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widest alloys with hot tunning coilovers?
« on: 13 November 2010, 16:43 »
guys whats the widest alloys and offest i can use without messing with the arches, also got the hottunning coilovers fitted. I want something with a large dish

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Re: widest alloys with hot tunning coilovers?
« Reply #1 on: 13 November 2010, 17:10 »
That would depend entirely on how low you are running the car, without this it's pretty much impossible to help you. It would also help if you had any wheels in mind?  :huh:

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Re: widest alloys with hot tunning coilovers?
« Reply #2 on: 13 November 2010, 17:58 »
well i have it very low at the moment, but not bothered about raising it back up if need be.
im after something like a "16 bsx lenso

 with this kinda dish look




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Re: widest alloys with hot tunning coilovers?
« Reply #3 on: 13 November 2010, 18:13 »
Well from what I can see they come in 16x7.5 with an ofset of et25 which would be ok as long as you don't go stupidly low.

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Re: widest alloys with hot tunning coilovers?
« Reply #4 on: 13 November 2010, 19:34 »
7.5 wouldnt be as dished as the one in the pic above would it? think the one in the pic is 9.0 

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Re: widest alloys with hot tunning coilovers?
« Reply #5 on: 13 November 2010, 21:25 »
All down to offset at the end of the day.

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Re: widest alloys with hot tunning coilovers?
« Reply #6 on: 13 November 2010, 21:40 »
so really i need 7.5 with a smaller offset? to create a deeper dish effect, if available

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Re: widest alloys with hot tunning coilovers?
« Reply #7 on: 13 November 2010, 22:24 »
I had 7inch wide wheels with an offset of et30. They cleared the hottuning coilovers but rubbed the sh!t out of the arch liners and the edges of the arch.

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Re: widest alloys with hot tunning coilovers?
« Reply #8 on: 13 November 2010, 22:33 »
The higher your offset the further in the arch your wheel will sit. The lower your offset the further out it will stick. Stock wheels are ~et40 I think.
Not low enough mk5
Not on the road enough mk3

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Re: widest alloys with hot tunning coilovers?
« Reply #9 on: 13 November 2010, 23:03 »
I have long beach alloys at the mo

6.5x15 ET43 5/100

sorry trying to get my head round this
would offset affect the size of the dish? this bit