ronal turbo,s

[jon_hgv]

hi all im after some help plz. i have a 16v mk2 lowerd 40mm on BBS 15" standurd rims with 195/50 tyres and stamped on the rims are 375 et 35 does this mean the off set is 35 as i would like to put a set of ronal turbo,s rims on my car but the only ones i can find  are 7x15 ET 28/29 so not really understanden this i dont now if they will fit my golf. could some 1 plz help me on this, thanks jon.

[the boy mike]

Hi Jon,
You're correct in thinking that the "ET" values is the offset; it is the distance from the centre line of the wheel to the face that meets the hub - so in the case of the original BBS roundies the hub face is 35mm from the centre line of the wheel - meaning the hub face sits closer to the outside edge of the rim than the inside. The effect of putting on ET29 rims is that their centre line will sit 7mm nearer the outside of the vehicle. Do you know how wide the original BBS rims are? I'd guess 6-6.5" from the tyre width..
Assuming the originals are 6", you will effectively have the outside of the rim sitting 0.5" +7mm closer to the wheel arch (about 20mm) and 0.5"-7mm closer to the inner arch (about 5mm). I'd have though the 5mm extra would clear the struts on the inside of the wheel, but not sure aout the extra 20mm on the outside - best get the tape measure out..
mikereynolds on this forum has a tidy pre-90 valver running ronal turbos - don't know what spec the wheels are, though.? ?
Hope this helps?
Mike

[jon_hgv]

thanks 4 the help mike, will have a go with the tape measure. our the uther way is to find out if i can get a set of turbo.s in a 35 offset....

[marcus123]

ronal turbo's are the sh!t, look great on mk2's

[Alexg40]

Cant see you having trouble fitting turbos, they are 7j aren't they? My LS's are 7.5j with an offset of 25 and they fit fine with a drop of over 80mm and no archwork. My mate has turbos and his coilies are wound to the ground.

Also, I'm sure I've seen Turbos with a 38et.