What offset for 16" or 17" alloys?

DaKyy · Post by **DaKyy** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 8:21 pm

The project car will be lowered about 30mm so what would be the correct ET for the alloys? Will 17" even fit? If anyone has 16" or 17" on their 480, please share your experience, I know you're out there

Big Brother · Post by **Big Brother** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 8:35 pm

I think Mart and Lee had theirs lowerd by 40mm and they had 17" alloys

Brasco · Post by **Brasco** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 9:23 pm

Look up previous post on this. You may get away with very little scrubbage if you use very low profile tyres on 17's, I wouldn't go any bigger than 16's personally.

DaKyy · Post by **DaKyy** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 5:50 am

I looked them up before posting, not getting any definitive aswers. I'm liking the Borbet A type, 16" x 7.5J ET 35

Will it scrub?

Jamo · Post by **Jamo** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 7:27 am

Scrubbing wont happed in you use 205 width tyres if you get a large J wheel and try and use 215 or 225 width tyres then your buggered.

DaKyy · Post by **DaKyy** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 5:28 pm

Thanks. I think I'll be safe with them

Jamo · Post by **Jamo** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 10:52 am

DaKyy wrote:Thanks. I think I'll be safe with them

OPh forgot to ask, Turbo or ES?

Makes a differene, i had 16" on my turbo and Ed bought them and they rubbed, go figure.

DaKyy · Post by **DaKyy** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 1:43 pm

Jamo wrote:
DaKyy wrote:Thanks. I think I'll be safe with them
OPh forgot to ask, Turbo or ES?

Makes a differene, i had 16" on my turbo and Ed bought them and they rubbed, go figure.

Mine is ES, I read about that though, might be some difference in model years?