[Mk2] [Turbo] Rear Alloy Fit

[dazzz]

Anyone know if a 9j wheel on the rear with 245/45 would cause any rubbing or problems??

Rev 3 with standard susp

[ancient mariner]

i have 245/40 on 9j with no problems.paul.

[Razor04]

Anyone know if a 9j wheel on the rear with 245/45 would cause any rubbing or problems??

Rev 3 with standard susp

It will depend on the offset of the wheel.

[-:[KM]:-]

It depends on the offset...

I've 255/40x17" on 9's on mine with rolled arches and super hard suspension. ET41 if I remember rightly.

[rameairo]

It depends on the offset...

I've 255/40x17" on 9's on mine with rolled arches and super hard suspension. ET41 if I remember rightly.

Rolled arches and ET41? I Got ET35 with 255/40 and 9" wheels,, And I don't have rolled arches

[dazzz]

So would 9jj with ofset of 35 be ok on the rear??

[Shamus]

So would 9jj with ofset of 35 be ok on the rear??

Yes mate ... Thats virtually flush.

The key is to go with a 40 profile.. If you go with a 45 you may/could get rubbing.

[Kongaroo]

So would 9jj with ofset of 35 be ok on the rear??

It'll look great but if you haven't rolled your rear arches then you will very likely experience some rubbing when you go over bumps with a wider tyre like a 255/40/17 when riding on the stock rev 3 suspension.

With a narrower tyre like a 235/40/17 or 245/40/17 you could maybe get away without rolling up your inner arch lips but you'll only know for sure when you try it out.

On my car a 255/40/17 Hankook Icebear tyre on 17x9" and +41 offset (same as KM's wheel size above) went on ok without needing any rolling on my car. However when I put a 3mm spacer on to make it a +38 offset I started getting the tyre rubbing on the rear arch when going over on larger bumps. That is with stock rev 3 springs.

So if you want to put a wider tyre like a 255/40/17 but don't want to roll your arches then stick to offsets of around +38 and above. If you're happy to roll your arches then there shouldn't be any problems running 255/40/17 on 9" rim with +35 offset

[-:[KM]:-]

It depends on the offset...

I've 255/40x17" on 9's on mine with rolled arches and super hard suspension. ET41 if I remember rightly.

Rolled arches and ET41? I Got ET35 with 255/40 and 9" wheels,, And I don't have rolled arches

Sorry, the arch was rolled because of previous wheels. The Rotas in my sig. I just mentioned it as that is what is there and didn't want to say 'I have z-y-z and have no problems' if you get what I mean..