jaks14 174 Posted May 2, 2016 Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 Can anyone give me a little guidance please on wheel fitment.. I've been looking and looking for the right wheels that I want to suit my raddo and come to the point where I have found the ones I want.. Can anyone give me guidance on clearance etc, I'm in the process of fitting coilovers so height isn't going to be an issue as I will set it at the height I want to fit correctly.. What et should I be looking at? I've found fitment guides that say between 25-35.. I'm wanting to go with a decent dish so at least 8/9j .. Any input and info would be greatly appreciated.. Bealieboy 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Bealieboy 1,625 Posted May 2, 2016 Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 Can anyone give me a little guidance please on wheel fitment.. I've been looking and looking for the right wheels that I want to suit my raddo and come to the point where I have found the ones I want.. Can anyone give me guidance on clearance etc, I'm in the process of fitting coilovers so height isn't going to be an issue as I will set it at the height I want to fit correctly.. What et should I be looking at? I've found fitment guides that say between 25-35.. I'm wanting to go with a decent dish so at least 8/9j .. Any input and info would be greatly appreciated.. Check out willtheyfit.com Vag-hag and jaks14 2 Link to post Share on other sites
jaks14 174 Posted May 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 Cheers man, I will check that out before buying! Problem being I'm buying without tyres so al have to do a little more research into what tyres would go on best!! Bealieboy 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Bealieboy 1,625 Posted May 3, 2016 Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 Cheers man, I will check that out before buying! Problem being I'm buying without tyres so al have to do a little more research into what tyres would go on best!! That's cool, you can stretch tyres to get the clearance. Beware though, if you're running 9.5's on the rear, expect a bit of tyre rub. Link to post Share on other sites
jaks14 174 Posted May 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 To be honest mate I was wanting to run 8.5j all round... Is the higher the et better? Or lower the number better? It boggles my mind et like.. Ha! What size wheels etc are you running on the mk3 mate? Bealieboy 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Bealieboy 1,625 Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 To be honest mate I was wanting to run 8.5j all round... Is the higher the et better? Or lower the number better? It boggles my mind et like.. Ha! What size wheels etc are you running on the mk3 mate? The higher the et, the further out from the suspension legs it'll sit. I can't remember exact specs but think a golf normally likes et28-et45. Check a wheel fit calculator, or the previous site I mentioned, that'll help you far more accurately than a retard like myself! Link to post Share on other sites
Bealieboy 1,625 Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 The higher the et, the further out from the suspension legs it'll sit. I can't remember exact specs but think a golf normally likes et28-et45. Check a wheel fit calculator, or the previous site I mentioned, that'll help you far more accurately than a retard like myself! I used to run 16" bbs reps, 7.5 front, et15 and 9.5 rear et25. The rears rubbed a fair bit just on eibach lowered springs. Now I run 17" 9.5 front et? And 10.5 rear et? Now I'm on dampening adjustable coilovers and occasionally the rears rub. jaks14 1 Link to post Share on other sites
jaks14 174 Posted May 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 Appreciate that input bud, I'm running on coilovers when I finally get them fitted!! So I should be able to adjust them so they don't rub.. I'm just gonna go 8.5j all round and with any luck I shouldn't get any issues.. I was talking to daveyboy and he says with them type of bbs reps he had to put spacers on the fronts to clear the calipers so that looks like I'm gonna have to buy some maybe 15mm.. Bealieboy 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Bealieboy 1,625 Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 Appreciate that input bud, I'm running on coilovers when I finally get them fitted!! So I should be able to adjust them so they don't rub.. I'm just gonna go 8.5j all round and with any luck I shouldn't get any issues.. I was talking to daveyboy and he says with them type of bbs reps he had to put spacers on the fronts to clear the calipers so that looks like I'm gonna have to buy some maybe 15mm.. Is that what you're after then jaks, bbs reps? jaks14 1 Link to post Share on other sites
jaks14 174 Posted May 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 Yeah mate, I had them on my mk2 and I really did like them, genuine bbs are hideous amounts of money and at the moment I just don't have them funds.. To be honest there are others I quite like.. Here are a few that are ticking the boxes for me Bealieboy 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Bealieboy 1,625 Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 Yeah mate, I had them on my mk2 and I really did like them, genuine bbs are hideous amounts of money and at the moment I just don't have them funds.. To be honest there are others I quite like.. Here are a few that are ticking the boxes for me I quite like those on the black rado, are the klutch wheels? The look a bit like bbs mahle's Link to post Share on other sites
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