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Wheels & Offset, have I ****** Up?
« on: September 02, 2013, 06:46:53 pm »
Evening all, Ive just purchased my new wheels & having just read a similar thread I'm concerned that I shouldnt have gone for the fitment I have.

I've gone for some deep dish alloys in staggered fitment as follows:

5x112
8.5J Fronts
9.5J Rears
ET 35
CB 72.6

Is the offset gonna cause me massive issues in terms of rubbing etc?

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Re: Wheels & Offset, have I ****** Up?
« Reply #1 on: September 02, 2013, 06:57:59 pm »
Yeah at et35 with those widths you're gonna struggle imo...
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Re: Wheels & Offset, have I ****** Up?
« Reply #2 on: September 02, 2013, 07:08:05 pm »
Which wheels are they?
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Re: Wheels & Offset, have I ****** Up?
« Reply #3 on: September 02, 2013, 07:10:42 pm »
****ing hell! Could scream right now!

Anything I can do about it?
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Re: Wheels & Offset, have I ****** Up?
« Reply #4 on: September 02, 2013, 07:12:07 pm »
 Does anyone actually know the perfect offsets/widths for the mk5 without causing any arch problems and not needing to start playing with camber?
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Re: Wheels & Offset, have I ****** Up?
« Reply #5 on: September 02, 2013, 07:12:33 pm »
Pull your archs
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Re: Wheels & Offset, have I ****** Up?
« Reply #6 on: September 02, 2013, 07:13:34 pm »
Quote from: Veee-dubber on September 02, 2013, 07:10:42 pm
****ing hell! Could scream right now!

Anything I can do about it?

Could a engineering company not skim the rears which in theory would increase the offset?
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Re: Wheels & Offset, have I ****** Up?
« Reply #7 on: September 02, 2013, 07:16:41 pm »
^ guessing thats easy enough, think rolling them will suffice?
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Re: Wheels & Offset, have I ****** Up?
« Reply #8 on: September 02, 2013, 07:19:18 pm »
Quote from: Waynevr6 on September 02, 2013, 07:12:07 pm
Does anyone actually know the perfect offsets/widths for the mk5 without causing any arch problems and not needing to start playing with camber?

8s all round is the most conservative
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Re: Wheels & Offset, have I ****** Up?
« Reply #9 on: September 02, 2013, 07:19:53 pm »
Quote from: Veee-dubber on September 02, 2013, 07:16:41 pm
^ guessing thats easy enough, think rolling them will suffice?

Depends on how low you are but probably not!
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Re: Wheels & Offset, have I ****** Up?
« Reply #10 on: September 02, 2013, 07:22:15 pm »
Hhhmmmm... anyone know what a mans gotta do?

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Re: Wheels & Offset, have I ****** Up?
« Reply #11 on: September 02, 2013, 07:26:22 pm »
Quote from: JoeDarKa on September 02, 2013, 07:12:33 pm
Pull your archs

And then some more!

IIRC the standard 18" Monza's are 7.5" ET51. Quick check shows you'll have 44.4 mm poke over standard with those 9.5" ET35.  :laugh:

Me thinks a touch of camber.........

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Re: Wheels & Offset, have I ****** Up?
« Reply #12 on: September 02, 2013, 07:30:42 pm »
Cant you just return the wheels?
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Re: Wheels & Offset, have I ****** Up?
« Reply #13 on: September 02, 2013, 07:31:19 pm »
Me thinks a touch of camber.........

A touch? that sounds remotely positive  :wink:

I have no idea at all how camber works, all I know is it looks pretty cool.

Anyone able to give me an idiots guide of whats needed?
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Re: Wheels & Offset, have I ****** Up?
« Reply #14 on: September 02, 2013, 07:48:29 pm »
Youll need a spanner and full alignment afterwards. Never done it, thought about it on my last Mk5 but never bought the wheels so never needed to tuck them under/in.

Have a read of this thread and also the thread linked within it......

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And VW Manual on "How to" adjust it (which is obvious).  :wink:

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