MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Mertyvw on June 25, 2012, 08:44:01 pm
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Right i have decided to buy sum wheels for my car for sure eitha bbs ch or pescaras (anyone selling ?) and some coilovers.
First question. What fitment do i need for the wherls my car is a mk5 1.9tdi what does the offset , et and all that mean which measuremets are the right one for me .
And coilovers which is the most common ine people are using
. Any advice given is appriciated.
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First off i would advise you to try a spell checker. :innocent:
for wheel size you need 7.5J or 8.0J, and no more than 42offset. any bigger and it will probably rub once lowered. But this all depends on your plans, if you want to cruise round with your arm hanging out the window and wear a baseball cap with a straight peak, then you might want to go 9.5 wide with 30 ET and some nice Chinese stretch. :rolleye:
Again coliovers depend on your budget and plans. :happy2:
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if you want to cruise round with your arm hanging out the window and wear a baseball cap with a straight peak, then you might want to go 9.5 wide with 30 ET and some nice Chinese stretch. :rolleye:
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as above, but i'd like to add that with the 1.9TDI having a 50mm strut diameter (rather than the more powerful ones which have 55mm) your coilovers will be pretty worthless come resale time
i'd advise going for some lowering springs instead, but as above it depends on your plans.
in terms of wheels, here's a quick glossary:
PCD = bolt diameter. for PQ35 chassis cars such as your Mk5 this is 5x112
ET = offset. this is the number of mm from the middle of the wheel where the face mounts to the hub
other critical information you'll need is the hub diameter, which is 57.1mm. if you've got a wheel with a bigger hub diameter than this it's advised to run spigots to reduce the chance of wheel wobble. you also need to know the width of the wheels as this affects the stance of the car.
here's some shots of my car on BBS VZs (part of the CH family - now discontinued). i know it's an A3 but you get the idea. the spec is 18x8 ET44 with 225/40 as Audi intended. my car is also lowered on the Weitec Hicon GT coilovers. no rubbing issues unless i'm running 3 up or more:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fsub39h%2F2006_Phantom_A3%2FIMG_1938.jpg&hash=877774ffa8ff8d3dbf687673469ddc83dc729b14)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fsub39h%2F2006_Phantom_A3%2FIMG_1940.jpg&hash=9d4192ed33e02415119179f659dc0c026de2c3fe)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fsub39h%2F2006_Phantom_A3%2FIMG_1939.jpg&hash=6a03bf4a6bab4e81664bb16456afcbf648c63956)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fsub39h%2F2006_Phantom_A3%2FIMG_1941.jpg&hash=ec879fa9d35310d3874ef9546088e5251541b20f)
Pescaras are 18x7.5 ET51. this means that to get them looking like my wheel, you'd need to run a 13mm spacer
hope that helps
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First off i would advise you to try a spell checker. :innocent:
for wheel size you need 7.5J or 8.0J, and no more than 42offset. any bigger and it will probably rub once lowered. But this all depends on your plans, if you want to cruise round with your arm hanging out the window and wear a baseball cap with a straight peak, then you might want to go 9.5 wide with 30 ET and some nice Chinese stretch. :rolleye:
Again coliovers depend on your budget and plans. :happy2:
See my 8.5 by 35 offset mad stretch (not Chinese) bbs with 60mm plus drop.... Oooooops, just lost my arm out the window.
Nah, I'm changing the 'wherls' soon so don't think that's my style, but it can be done if youre into driving rubber bands on melted yorkie bars........