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Title: baby needs new shoes
Post by: chrismorby on 20 September 2010, 15:35
as per title, i really need t osort out some new wheels. was looking at Lenso bsx's in 15. but car is dropped 60mm front and 40mm rear but not on coils. i have no clue about what offset i want/need and i dont wana scrape the arches and i dont wana change to coils either.

Fronts....Size: 15x7.0 ET20 
Rears.....Size: 15x7.0 ET38

 any clues guys
Title: Re: baby needs new shoes
Post by: Wayne on 20 September 2010, 15:58
To be honest et38 with 195/50/15's all round would be a good choice you could always run a 10mm spacer on the rear if you wanted.
Title: Re: baby needs new shoes
Post by: chrismorby on 20 September 2010, 16:23
so sounds like rubbing may not happen?
Title: Re: baby needs new shoes
Post by: Wayne on 20 September 2010, 16:28
so sounds like rubbing may not happen?


Et20 will rub, et38 will be fine  :smiley:
Title: Re: baby needs new shoes
Post by: chrismorby on 20 September 2010, 20:01
so would running ET38 front and rear work best for me?
Title: Re: baby needs new shoes
Post by: dom on 20 September 2010, 20:12
I was about to start a new thread about spacers and offsets but i'll just hijack this one instead  :tongue:

I'm running standard gti wheels, how much can I space the rears without them going beyone the arch? Rubbing the arch won't be an issue because i'll adjust the coilover to suit. I was thinking 25-30mm possibly???
Title: Re: baby needs new shoes
Post by: chrismorby on 20 September 2010, 21:00
i feel like ive just been raped  :cry:
Title: Re: baby needs new shoes
Post by: dom on 20 September 2010, 21:22
i feel like ive just been raped  :cry:

 :grin: Get used to it buddy
Title: Re: baby needs new shoes
Post by: Wayne on 20 September 2010, 21:26
I was about to start a new thread about spacers and offsets but i'll just hijack this one instead  :tongue:

I'm running standard gti wheels, how much can I space the rears without them going beyone the arch? Rubbing the arch won't be an issue because i'll adjust the coilover to suit. I was thinking 25-30mm possibly???

If you running 195's then 10 to 15mm max, 205's 5mm max.
Title: Re: baby needs new shoes
Post by: Wayne on 20 September 2010, 21:26
so would running ET38 front and rear work best for me?

Yep :afro:
Title: Re: baby needs new shoes
Post by: dom on 20 September 2010, 21:30
I was about to start a new thread about spacers and offsets but i'll just hijack this one instead  :tongue:

I'm running standard gti wheels, how much can I space the rears without them going beyone the arch? Rubbing the arch won't be an issue because i'll adjust the coilover to suit. I was thinking 25-30mm possibly???

If you running 195's then 10 to 15mm max, 205's 5mm max.

195's, thats about what I was thinking, looks like 15mm's will be ordered :afro:

I was talking about overall width above btw, so should have said 12-15mm not 25-30mm  :rolleyes:
Title: Re: baby needs new shoes
Post by: Wayne on 20 September 2010, 21:30
I was about to start a new thread about spacers and offsets but i'll just hijack this one instead  :tongue:

I'm running standard gti wheels, how much can I space the rears without them going beyone the arch? Rubbing the arch won't be an issue because i'll adjust the coilover to suit. I was thinking 25-30mm possibly???

If you running 195's then 10 to 15mm max, 205's 5mm max.

195's, thats about what I was thinking, looks like 15mm's will be ordered :afro:

I was talking about overall width above btw, so should have said 12-15mm not 25-30mm  :rolleyes:

No worries, always happy to help  :smiley:
Title: Re: baby needs new shoes
Post by: Len on 21 September 2010, 13:05
so would running ET38 front and rear work best for me?


Yes because that is what is recommended as the correct offset!
Title: Re: baby needs new shoes
Post by: chrismorby on 21 September 2010, 13:45
 :laugh: blonde moment