MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: biffobear on May 21, 2013, 09:15:35 pm

Title: will they fit?
Post by: biffobear on May 21, 2013, 09:15:35 pm

http://thumbs.ebaystatic.com/d/l140/pict/230958321194_1.jpg like this wheel, will it fit k with wobble bolts and clear my big brakes?XXR 527 18" x 8.75J ET20

Title: Re: will they fit?
Post by: JoeDarKa on May 21, 2013, 09:44:33 pm

ET20 is far too low i think

Title: Re: will they fit?
Post by: biffobear on May 21, 2013, 09:47:46 pm

so what problem would that cause?, stick out too much or catch the struts?

Title: Re: will they fit?
Post by: JoeDarKa on May 21, 2013, 09:49:29 pm

Too much poke i think

Title: Re: will they fit?
Post by: Biano44 on May 21, 2013, 10:22:37 pm

A lot of poke.......

http://www.willtheyfit.com/index.php?width=225&aspect=45&diameter=17&wheelwidth=7&offset=51&width2=225&aspect2=40&diameter2=18&wheelwidth2=8.75&offset2=20&Submit=Submit

Title: Re: will they fit?
Post by: Jabarton99 on May 21, 2013, 10:55:21 pm

I had some 18x8.5 with et30 and the rears stuck out of the arch by about 1" which is a lot. The fronts were fine but the rears just looked stupid.

Title: Re: will they fit?
Post by: Jabarton99 on May 21, 2013, 10:57:07 pm

If you want I have a picture somewhere of the rear wheel looking down at the arch. Can send it on a email if you want. Just let me know.

Title: Re: will they fit?
Post by: xjay1337 on May 21, 2013, 11:07:50 pm

7.5 et20 on the front will not work.

I put my spacers on my front once just to see how it would look and at 7.5 et36 I was pretty flush, so add another 15mm.. unless you roll your arches and have pretty big stretch (which you can't find in a 7.5 rim really) it won't work.

Title: Re: will they fit?
Post by: biffobear on May 22, 2013, 04:17:46 pm

don't want to start messing around with the arches, lookin for wheels similar to this, but cheaper than Rota equivilant.