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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: Dave_IOW on 25 May 2012, 00:09

Title: Widetrack and final offset
Post by: Dave_IOW on 25 May 2012, 00:09

Going widetrack off a mk3 GTI so will be 5 stud, and buying some BMW fitment wheels.

The zimmer wheels have an offset of 47, will they fit with adaptors, or will they have to be re-drilled?

The car has the small arch kit on it, will this be enough to hang out over the tyre tread? Don't particularly want stretched tyres.

Title: Re: Widetrack and final offset
Post by: oakgreengolf on 25 May 2012, 17:11

Offset of a standard wheel is around 37, wide track gives you another 10mm if I remember correctly. So in total your looking at roughly 20mm wider than what you have now. That's without the adaptors too.

Title: Re: Widetrack and final offset
Post by: Dave_IOW on 25 May 2012, 19:00

Pretty sure the number gets lower the further away from the car you get, so an ET47 wheel, with 25mm spacers, would end up at ET22 which I believe is fine on a mk2.

How this is affected by, in particular, the mk3 gti wide track option I'm unsure... Sure someone on here will have done it     :smiley:

Title: Re: Widetrack and final offset
Post by: murraymint on 25 May 2012, 20:04

Have you looked on the vwGolfmk2 forum? Lots of info on there

Title: Re: Widetrack and final offset
Post by: Wayne on 25 May 2012, 22:11

Going to be really tight for clearance.

Title: Re: Widetrack and final offset
Post by: danny_p on 25 May 2012, 23:15

dosent have to be 5 stud  you can use 4 stud hubs with the mk3 wishbones, driveshafts and arb's,  of press 4 stud hubs into the mk3 bearings carriers 

Title: Re: Widetrack and final offset
Post by: Dave_IOW on 28 May 2012, 23:49

So I can use the whole mk3 16v setup so I can fit AGU and still retain 4stud?

Title: Re: Widetrack and final offset
Post by: JC on 29 May 2012, 07:45

yet more decisions . . . . . . . . .

Title: Re: Widetrack and final offset
Post by: Dave_IOW on 29 May 2012, 11:22

Quote from: Chuff on 29 May 2012, 07:45

yet more decisions . . . . . . . . .

Messing with my emotions this is.    :grin:

Title: Re: Widetrack and final offset
Post by: Diamond Hell on 29 May 2012, 11:24

Quote from: Dave_IOW on 29 May 2012, 11:22

Messing with my emotions this is.    :grin:

 :grin:

Title: Re: Widetrack and final offset
Post by: tshirt2k on 29 May 2012, 11:50

Have you seen this? (http://www.clubgti.com/forum/showthread.php?t=220814&highlight=beam+width)

+20mm - +24mm track increase per side. You'll probably struggle for clearance with the wheels.

Title: Re: Widetrack and final offset
Post by: Dave_IOW on 29 May 2012, 17:30

Marvellous.. :smiley:

Title: Re: Widetrack and final offset
Post by: JC on 29 May 2012, 19:26

Quote from: Diamond Hell on 29 May 2012, 11:24

Quote from: Dave_IOW on 29 May 2012, 11:22

Messing with my emotions this is.    :grin:

 :grin:

 :laugh: