mk3 front wheel offset

[swainy]

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Car above is only 2mm different to mine and I bet that's had arch work.

So you can see that mine has had serious arch work to make them fit.

I rolled the lip then pulled them out. Say pull but its more pushing lol

That sits about how I want it to.
Looks like ill be getting a arch roller and seeing what I can do.

[tweed]

You will struggle to get yours like that with 17"

100% need a 195/35/17 tyre

[stainesy]

Stainsey your wheels weren't 8" though. So et20 to yours that where 7.5j would sit further in

i thought the ET was the distance from the hub face to the rim of the wheel? 

[tweed]

Stainsey your wheels weren't 8" though. So et20 to yours that where 7.5j would sit further in

i thought the ET was the distance from the hub face to the rim of the wheel? 

Yes that's right so... And middle of wheel being 0.
So if you have a 225mm wide wheel with et20 you have 92.5mm from hub to lip.
But if you have a 200mm wide wheel with et20 you have 80mm from hub to lip.

[stainesy]

ah i thought it worked like this

if you have a 7j wheel Et20
and an 8j wheel Et20
they would both have the outer rim in the same place but the inner rim would go in an inch further.
if you get what i mean

[tweed]

ah i thought it worked like this

if you have a 7j wheel Et20
and an 8j wheel Et20
they would both have the outer rim in the same place but the inner rim would go in an inch further.
if you get what i mean

I understand what you mean but it doesn't work like that.

[stainesy]

ah right well you learn something new everyday  iv thought that for ages 

[swainy]

It might be a f**k about, but could i fit arms and shafts from a lower spec golf as they are narrower to give me a bit more room to play with?
My bottom arm bushes need doing anyway, would there be any other problems?

[tweed]

Ill think they are same size. Also anti roll bar won't fit. Only way to get smaller arms is to cut and weld. So if your going to do that, you may as well just do the arches

[swainy]

Yer, arches will be rolled and pulled.