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All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: biglad65 on June 03, 2013, 12:32:39 pm

Title: ET on wheels
Post by: biglad65 on June 03, 2013, 12:32:39 pm

hi what does the et stand for on wheels as see all dif ones on vw wheels but it says they will all fit the golf is this true

Title: Re: ET on wheels
Post by: lm_gauci on June 03, 2013, 12:54:01 pm

Et is the offset. Its the distance from the hub to the centre line of the wheel. The standard et is 51 (i think) so when looking for new wheels try to stay as close to this as possible, you will be able to get away with atleast 5mm either way though. 

Title: Re: ET on wheels
Post by: MC71 on June 03, 2013, 12:58:48 pm

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Title: Re: ET on wheels
Post by: biglad65 on June 03, 2013, 01:07:47 pm

so is a 17" wheel with offset of et33 no good for my golf 1.9 tdi with 15" offset of et51 thanks

Title: Re: ET on wheels
Post by: MC71 on June 03, 2013, 02:37:01 pm

^^^^ have a look on this offset calculator below. Enter your current wheel size and ET and also add the size and ET of the wheels your thinking of and it will give you a visual idea of how the 2 sets differ on the car.

~~ Clicky here ~~ (http://www.willtheyfit.com/)

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Title: Re: ET on wheels
Post by: biglad65 on June 03, 2013, 02:48:48 pm

so a et33 will stick out further will it be to much for the golf

Title: Re: ET on wheels
Post by: Polo6n1600i on June 03, 2013, 07:19:23 pm

Depends on the width of the wheel.

A 7.5" wide rim with an offset of 40 will sit no further out from the arch as an 8.5" rim with an offset of 52. But it will sit an inch closer to the inner arch/foul suspension etc.

Title: Re: ET on wheels
Post by: biglad65 on June 03, 2013, 08:00:47 pm

the wheel is 7 wide