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Wheel sizes 4th gen

Post by ddoubledanny » Mon Dec 01, 2014 9:39 pm

Im looking at getting some new wheels and just wanted to know if these will fit. 17x9 et25 I will be having all the arches rolled :?:

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Post by RattyMcClelland » Tue Dec 02, 2014 12:20 am

ddoubledanny wrote:Im looking at getting some new wheels and just wanted to know if these will fit. 17x9 et25 I will be having all the arches rolled :?:
et 35 would be better but depends on tyre size. I would try 215/45/17 17x9 et35 or 235/40/17 et35-45.

Rolling the arches will damage the nice fresh paint you have.
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Post by ddoubledanny » Tue Dec 02, 2014 6:46 am

What about 225/45/17 on 17x9 et25 :?:

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Post by 106pete » Tue Dec 02, 2014 7:49 am

Well my arches are cut right out flat and I can run 16x9 et 50 and 245/45s so 1/2" bigger on the radius and 10mm less tyre either side may be a pretty tight fit.

If your goin for that much arch work then a roller won't really be enough and you will be re spraying the sides to protect the cracks and bare metal.
If I was you just go for 17x8 and 225/45s and it may just require a light rolling.
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Post by RattyMcClelland » Tue Dec 02, 2014 9:57 am

Post number 30

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I run17x8 et30 with 215/45/17 and its tight even with rolled arches and a slight pull.
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Post by ddoubledanny » Tue Dec 02, 2014 10:43 am

Mmm arches rolled and pulled it will be tight,but I like tight :lol:

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Post by 106pete » Tue Dec 02, 2014 12:15 pm

You will need arch extender like vlad has

http://www.ludegeneration.co.uk/profile ... hilit=Vlad
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Post by NafemanNathan » Tue Dec 02, 2014 2:01 pm

Just to give you an idea of how much the arches will need to come out, these are 17x9J et15...

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So yours would only be 10mm further under the arches. As said, you won't be able to get away with just rolling the arches. You'll have to cut, pull and then add new metal... Which is what I intend to do.

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Post by ddoubledanny » Tue Dec 02, 2014 3:40 pm

106pete wrote:You will need arch extender like vlad has

http://www.ludegeneration.co.uk/profile ... hilit=Vlad
Yeah I got some of them but I'm thinking that they might not look so good

Nafe what tyre sizes are on them wheels ?

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Post by ddoubledanny » Tue Dec 02, 2014 3:41 pm

What s the difference in 17x9 and 17x9j noob question :lol:

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