clearance if you stay with direct raplacement size of the whole wheel compared to standard one.

Glenn5

how many people put standard wheels on m8 the bloke was upgrading reference clearance i suppose of suspension and brakes components

Azrael

I talking on standard replacement -> 16'' - 18'' but the same wheel diameter. With proper tyre you have the same wheel clearance as standard. Or I don't get the whole thing.