R_Briggsy Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 Hi, iv researched into these and how the offset changes when buying wider dishes. But im just wondering what is a good width to go for and a good offset to have? Bearing in mind i want some good poke when i get a lupo, it will be a gti btw.Standard the rm's iv seen are 7J and have an et of 30, would i be able have them 8.5J rears with et11? Or 8J et17?One more question what is the widest alloy, and the offset someone has fitted to their lupo gti? Obviously id need some arch rolling Ect.Any help much appreciated, cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99hjhm Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 Here you go...http://forums.clublupo.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=61992&st=0&p=750343&fromsearch=1entry750343 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R_Briggsy Posted December 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 Cheers mate, but im wondering, basically would a 8.5" et11 fit on the rears if they were rolled? And a 7.5 et24 or 8" et17 on the front? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99hjhm Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 (edited) Cheers mate, but im wondering, basically would a 8.5" et11 fit on the rears if they were rolled? And a 7.5 et24 or 8" et17 on the front?That would be pushing it ALOT! 7J front and 8J rear would be better, still need archwork, think thats what CasperGTI's running. Edited December 19, 2010 by 99hjhm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jowey Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 (edited) If you want them, you'll make them fit.I had 15x8.5J et15 fitted on the back of my Arosa Auto.with 185/45/15's Edited December 19, 2010 by Jowey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R_Briggsy Posted December 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 That would be pushing it ALOT! 7J front and 8J rear would be better, still need archwork, think thats what CasperGTI's running.is that his user name? As ill search tomoz and have a look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R_Briggsy Posted December 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 If you want them, you'll make them fit.I had 15x8.5J et15 fitted on the back of my Arosa Auto.with 185/45/15'syeah thats true, im asking as im new to lupos ect and dont know details ect like i do on my corsa lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jowey Posted December 20, 2010 Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 yeah thats true, im asking as im new to lupos ect and dont know details ect like i do on my corsa lolI completely understand you there mate.I had a Corsa B for 2 weeks. You'll definitely not regret the switch.ET15 8.5J was just about doable on a non-gti.. with a bit of tire stretch.Don't go wide for wides sake. the beauty of split rims is you can choose the widthand use spacers to accommodate.Read a few of the GTI guys readers rides and make a folder on your computer save pictures of the wheel fitment with the specs as the title.. offset, width. tires size etc. and decide what you like the look of and go from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R_Briggsy Posted December 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 I completely understand you there mate.I had a Corsa B for 2 weeks. You'll definitely not regret the switch.ET15 8.5J was just about doable on a non-gti.. with a bit of tire stretch.Don't go wide for wides sake. the beauty of split rims is you can choose the widthand use spacers to accommodate.Read a few of the GTI guys readers rides and make a folder on your computer save pictures of the wheel fitment with the specs as the title.. offset, width. tires size etc. and decide what you like the look of and go from there.iirc dont lupo gti's have wider arches to start with anyway? So if i did decide to go 8.5" rear i could get it rolled with stretch and have a better chance of fitting?Yeah thats a good idea mate, as like i say im a noob atm and as you can probs tell, just trying to learn more.Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcusgrant Posted December 20, 2010 Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 even though they have wider archs they also have a wider track so not much more (if any) room than a non gti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philplop Posted December 20, 2010 Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 I would say less room than non-GTI's...And the arches are harder to roll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R_Briggsy Posted December 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 Ahh right, i see. Well im gonna be looking through a load of members threads who own gti's and try and find some good pics and details Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dec Posted December 20, 2010 Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 Iv gone 7.5j all-round with 165 50 15 tyres and Iv got bags of clearence, I thort all rm's were 6.5J standard tho ? Iv heard that an extra 1.5 degree of camber can bring the top of the tyre around 5mm further in tho, so I'm planning on fitting the shims and then spacing as far out as I can with the 7.5j Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CasperGTI Posted December 20, 2010 Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 My rears are 8J ET12 on a 195/45/15 tyre.My fronts are 7 or 7.5J cant remember which with an ET of again about 10-12 with a 195/45 againRear arches are rolled but not rolled completely flat as that requires cutting and re welding really to get it right, get minor scrub on the RH arch when hitting bumps at speed.Front arches are rolled completely flat.John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R_Briggsy Posted December 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 Iv gone 7.5j all-round with 165 50 15 tyres and Iv got bags of clearence, I thort all rm's were 6.5J standard tho ? Iv heard that an extra 1.5 degree of camber can bring the top of the tyre around 5mm further in tho, so I'm planning on fitting the shims and then spacing as far out as I can with the 7.5jthat sounds good to me then. Your not too far from me so i may have to pay a visit one day, a mini meet type thing (i would be in my corsa lol) but then i could get some ideas and start getting to know people on this forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R_Briggsy Posted December 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 My rears are 8J ET12 on a 195/45/15 tyre.My fronts are 7 or 7.5J cant remember which with an ET of again about 10-12 with a 195/45 againRear arches are rolled but not rolled completely flat as that requires cutting and re welding really to get it right, get minor scrub on the RH arch when hitting bumps at speed.Front arches are rolled completely flat.Johnnice one, i knew id need my arches rolled but this is starting to sound promising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty_82 Posted December 20, 2010 Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 This is a pretty good thread for any future references, it answers a few different questions for people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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