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so definitely would need spacers to run vw fitament wheels. let me know what they say mark


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ive got a set of 4 corrado bbs wheels im planning on running at the next drift day (when my wife tells me i can afford it ;) )
the're et33, guna run them on the rear with the 25mm bolt on spacers ive already got. makes them et7 i think.
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murran wrote:ive got a set of 4 corrado bbs wheels im planning on running at the next drift day (when my wife tells me i can afford it ;) )
the're et33, guna run them on the rear with the 25mm bolt on spacers ive already got. makes them et7 i think.
hahahaha yeah sorry about that lad. surely they will have a lot of poke? not that it matters at a drift day though.
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ive tried them on, they look ok etc. as you say, a bit more poke. drove it round the block it just feels normal tbh.
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i take it you'd need add on arches to make them road legal? what width are they 7j?
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no the're not really that close to the arch at all. only 6 1/2j.
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Weller steels are the heaviest wheel known to man, but strong hence they are used in stockcar racing

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fair play, how wide can you go on the back realistically?
haha yeah they aint light are they
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