fitment of these rims...

leo delarge · May 13, 2006

looks like i want to pick between these two rims but not sure how the fitment will be and i dont want to get rims that rub or any of that, anyone know which ones will be a better fit??....

http://edgeracing.com/images/wheel/flik_hornet_(gloss_black)_angle_zoom.jpg 18x8 5x112 ET 45

OR

http://edgeracing.com/images/wheel/ssw_vigor_(gloss_black)_angle_zoom.jpg 18x7.5 5x112 ET 38

nomios · May 13, 2006

Will you be sticking with stock suspension? If so both will work. However the second wheel is going to poke out a tad.

If you lowered the car, the second set would not work.

The idea offset (or ET) for the GTI is between 40-50.

DBCPerformance · May 13, 2006

x2:thumbsup:

leo delarge · May 13, 2006

eventually im going to want to lower it and i dont really want the poking out look either... thanks

frank2287 · May 15, 2006

i have H&R coilovers and i want to get 17'' wheels wut should my offset be??

A41.8QTM · May 15, 2006

Actually, they should both work just fine. The 38mm offset is a bit aggressive but since it's a 7.5" rim you'll only extend an extra 6mm compared to an 18" Karth. 6mm is less than 1/4 inch. It will look aggressive but won't "poke" out and you should be fine unless you slam the suspension in the future. I think you'd be fine with a standard Cup Kit. You can go with 215 series tires if you want to be on the safe side but 225/40 should also be fine.

Wantagti · May 15, 2006

First one hands down.

revaudi · May 15, 2006

There are pictures of these wheels in this thread:
http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=2591232

fitment of these rims...

leo delarge

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