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custom wheel offset question
Matt,
I'm running the same tire and size, but on a 15x6 wheel. I had those custom
offset to ET30 in the front and ET15 in the back. With that tire size it
rubs on all four corners over dips and bumps, but I plan on trimming some of
the lip in the fenders off.
If you don't want to do any body mods you should stick to something close to
original offset values - but if you want that look, take the time to trim
the lips and you'll be fine.
Course, now that I think about it, you're talking about a MKI .. so I don't
know how much rubbing you'll get there, but probably similar. Randy is
running 15x7 et 25 front and back I believe, 15 offset in the back is pretty
much max ... the wider the wheel, the more fender prep you'll need.
hth,
T
----Original Message Follows----
From: Matt Coates <bencoates@yahoo.com>
To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: custom wheel offset question
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2002 05:13:11 -0700 (PDT)
I am almost ready to order my new wheels and tires, I'm looking at borbet
type
T's with Kuhmo ecsta 712 in 205-50-15. I really like the look on this car
http://www.roccofreak.de/scgaeste/mi4.jpg and thought I would get a smaller
than stock offset to get a wider wheel lip.
The wheel calculator on scirocco.org says the A1 can handle 4.5in of
backspacing, which equals about a 26mm (ET) offset. Is anyone running a
similiar setup to this with 15x7 wheels and 205-50 tires on a 16v? I would
love to have this setup but I don't want any rubbing... also, I'm planning
on
H&R sport springs from potterman in the future.
Thoughts? am I asking for trouble?
TIA!
Matt
'87 16v roc
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