MK4Forum Offsets & Tire Sizes Request Thread

[jtsanabria]

Was wondering what

18x7.5" BBS RC (ET 38) with a 215/40/18 Toyo tire
20 mm spacer rear,
15 mm spacer front

would look like...

[Clean PG]

Was wondering what

18x7.5" BBS RC (ET 38) with a 215/40/18 Toyo tire
20 mm spacer rear,
15 mm spacer front

would look like...

identical to this but your fronts will poke 3mm more

[dbutkus323]

can mk4 jetta run et45 wheels? what size spacers would i need?

[Clean PG]

can mk4 jetta run et45 wheels? what size spacers would i need?

how wide of wheels are we talkin?

[jtsanabria]

That Jetta is clean. I'm assuming GLS. Any idea what that's lowered on and also what headlights those are?

[Bierce IV]

17x8 with 44 offset
17x9 with 37 offset
They are 5x144.3
What size adapters should i run? 30mm and 20mm? Also im thinking 215/45/17 rear and 205/45/17 front

[Clean PG]

17x8 with 44 offset
17x9 with 37 offset
They are 5x144.3
What size adapters should i run? 30mm and 20mm? Also im thinking 215/45/17 rear and 205/45/17 front

you'd sit very similar to this car, with the exception that your fronts would poke 4mm less. looks good to me

[balleronabudget]

Will I fit 215 40 18 18x8 er 33 with 23in ftg and can I possibly do a 20mm space
In rear

[Jeff_Edison]

Can i make these fit on a MK4..??
( Not these wheels, but better ones.. )



There 5x120, so i need spacers.. ( 20 mm )

18 inch..
8J..
ET 38..

Will this fit..??
Or do they come to wide..??

Never seen a MK4 with this wheels, and i think the would look great..!!

[Clean PG]

Will I fit 215 40 18 18x8 er 33 with 23in ftg and can I possibly do a 20mm space
In rear

it's your decision if you want to poke like the photos below, but smaller spacers would also still look good. this is where your front wheels would sit if you put on a 20mm spacer (the photo below has 205/40/18 tires):



and this is about what it'd look like in the back with a 20mm spacer (again a 205/40/18 tire):

[Clean PG]

Can i make these fit on a MK4..??
( Not these wheels, but better ones.. )



There 5x120, so i need spacers.. ( 20 mm )

18 inch..
8J..
ET 38..

Will this fit..??
Or do they come to wide..??

Never seen a MK4 with this wheels, and i think the would look great..!!

if theyre 5x120 then yes, you'll need adapters. you could definitely make them fit with a 15mm adapter up front and a 20mm in the back. a 20mm up front and 25mm in the back would poke them out a bit more if you want to do that. otherwise if you don't want to mess with different sized adapters, 20mm all around would also work fine.

20mm up front would poke just a little less than this, and the rear would be just a bit past flush.

[balleronabudget]

!
Thanks Cean PG ,

[Clean PG]

Thanks Clean PG ,

no problem, that turned out real nice!

so what did you go with for a final offset?

[balleronabudget]

I believe im at et28 front and et23 ill figure it out and get better pics , I want to be on ur index

[Clean PG]

I believe im at et28 front and et23 ill figure it out and get better pics , I want to be on ur index

i was just going to mention that. if you can list your specs and post pics in the Index thread that'd be great

[lbandt]

front 17x9 et25
rear 17x10 et20
i have 2 225/45 17 tires and 2 235/45 17 tires.
i have 8mm spacers i can use
i will be getting fenders rolled.
can i make what i have work???

[Nikolay]

front 17x9 et25
rear 17x10 et20
i have 2 225/45 17 tires and 2 235/45 17 tires.
i have 8mm spacers i can use
i will be getting fenders rolled.
can i make what i have work???

Get 205 for front and 215 for rear and it will work

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[Clean PG]

front 17x9 et25
rear 17x10 et20
i have 2 225/45 17 tires and 2 235/45 17 tires.
i have 8mm spacers i can use
i will be getting fenders rolled.
can i make what i have work???

those tires will be a bit big considering you'll be dealing with a decent amount of poke. like ^^ said, consider 205/45/17 for the front and 215/45/17 for the rear instead.

you might be able to mount those front wheels up as-is, but it'll be close. since different coilovers can be different sizes, it's hard to say for certain if 9et25 will clear or not. i'd recommend just mounting them up and seeing for yourself.

you could add a 3mm spacer (and not have to get longer lugs) if you needed to and that would clear for you, or just throw the 8mm ones on right away and deal with the poke. the 10's in the back will fit with no spacers needed and are going to poke anyway so the 8mm up front would match that pretty well

this would be very similar to how your car would sit (sorry the pics arent the greatest):

[lbandt]

those tires will be a bit big considering you'll be dealing with a decent amount of poke. like ^^ said, consider 205/45/17 for the front and 215/45/17 for the rear instead.

you might be able to mount those front wheels up as-is, but it'll be close. since different coilovers can be different sizes, it's hard to say for certain if 9et25 will clear or not. i'd recommend just mounting them up and seeing for yourself.

you could add a 3mm spacer (and not have to get longer lugs) if you needed to and that would clear for you, or just throw the 8mm ones on right away and deal with the poke. the 10's in the back will fit with no spacers needed and are going to poke anyway so the 8mm up front would match that pretty well

this would be very similar to how your car would sit (sorry the pics arent the greatest):

ya i thought id need dif tires.. thank you though! im actually on koni yellows w h&r race springs and polo front strut mounts and bushings.. so im not super low. still think the fitment in front will be close w/out a spacer??

[Clean PG]

ya i thought id need dif tires.. thank you though! im actually on koni yellows w h&r race springs and polo front strut mounts and bushings.. so im not super low. still think the fitment in front will be close w/out a spacer??

you should be good then because the bottom cup on a strut/spring combo sits higher than an adjustable collar on a coilover

[bmx N' dubs]

looking into gettting 18 x 8.5 et 35 all around with 225-40-18s

i have 18 x 7.5 rc's now (et38?) with 225-40-18s with 20mm spacers in the rear and 10mm spacers up front

front fenders slightly rolled

im bottomed out on jom coils, rear perches removed, (maybe like 23.75 ftg all around. not positive)
looking for flush in the front and flush or alittle poke in the rear.

could i use any of the spacers i have? and will the fronts rub the coilover with no spacer up front?

[Clean PG]

looking into gettting 18 x 8.5 et 35 all around with 225-40-18s

i have 18 x 7.5 rc's now (et38?) with 225-40-18s with 20mm spacers in the rear and 10mm spacers up front

front fenders slightly rolled

im bottomed out on jom coils, rear perches removed, (maybe like 23.75 ftg all around. not positive)
looking for flush in the front and flush or alittle poke in the rear.

could i use any of the spacers i have? and will the fronts rub the coilover with no spacer up front?

fronts may rub with no spacers, it'll be close. since you have a pair of 10's and 20's you should just throw the 10mm on the front and the 20mm spacers in the back. i think you'll be happy with how it looks

[bmx N' dubs]

fronts may rub with no spacers, it'll be close. since you have a pair of 10's and 20's you should just throw the 10mm on the front and the 20mm spacers in the back. i think you'll be happy with how it looks

it shouldnt poke too much? i know i 205 40s would be alot better im just wondering if the 225s will poke too much?
not to mention my spacers are supposed to go in the trade and i would have to add cash on top to keep them so just trying to figure out the specs ahead of time

[Clean PG]

it shouldnt poke too much? i know i 205 40s would be alot better im just wondering if the 225s will poke too much?
not to mention my spacers are supposed to go in the trade and i would have to add cash on top to keep them so just trying to figure out the specs ahead of time

10mm front and 20mm rear would sit just like the photos below. if you think that's a little too much poke you can drop down to a 15mm in the rear instead. 215/40/18 tires would be ideal (or 205/40 like you said) but if you already have the 225/40's you may as well run em

[lucad2]

What winter tire size should I go with my long beach 17" rims? Same as OEM?

[mk3_vdub]

What winter tire size should I go with my long beach 17" rims? Same as OEM?

I'm a big fan of 215/50's for snow tires, if you can find them in that size. skinnier works better in the snow.

[tehlub]

what size adapters would one suggest running with a 17x9 +24 et with 215/45/17's if I want them to sit flush with my fender?

[Clean PG]

what size adapters would one suggest running with a 17x9 +24 et with 215/45/17's if I want them to sit flush with my fender?

just to make sure you're not confused, you do infact need adapters with these wheels and didn't mean to ask for spacer sizes, correct? ie. the wheels you have are NOT 5x100?

if that's the case, with a 15mm adapter those wheels would poke a lot up front. it'd be doable but it'd look a bit odd without any fender work. are the lug holes covered by a centercap? if so, you could consider getting them redrilled. otherwise, i'd personally look for something else.

for visual reference, you'd poke 3mm more up front than this car:

[tehlub]

yeah they are 5x114.5 iirc, that's why I asked for adapter size. I poke a little now, but that would look weird without some fender massaging or something. Thanks

[jrau]

Front 18x7.5 et 50
-want it to sit flush, also need tire size
Rear: 18x 10 et 65
- want a slight poke and tire size
Not looking for crazy stretch but don't want meaty tires either. Any help is good, havnt gotten the wheels yet I just want to see what ill be getting myself into before I make the dive. Thanks!

Edit: on ultimos and currently 24 ftg ( I think)

[Clean PG]

Front 18x7.5 et 50
-want it to sit flush, also need tire size
Rear: 18x 10 et 65
- want a slight poke and tire size
Not looking for crazy stretch but don't want meaty tires either. Any help is good, havnt gotten the wheels yet I just want to see what ill be getting myself into before I make the dive. Thanks!

Edit: on ultimos and currently 24 ftg ( I think)

25mm up front with 215/40/18 tire (final offset 18x7.5 et 25)
30mm in the back with 225/40/18 tire (final offset 18x10 et35)


there are similar setups in the first link in my sig, browse that to see some pics of the offsets you could run

[lil_muk]

looking for the winter setup.. so my friend got oem merc wheels
they are: 16x7.5 et51
i running on 15mm adapters
put them on car... and got this on front, final offset is ET36

i can put 1 finger there

is it normal to drive so? later, i'll put stock suspension.
need you opinion

[24vMayberry]

Want it all to be flush may roll the fenders if i need to.
Front 18×8.5 et 45
Rear 18×9.5 et 35

Tires and spacer suggestions also these will be on a jetta

[Clean PG]

looking for the winter setup.. so my friend got oem merc wheels
they are: 16x7.5 et51
i running on 15mm adapters
put them on car... and got this on front, final offset is ET36
i can put 1 finger there

is it normal to drive so? later, i'll put stock suspension.
need you opinion

yeah that's fine. just make sure once you get tires on that it still clears, but i imagine it will. if it's not rubbing now it never will since the strut nor the wheel are able to move in any direction close to each other. the only thing is you wouldn't be able to lower your coils down, as those adjustable collars would then be hitting the inside of the tire or the wheel, but you said these are for winter anyway so that shouldn't be an issue.

i've seen some pics of people driving with only 1-2mm of space

[Clean PG]

Want it all to be flush may roll the fenders if i need to.
Front 18×8.5 et 45
Rear 18×9.5 et 35

Tires and spacer suggestions also these will be on a jetta

15mm up front with 215/40/18 tire
8-10mm in the back with 225/40/18 tire

i recommend the 8-10mm in the back because 5mm spacers do not have a hubcentric lip on them which could cause some vibration. so an 8-10 will be fine and won't poke too much for you

it'd look very similar to this car (your fronts would be out a little more which would put you closer to flush; the rears would be very close to these pics as well)




(exact specs on this car can be found here)