Author Topic: et50 offset to far off for gti t ?  (Read 1252 times)

Offline aaran

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et50 offset to far off for gti t ?
« on: 12 March 2010, 12:40 »
any issues running an et 50 alloy wheel on a mk4 gti turbo guys? 16x7 or will these foul the arch lip. think calliper clearance will be fine with them :) (stock 282mm brakes)

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Re: et50 offset to far off for gti t ?
« Reply #1 on: 12 March 2010, 12:45 »
won't foul the arch lip as it will sit about half a mile inside the arch

Smaller number = bigger poke

Bigger number = more tuck

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Re: et50 offset to far off for gti t ?
« Reply #2 on: 12 March 2010, 13:40 »
You could run spacers, I am guessing they are Scooby rims.

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Re: et50 offset to far off for gti t ?
« Reply #3 on: 12 March 2010, 15:06 »
and if they are Subaru rims, the centre bore's not big enough :sad:

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Re: et50 offset to far off for gti t ?
« Reply #4 on: 12 March 2010, 15:42 »
and if they are Subaru rims, the centre bore's not big enough :sad:

Plus the bolts holes need drilling out.

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Re: et50 offset to far off for gti t ?
« Reply #5 on: 12 March 2010, 17:51 »
nope.

im from a jap backround and just seen this set of wedsport rims up near me i should be getting tommorow

 http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=147429.0

will look good sanded and polished up, not to bothered about the center bore as i can have them machined out if needs be, any reccomendations for a good set of cheap spacers? would 10-15mm do it as im thinking it might foul the calliper, that is assuming the offset relates to the wheel face and not the wheel lip

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Re: et50 offset to far off for gti t ?
« Reply #6 on: 12 March 2010, 19:16 »
10 -15mm spacers would just about get you a stock ET

You'd need at least 20mm to make it look half decent