Will these fit?
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The fronts will fit but the rears will protrude outside the wheel arch and it depends if you can live with that.
The lower the offset the further they will stick out.
I am running on 9.5 rears with an offset of 35 which is about flush with the arch.
The lower the offset the further they will stick out.
I am running on 9.5 rears with an offset of 35 which is about flush with the arch.
Marius said:
WOW you have come back with a bang Marius!!!
Having had a look online, the higher a positive offset, the closer in to the hub the outside of the wheel will sit. This would equate to the outside of the wheel moving inwards in relation to the arch. Logically, as the positive offset reduces, the outside of the wheel will move away from the hub - meaning the wheel will move outwards in relation to the arch. See here :
http://www.raceandroad.com/technical-help/alloy-wheel-offset.html
Now, if Dav's wheels are 9.5J, have an offset of 35 and are flush with the arch, then logically wheels with an offset of 27 will sit 8mm further out than Dav's, and outside the arches. How far the wheels stick out at the top can be changed by adjusting the camber of the wheels so that they angle outwards more at the bottom, pulling the top in.
Of course if I am wrong I'm happy to be corrected - hopefully someone will take the time to actually explain why so that the OP receives some useful guidance.
http://www.raceandroad.com/technical-help/alloy-wheel-offset.html
Now, if Dav's wheels are 9.5J, have an offset of 35 and are flush with the arch, then logically wheels with an offset of 27 will sit 8mm further out than Dav's, and outside the arches. How far the wheels stick out at the top can be changed by adjusting the camber of the wheels so that they angle outwards more at the bottom, pulling the top in.
Of course if I am wrong I'm happy to be corrected - hopefully someone will take the time to actually explain why so that the OP receives some useful guidance.
Well 108s have a 50mm offset to the rear which looks wrong and most address this with 20mm spacers. So it follows therefore that around 30mm is what you need.
Those wheels you say are ET27 rear so not far away (ie 3mm different to cars with 108s and 20mm spacers. Have a look at pics of cars on here with 108s and 20mm spacers and consider if 3mm would make much difference to the aesthetics. Personally I would imagine a 3mm difference would be difficult to notice but it's your money dude!
Those wheels you say are ET27 rear so not far away (ie 3mm different to cars with 108s and 20mm spacers. Have a look at pics of cars on here with 108s and 20mm spacers and consider if 3mm would make much difference to the aesthetics. Personally I would imagine a 3mm difference would be difficult to notice but it's your money dude!
Didn't know the ET of 108s, thanks for that 
So 9.5J are about 25mm wider, say 12 each side, which means 15mm total further out than my 108s with 20mm spacers... That would be the same as me putting 35mm spacers on my 108s, right ?
If so, this is how mine sat with 20mm spacers but before lowering :
Not sure I'd be able to put another 15mm on that without making some reasonable camber adjustment :?
Worth saying my tyres are Michelin PS3 with a decent amount of rim protection. If you had tyres without rim protection, and then got narrower tyres than the wheels themselves so that they were stretched then it might - just - work. If that's the look you like.
So 9.5J are about 25mm wider, say 12 each side, which means 15mm total further out than my 108s with 20mm spacers... That would be the same as me putting 35mm spacers on my 108s, right ?
If so, this is how mine sat with 20mm spacers but before lowering :
Not sure I'd be able to put another 15mm on that without making some reasonable camber adjustment :?
Worth saying my tyres are Michelin PS3 with a decent amount of rim protection. If you had tyres without rim protection, and then got narrower tyres than the wheels themselves so that they were stretched then it might - just - work. If that's the look you like.
Marius said:
If you are capable of stringing a few comprehensible sentences together perhaps you could explain why. Comprehensible by the way means intelligible and understandable in case you are struggling.
GreyZed said:
This is simply wrong because you don't know the wheel width of 108s
GreyZed said:
I stand by what I said, the lower your et figure the further out the wheel will sit.
I sometimes wonder why I bother to answer some peoples questions on here when you get the sort of the ill informed ignorant comments that follow.
I can now understand why some people leave this forum and don't bother coming back :roll:
ryanwhite19
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I was under the impression the higher the figure the further from the hub.
ryanwhite19
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This means that if the hub is positioned directly in the centre of the wheel, the offset is 0. Every other offset is then measured from this line. If the hub position moves toward the car or the 'hub side' according to the diagram i.e where the blue section is, the offset will be negative.(This is not common) However if the hub moves in the direction of the outer rim or the road side according to the diagram i.e where the red section is, the offset will be positive.
ryanwhite19
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Ahhhb penny has just dropped. I get it now.
Dav is right. Offset is defined as the distance (towards the outside linear plane of the car) that the mounting point is AWAY from the centre point of the car.
ET numbers are offset. So 50mm offset means that the mounting point is 50mm away from the centre if the wheel, towards the outer edge of the car.
Edit to match picture (changed left and right side to match).
On the right side of the car this means the mounting point is 50mm right of the centre of the wheel. If it was 0mm, and the wheel mounted exactly in the centre point as you look down on it, the same wheel would stick out 50mm more.
Here's a pic to explain
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F**k off, you c**t
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ET numbers are offset. So 50mm offset means that the mounting point is 50mm away from the centre if the wheel, towards the outer edge of the car.
Edit to match picture (changed left and right side to match).
On the right side of the car this means the mounting point is 50mm right of the centre of the wheel. If it was 0mm, and the wheel mounted exactly in the centre point as you look down on it, the same wheel would stick out 50mm more.
Here's a pic to explain
Normally wouldn't use this language, but to respond to Marius in a manner that he'll understand loud and clear
F**k off, you c**t
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