Shall i stretch...

[_Tom]

Just about to order some new tyres. I'm currently on 225/40/18's on a 8.5 wide wheel. Now im tempted to go for 215/35/18's..But its my daily and i do about 50 miles a day..haha

Yay or Nay..Im tempted

 

[BIFCAIDS]

yes, when i get paid on fri im ordering some 165/50/15s for my wheels

 

[Gaz.]

Might as well.

 

[_Tom]

It does mean i can lower..lol

 

[Jason_E]

Stretch ftw.

 

[MaLicE]

what width rims? i ran 215's on a 9.5" wide rim... and it wasnt much of a stretch, i would do 205's if i was you.

 

[_Tom]

They're 8.5 mate. The pic is that size on my size wheel.,

 

[AlexG]

Stretch makes girls wet.

 

[Peperami]

That looks good.

 

[Gaz.]

Stretch makes girls wet.

The only stretching that makes them wet is not related to tyres.

 

[Struggler]

never had any problem what so ever with the stretch on mine,

and im running 165/50/15 on a 7j rim

 

[_Tom]

215/35's ordered..if i dont like them i'll just get some more..haha

 

[Nafoff]

can't believe you have to ask....

 

[oska]

Lol, I was just reading this on MKIV's and then saw it here too. Thought I was having some sort of weird deja vu.

 

[_Tom]

Ok ok im gay. Its a daily Neil so i do 50 miles + a day. It needs to be managable too..haha! Still, ive gone with it.

 

[Jason_E]

Stance those reps out. Won't be as good as that but still flush ftw.

 

[_Tom]

They're a pretty good offset. Not like 99 out of 100 of these wheels i see. Im still wanting 20mm spacers all round though im thinking..

Thats how she currently sits. So 20mm and doooooown i think.

 

[Jason_E]

I have that *****s wanted sticker in pink lolz.

Looks clean, the spacers will make it near perfect.

 

[_Tom]

20mm i thinking but im gunna have to take the rear adjusters out as im right down on the back..

Yeah my mate stuck it on mine. He has the pink one i have white. Im not sure pink would suit the red..haha

 

[Jason_E]

haha, adjusters will be coming out of mine on the rear. My front tyres scrub like a cleaner on crack.

 

[_Tom]

I need a uprated arb first..the 215/35's are going to make it lower anyway. At the moment on the 225's i can only just get a credit card between the tyre and shock at the front...As soon as i get a arb and spacers on the front the adjusters come out on the rear..moo hahaha

 

[Jason_E]

My ARB is in two pieces in my boot.

 

[_Tom]

Yeah i was tempted to do that for now but im a pussy wimp sissy. Been speaking to a mate of a mate with a decked bora and he runs the R32 one with no issues.

 

[Jason_E]

I may go for one if MOT man has issues with the chopped one, but since that isn't 'till jan sod it!

 

[Gorms]

Not the best picture but these were my front wheels and i was running a 195/45/15 on a 8.5". Ran it as a daily and had no issue. Was running 9.5 on the rear with 195/50/15.

Paul

 

[_Tom]

Done. They're actually not too bad. Looks alot better and clears the shocks a bit better so I can wind her down more..

 

[Ali]

Given that it looks pants, i'd say no tom. Looks good just now.

 

[Jason_E]

Very nice mate

 

[_Tom]

My wheels are 8.5j I've read so wanna learn about offsets..then I need to find the perfect splits..keep em 18's and switch the tyres.

 

[Gaz.]

Given that it looks pants, i'd say no tom. Looks good just now.

A bit late judging by the post above yours Ali

Offset is pretty simple to grasp, the lower the number (or -ve), the further it will protude from the arch (on a rim of the same diameter). The ET value is in millimetres, so the difference is how much further in our out in mm the wheel will sit. Throwing different widths and diameters in makes it harder, I just use online calculators in that case.

That sounds right in my head anyway.

 

[coxy777]

That's pretty much it. It's all about how far from the centre line of the wheel the contact surface is (bit that actually touches the hub).

Suprising how much difference 2mms actually makes IMO. Maybe not too much for looks but more for clearance etc

 

[Gaz.]

2mm is huge in terms of clearances (or it is to an engineer)

 

[coxy777]

lolz for strut/arch/full lock clearance :rasp: