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Title: Will these fit?
Post by: RedGolfDom on May 22, 2016, 07:51:42 pm

Thinking about getting new wheels and just wondering if these will fit. I have air ride and the wheel size is 18 inch, width 8.5, offset 42. Not clued up on this stuff yet.  Have read some guides but still not 100%

Title: Re: Will these fit?
Post by: Adam0604 on May 22, 2016, 07:59:26 pm

Do you have any camber? Your going to need at least -2.5 degrees to fit them.

I've got ET45 on the fronts and had to roll the arches and running -1.5 degrees camber.

Title: Re: Will these fit?
Post by: RedGolfDom on May 22, 2016, 09:51:41 pm

I do, not entirely sure how much as i got my air ride fitted by plush but there is definetly camber

Title: Re: Will these fit?
Post by: Adam0604 on May 22, 2016, 11:48:34 pm

I think the rears will be fine, I'm running 9.5j on the rear with about -3 degrees of camber and fits just under the arch, so on 8.5j you should be able to air out on the rear.

It's just the fronts you will need to be careful of. Perhaps best to ask Plush for their advice or if they know how much front camber you can get.

Title: Re: Will these fit?
Post by: shaunnorris7 on May 23, 2016, 08:07:44 am

Does tyre size play a part too?

I'm running 19x8.5 wheels and told I'd need 215's along with the front arches rolled when I have air installed..

Title: Re: Will these fit?
Post by: RedGolfDom on May 23, 2016, 07:22:10 pm

Cheers guys I was going to ring plush anyway but thought I'd ask people on here first to get an idea. Yeah 215 tyres with rolled arches sounds right to me

Title: Re: Will these fit?
Post by: Adam0604 on May 23, 2016, 08:09:16 pm

I'm running 225 18s on the front with rolled arches and -1.5 degrees camber.