« Reply #2 on: 23 July 2024, 14:15 »
I had an insurer refuse to cover me if I fitted spacers to my Golf R around nine years ago so it’s not a new thing.
The most common fitment for aftermarket wheels are 8” wide (8J) and around 45mm offset in Golf fitment.
You could squeeze 8J ET35 on the rear as the arches are cavernous.
You could go 8.5J but it’ll ideally need 235 wide tyres minimum, so factor that in.
As japes says, you don’t have to go wider but getting 7.5J wheels in low offset isn’t always easy.
If you want to keep OEM with the wheels then T-Roc, Passat, Scirocco wheels run a lower offset than Golf items and are easy bolt on plus use the same centre caps and bolts etc.
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