Could someone advise if this offset will fit?

[sub39h]

Hi guys,

Seen a set of wheels that have really grown on me. They're 18x8.5 ET32. I'm not looking for any poke at all, but i'm guessing these will give me loads!! could somebody confirm?

they're split rims. if they'll give me too much poke can i change the barrels to help? any idea how much this will cost? i kinda wanna change them anyway as i ideally want 18x8.

cheers guys,

S.

[dub singh]

Im running a similar set up

18 x 8.5 fronts
18 x 9J rears

both ET35

You will get poke!!! However with a slight stretch and negative camber the cars fine and legal...

What tyres are you planning on running and whats your ride height like?

[sub39h]

cheers singh,

i'm not after masses of work. i don't want stretched tyres or to run camber. i'm all about OEM+. my car's not particularly low either. someone who knows their stuff and is looking would notice it's been lowered, but a passer by would never guess.

what about changing the barrels then?

[Andy]

mine are et 44 on 225-35-19 tyres

[dub singh]

With out changing camber or the stretch.. What kind of wheels are they?
Suppose you could change the barrels... best bet would be to get in contact with Voodoo motorsport...

they would defo be able to help you out in terms of getting the right fitment..

[sub39h]

With out changing camber or the stretch.. What kind of wheels are they?
Suppose you could change the barrels... best bet would be to get in contact with Voodoo motorsport...

they would defo be able to help you out in terms of getting the right fitment..

it's a secret at the minute  . not the BBS VZs as in my sig, tho they're the back up.

thanks for the help, i'll give Voodoo a call tomorrow!

[sub39h]

actually before we get ahead of ourselves

singh can you show me a few photos of your car? i wanna have an idea of what i'd be dealing with!

cheers 

[dub singh]

Ive taken mine off for Winter at the moment, but no worries bro.. will try and find a few pics that i may have lying around..

[sub39h]

i've seen your build thread. are those the wheels you're referring to?

[dub singh]

yeah
the rear you see is ET35 9J running 215/40/18





Thats an old pic.. since then the cambers been adjusted to -3 and a further drop of 10mm

[sub39h]

cheers singh

i'm now going down the avenue of seeing if i can have custom brake bells made to allow me to have lower offset wheels with no poke. i don't even know if this is technically possible on my car, or whether it's going to be prohibitively expensive or not. suppose we'll find out!

i do think this might be getting out of hand though. i think i'll probably abandon the idea and just go for BBS VZs instead.

for those who are interested, these are the wheels i was feening for. think they would have looked mean on an A3:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BBS-RK-501-8-5x18-5x112-Mercedes-Audi-VW-Passat-AMG-/220872756407?pt=UK_CarParts_Acc_Wheels_tyres_Trims_Car_Rims_ET&hash=item336d0accb7

[dub singh]

Got some very similar looking wheels.. reps for sale?

18's
5 X 112
ET 45
8.5J All Round

£300 if you're interested...

[sub39h]

Cheers Singh but don't really like running reps

I have actually found a solution - running shallower brake disc bells. A company has advised me that they can make them for £250 + VAT which is quite reasonable i think, but it'll take them 6 - 8 weeks to make them and as I said it's all becoming a too much of a mess around.

Got some BBS VZs on order for collection on payday (Monday) 

[Top Cat]

Im running a similar set up

18 x 8.5 fronts
18 x 9J rears

both ET35

You will get poke!!! However with a slight stretch and negative camber the cars fine and legal...

What tyres are you planning on running and whats your ride height like?

This thread has made me laugh. 

So what your telling him is, "no they wont fit". 

A simple answer is no, you need to find a wheel with the correct spec, dont be wasting your time getting brake bells changed as the wheel will go on but still wont fit under your arches unless you do loads of work. In the real world you have about 12 mil of extra poke to play with more than a standard Monza after this distance a lowered car will give you lots of rubbing. 

[dub singh]

What im saying is they will fit... a touch of negative camber and very slight stretch would aid the fitment if the car is lowered..

Plus Camber adjustment on MK5's is very easy to do...

Just options to consider