MK4Forum Offsets & Tire Sizes Request Thread

[iron bird]

need some help choosing my tire size.

wheels are:
18x8.5 et 44 15mm adapter
18x9.5 et 46 15mm adapter

im thinking 215/40 and 225/40 but im not sure if they will rub or not.

[Clean PG]

need some help choosing my tire size.

wheels are:
18x8.5 et 44 15mm adapter
18x9.5 et 46 15mm adapter

im thinking 215/40 and 225/40 but im not sure if they will rub or not.

those will be good. i run the same size tires on those wheel widths

[Clean PG]

They're the rotary forged TSW Nurburgrings. Would they sit closer to my fender than the Montreal II's i have? 17x8 offset 35 compared to my Montreals i have now : 16x6.5 offset 42.

the TSW's will stick out 26mm more than your Montreals.

[SeanEh]

the TSW's will stick out 26mm more than your Montreals.

Thanks a lot, you guys are a lot of help. For tires, if i wanna stay this low, possibly lower (not much though) what would you suggest? 205/45 215/45? Thakns again for the input...

[heartisall]

I'm putting Jeep Sahara Wheels on My AE, the specs are 18x7.5 ET 44 all around 5x5 lugs with 71.5 center bore and 215/40/18 tires. I'm looking for pretty much this exact fitment can someone help me out with what the specs on my adapters would be?

Not trying to repost but I really need to order these ASAP, Any one with any help?

[alankitzmiller]

Not trying to repost but I really need to order these ASAP, Any one with any help?

if you want that exact just pm rat4life and ask what he was using

[heartisall]

if you want that exact just pm rat4life and ask what he was using

Thanks,I just Pm'd him. I didn't know whose car it was just found the pic on Google Images.

[mattman4494]

Will this fit on my mk4 jetta?:

16x7.5 et 25
16x9 et 25

205/55 all around.

Sizes and offset can be played with. I have 8mm spacers up front right now, but they don't need to be used. I'm not wanting poke really, just flush with the fender.

Thank you!

[Clean PG]

Will this fit on my mk4 jetta?:

16x7.5 et 25
16x9 et 25

205/55 all around.

Sizes and offset can be played with. I have 8mm spacers up front right now, but they don't need to be used. I'm not wanting poke really, just flush with the fender.

Thank you!

that'll work fronts will be almost flush, just a tad bit tucked and the rears will poke only a little bit.

also, if you look at the Mk4 Wheel Offset and Stance Picture Index you can see a 9 et25 listed. that will show you a picture of what yours will look like in the rear, except for the fact that your wheels are 16's.

[__Rac3T!g3R]

9.5 widened longbeach

ET63.4

What's the best thickness of spacer i need to fit little poke rear, more flush than poke front (little poke)?

Well, What's the perfect offset for 9.5 inch wheels on a mk4 Jetta?

Thinking of 35mm rear for an final ET28.4 et maybe 25mm in front for final ET38.4?

215/45 should fit perfectly for the stretch?

Thank you all!

[alankitzmiller]

215/45 will be fine but you are going to want to have your offsets be around 20ish. I'm pretty sure 22 is the highest you can go with it clearing your coil.

Not gonna lie it all just sounds like a bad idea

[JoHaNGTI]

17x7 all the way around
et+52 Spacers:15mm/F 17mm/R

Mk4 GTI on coilovers w/ rolled fenders

What size of tire would you recommend, dont wanna poke just keep flush
Thank you in advance

[gliiving]

looking to buy some ultimos and looking to run 18x8.5 ET30 or 18X8.5 ET35.

thanks!

[bob911]

Hello ! form Kazakhstan
Soon I will get my XXR 522 18" 9.5J et 38 all around.
tires will be 225/35/18.

which spacers i must install all around ? 20 mm or more ?

Do I need to roll out my wheel arches?


sorry for my bad english

[bdubsmk4turbo]

Hey . Picking up new wheels tomorrow.
18x9
18x10
Et 38
20mm adapters
Final.et.18

I was thinking
205/40 for The front
215/40 for the rear.
Most likely yoko s drives or nitto neo gens
I'm already low and fenders rolled.
What do u guys think?

[dubbin27]

buying wheels

how to run 18x8.5 wheels +44
lowered on streetlines?
want to be flush

thanks for the help

[vwgolftwo.slow]

18x8.75 all the way around et 20....will these work on a golf?lowerd on spring at the moment ultimos sooner than later trying to get flush

[__Rac3T!g3R]

9.5 widened longbeach

ET63.4

What's the best thickness of spacer i need to fit little poke rear, more flush than poke front (little poke)?

Well, What's the perfect offset for 9.5 inch wheels on a mk4 Jetta?

Thinking of 35mm rear for an final ET28.4 et maybe 25mm in front for final ET38.4?

215/45 should fit perfectly for the stretch?

Thank you all!

215/45 will be fine but you are going to want to have your offsets be around 20ish. I'm pretty sure 22 is the highest you can go with it clearing your coil.

Not gonna lie it all just sounds like a bad idea

I checked about this info and the highest i can go is near 28mm.

So, i decide to make two of them 8.5 inch, which will probably give me more facility for the final setting for the front axle.

So, 40mm spacers for rear wheels (9.5) for final ET23.4, and 33mm spacers for front wheels (8.5) for final ET17.7

That's ok i think?

But, because now i'm not going to ride a squared setup, what's the correct size of tires i need to have an almost perfect overall diameter between front and rear?

215/45/17 rear
205/45/17 front?
215/40/17 front?

Would like to run 205/45, but want to be sure it's going to fit well...

Need approbation plz!

Thank you!

[Clean PG]

looking to buy some ultimos and looking to run 18x8.5 ET30 or 18X8.5 ET35.

thanks!

yup, those will clear your coilovers. will want to roll your front fenders though

Hello ! form Kazakhstan
Soon I will get my XXR 522 18" 9.5J et 38 all around.
tires will be 225/35/18.

which spacers i must install all around ? 20 mm or more ?

Do I need to roll out my wheel arches?


sorry for my bad english

you can get away with a 20mm up front. for the back 15-20mm will work well. and yes, definitely roll your front fenders!

Hey . Picking up new wheels tomorrow.
18x9
18x10
Et 38
20mm adapters
Final.et.18

I was thinking
205/40 for The front
215/40 for the rear.
Most likely yoko s drives or nitto neo gens
I'm already low and fenders rolled.
What do u guys think?

the rear is gonna poke quite a bit, but if you want to get into a little fender work or can learn to just deal with it you shouldnt have issues managing that. everything else looks good, tires sure are going to be nice and stretched

buying wheels

how to run 18x8.5 wheels +44
lowered on streetlines?
want to be flush

thanks for the help

15mm up front, 20mm in back

18x8.75 all the way around et 20....will these work on a golf?lowerd on spring at the moment ultimos sooner than later trying to get flush

yup, that will work but the fronts are going to poke a little, they won't be flush. is that final offset of 20 with or without spacers? if you can get a smaller spacer, it wouldnt hurt for achieving the look you want

[__Rac3T!g3R]

No idea for me?

[Clean PG]

No idea for me?

sorry about that, i didnt see your 2nd post about changing to staggered 8.5f and 9.5r. those will work for sure, i'd even consider going with a slightly smaller adapter up front. 8.5et35 is somewhat of a magic number for being flush up front so you could drop to even a 20-25mm adapter if you wanted. rear will poke a little bit but in a good way.

[vwgolftwo.slow]

yea the final off set of 20 is with out spacers its the off set of the wheel itself

[__Rac3T!g3R]

sorry about that, i didnt see your 2nd post about changing to staggered 8.5f and 9.5r. those will work for sure, i'd even consider going with a slightly smaller adapter up front. 8.5et35 is somewhat of a magic number for being flush up front so you could drop to even a 20-25mm adapter if you wanted. rear will poke a little bit but in a good way.

Thank you so much!

And for tires? 205/45 front will be ok if i ride 215/45 rear?

[Clean PG]

Thank you so much!

And for tires? 205/45 front will be ok if i ride 215/45 rear?

that'll work

[Clean PG]

yea the final off set of 20 is with out spacers its the off set of the wheel itself

ok, well then that's kinda what youre stuck with but it'll still work fine.

[vwgolftwo.slow]

ok, well then that's kinda what youre stuck with but it'll still work fine.

alright cool i haven't got the wheels yet, just getting a deal thats too good to pass up! how will the rear wheels sit ?!

[Clean PG]

alright cool i haven't got the wheels yet, just getting a deal thats too good to pass up! how will the rear wheels sit ?!

rears will look almost identical to this, a little bit of poke.

[mk4_01_1.8t]

since you'll need adapters, go with a 20mm on all 4 corners. this will poke a little so if you feel safe doing so, you can run a 15mm adapter up front and a 20 in back.

in regards to being hubcentric, you can likely find adapters that have an inner bore (the part that sits on your cars hub) of 57.1mm and with an outer bore (the lip the wheel will sit on) of 74.1mm. if you can't find adapters with the outer bore you need, that's where you'll need to install hubcentric rings. ecstuning or adaptitusa should have what you need for adapters though, if not try posting in the classifides. i know some people will custom make adapters to your specs

Thanks alot! Looking to order adaptors this week. Will loom into ecstuning and the other brand and see what they offer!

[JoeR32]

Sorry about the repost just pick up some sawblades nothing fancy stayed in the budget, need help with tires for r32.
Front 17x8.5/33mm
Rear 17x9.5/38mm
Offset +56

[bdubsmk4turbo]

thanks clean pg

[Kuncle20]

Picking up a set of wheels pretty soon and curious to see if they will fit...

18x8 et35 audi pattern. Going to run 5x100-5x112 15mm adapters.. Which should give me a final of et20 all the way around.. Is that going to look like total ass or? I really want to run these wheels but them starting with et35 offset its not giving me much of an option.. Thanks Guys

[vwgolftwo.slow]

rears will look almost identical to this, a little bit of poke.

thanks for pic reference! if i run a 18x8.75 with a et35 up from will i have less poke ? i don't want the front to poke more than the rear ! new to the scence still trying to figure stuff out haha thanks for the help so far tho !

[Clean PG]

thanks for pic reference! if i run a 18x8.75 with a et35 up from will i have less poke ? i don't want the front to poke more than the rear ! new to the scence still trying to figure stuff out haha thanks for the help so far tho !

yes, you will have about 12mm less poke than that picture up front. i posted that photo as a reference for how your rear wheels would sit

[Clean PG]

Sorry about the repost just pick up some sawblades nothing fancy stayed in the budget, need help with tires for r32.
Front 17x8.5/33mm
Rear 17x9.5/38mm
Offset +56

205/45 on the 8.5's and 215/45 on the 9.5's. oh and feel free to give this a browse: 2011 Sawblades Thread

Picking up a set of wheels pretty soon and curious to see if they will fit...

18x8 et35 audi pattern. Going to run 5x100-5x112 15mm adapters.. Which should give me a final of et20 all the way around.. Is that going to look like total ass or? I really want to run these wheels but them starting with et35 offset its not giving me much of an option.. Thanks Guys

that will work, you could even go with a 20mm adapter up front if you wanted to. this would be exactly what your fronts would look like with a 20mm:


and your rears with a 20mm would poke 5mm less than this photo:


so you'll be fine running 15-20mm adapters with those audi wheels. for tires i'd do 205/40/18 if you havent made up your mind on that already (that's the size in those pictures)

[ddstfleurr]

I bought BBS CH's

18x8 ET40 w/ 18mm Bolt Pattern adapters
18x9 ET35 w/ 18mm " "

my 00' 1.8t's dropped about 3.5 inches..


i currently have 2 225/40's for the 18x9's
and buying 215/40's for the 18x8's

how's it gunna look?

will i have like..tons of poke or whaaa?

im new abit to the whole poke/flush look since before i never had any of that since i ran 17x7.5 audi a8 ET35 without spacers or nothing.

and if anyone has any pictures of what it might look like dont be shy! lol