Wide wheels - will they fit? 16x8 (F) & 16x9 (R)

[RoadWarrior]

I've just found a set of wheels that I like and they match the PCD / CB perfectly... but they're really wide... fronts are 8J and rears are 9J with an offset of ET42.

 

These are the results I've got with tyres added into the mix:

 

 

 

The car isn't lowered and there haven't been any other mods to the setup / arches... will they fit?

 

 

Many thanks guys - T

[Lloyd55vrs]

You'd want to get the fronts spaced 10mm

The rears will want spacing too 5-8

Run a lil stretch on the rear

Theres always camber shims

[RoadWarrior]

You'd want to get the fronts spaced 10mm

The rears will want spacing too 5-8

Run a lil stretch on the rear

Theres always camber shims

 

Ahhh I was afraid of spacers. I've heard they're dangerous and prone to breaking / falling off (???)

 

The tyre sizes I've given are exactly the same as this Audi, which I've shamelessly copied to get that "muscle car" chunky look... so I'm trying not to stretch if possible.

 

 

 

Thanks for helping Lloyd

[Lloyd55vrs]

Cheap spacers bud, thats what break

Use h&r bud or forge

Avoid fk n shizal

[Lloyd55vrs]

I sense arch work on that audi

[RoadWarrior]

Ah yeah... now I look at it those arches do look rather flared. Though saying that, there's arch gap loss and the overall diameter / circumference is smaller than the standard wheels... plus the car isn't lowered... so surely they'd fit without rubbing?

 

I'll look into the quality spacers

[Lloyd55vrs]

Wide rims are abit of trial n error

[RoadWarrior]

I might just risk it then... worst case scenario Is I need to cut out the arches and bolt on some flared ones.

 

Cheers for the help buddy

[Lloyd55vrs]

Ypu can get the fronts rolled, will buy abit of space

Camber will help on the rear

[KenONeill]

I'm not sure about the inset clearances, but lots of people have run 225 (9" bar a freckle) tyres on Octys. At the front, if you're running coilovers you'll have already gained an inch or so from the narrower overall diameter coils.

[RoadWarrior]

Right, just to drag this up for one last time... the wheels I was eyeing up were sold before I could get to them, so I'm going to get some wheels made up myself.

 

The only issue is that the wheels are ET42 (I'm 99% certain the standards are ET38 ?) which throws this up:

 

 

 

So this means the wheels will be closer to the suspension strut... although only by a small amount. Am I going to need spacers or will I get away with it?

 

Cheers - T