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All Things Mk5 => Modifications & Technical Area => Technical Workshop => Topic started by: Richie18-1987 on February 15, 2012, 10:41:33 pm

Title: alloy wheel fitment
Post by: Richie18-1987 on February 15, 2012, 10:41:33 pm

Hi any body Know if the audi tt alloys will fit nicely into the wheel arches of my jetta the wheels are 9j x 18'' 52 offset as i dont want them to stick out of the arches or anything like that i want them to sit flush to the arches. Any adice would be greatly recieved.

Rich.

Title: Re: alloy wheel fitment
Post by: sub39h on February 15, 2012, 10:44:06 pm

for comparison purposes: common Bentley fitment is 9J ET41. These seem to fit about flush with the arches on the Mk5.

9J ET 52 will sit in the arches (i.e. have more tuck) by 11mm

Title: Re: alloy wheel fitment
Post by: Richie18-1987 on February 15, 2012, 10:51:50 pm

O right i see the bigger the offset the more they tuck in the arches so spacers would be a good idea to bring them out abit then?

Rich.

Title: Re: alloy wheel fitment
Post by: sub39h on February 15, 2012, 10:55:14 pm

correct. this didn't make sense to me at first, but if you draw a drawing you'll understand why a higher offset means more "tuck" and a lower offset means more "poke"

here's an offset calculator for future reference:

http://www.1010tires.com/WheelOffsetCalculator.asp

Title: Re: alloy wheel fitment
Post by: Richie18-1987 on February 15, 2012, 11:00:15 pm

Cool cheers for that don't suppose you know what the offset is on the R32 omanyts do you as i did have a set of them on my jetta and just recently sold them but i need the offset of them to guage how it will look with the tt wheels on i can picture the omanyts in my head but these tt wheels.

Rich.

Title: Re: alloy wheel fitment
Post by: sub39h on February 16, 2012, 07:29:25 am

7.5J ET51 i believe

Title: Re: alloy wheel fitment
Post by: Richie18-1987 on February 16, 2012, 09:42:58 pm

cheers mate thanks for the help.

Rich.