Offset; what options do I have?

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Offset; what options do I have?

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I have my heart set on these rims, but I have read through the suspension and wheel section and am a little confused
The dimensions are F:16x8 et18 R:16x9 et20. Would these possibly work?
I understand I will need to do quite a bit of modification to the guards to roll them.
There is also the option of F/R:15x8.5 et17
Regardless of the work, what would I have to do to make the 16's work? i.e. spacers?
If that is too much, same question for the 15's?

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Re: Offset; what options do I have?

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You need ET13 up front to get clearance, so 5mm should do it. You'll want a 57.1mm centre bore also. You can try rears without spacers and see what happens for clearance.
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Re: Offset; what options do I have?

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Thanks Mark,
Is that for the 16's or 15's?
And add a 5mm spacer?

Sorry for the questions
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Re: Offset; what options do I have?

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you should be good with 16's and that offset. the reason yu need a low offset with 15s is because you end up touching the inner side of the rim on the balljoint. with a 16" it should clear it..
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Re: Offset; what options do I have?

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Thanks for the help nas80,
When it happens I'll tell you how it goes

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