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Model specific boards => Golf mk6 => Topic started by: countrytrucker on 30 October 2009, 09:55

Title: Wheel offsets
Post by: countrytrucker on 30 October 2009, 09:55

I have the cjance of getting a set of 19 inch BBS CY rims.

They are 112 x 5 PCD so that is fine but the offset is ET35.

Will this sit out too much?

Title: Re: Wheel offsets
Post by: mac7 on 30 October 2009, 11:01

Depends on the rim width. Neil gti's wheels are 8.5 with an offset of 52mm (ET52). Read this thread for pics and info:

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=132472.0 (http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=132472.0)

Title: Re: Wheel offsets
Post by: countrytrucker on 30 October 2009, 11:08

I think the offset is going to be too small. It would be different if it was too big an offset then I could have used a spacer.

Title: Re: Wheel offsets
Post by: percymon on 30 October 2009, 11:28

An extra 17mm each side, so an effective track increase of 34mm - going to tramline like buggery under hard braking, and will do little for your wheel bearings and bushes.

And if you increase tyre width from 225 to 235 then thats another 5mm sticking out - lots of debris being flung at the outer edge of the wheelarchs or worse down the side of the car.