alexfernihough Posted February 8, 2004 Report Share Posted February 8, 2004 Hi Guys as you may already know i'm getting some new wheels on the lupo but could really do with knowing the correct offset for 17'si know it's been posted before but cannot find it.if i remember correctly it was 38 wich rubbed on the calipers and 40 needed a bit more arch work to make them fit, can anyone give me a DEFINATE answer as to what offset i need as i'm going to order them by mail order and save myself around £300 by doing so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LINCOLNSHIRESLUPOGTI Posted February 9, 2004 Report Share Posted February 9, 2004 Standard Gti offset is 42mm.Fin has 35mm offset 17's and his stick out further than std so rubbed his arches until he had them rolled.i have 45mm offsety 17's. Dont rub the arches as much (still do though) but rubbed on the calliper CARRIERS on the front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexfernihough Posted February 9, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2004 hmm interesting thanx for that i might try and get 40mm offset then and get the best of both worlds then.is there much difference in apperance between the two offsets or is it not rally that noticable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexfernihough Posted February 9, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2004 another thing what tyres and wheel width are you both running? i was thinking of 7.5 x 17's with 215 40 17 tyres unless you say otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LINCOLNSHIRESLUPOGTI Posted February 10, 2004 Report Share Posted February 10, 2004 Me and Fin are both running 205/40/17.You may notice however that some tyres have more rounded shoulders for better arch clearance so choose carefully.I run Yoko A539 (with square shoulders) so a rounded shoulder tyre may give you less rubbing.My wheels are 7inch wide and Fin says his are 8inch wide but i didnt think 8x17inch Kahn RSS were available. Both have same width tyres but i think Fin's wheel look better than mine as his look wider and make the car look fatter.There are some good photo's of both our cars at trax somewhere in another post about 17's!! Useful for you to compare mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinA3 Posted February 10, 2004 Report Share Posted February 10, 2004 also you might wanna take into consideration the wheel design, some wheels give more clearance for the calipers than others do.i was going to have a 280mm conversion but my ronals don't give enough clearance!ass! style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":blush:" border="0" alt="blush.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.