Wheels, will they fit?

[pimpossible]

Sorry for the dumb question I'm new to all this. I'm wanting to replace the wheels on my VR6 which are currently 17". I've got my eye on a set with the same stud pattern (5x100) but I'm not sure about the offset part of it. The wheels measure 16x6.5 with an offset (ET55). I know the VR6 have an offset of ET35 which is clearly off... Any advice is welcome. (;

[-Dell-]

Standard VR6 wheels have a width of 6.5 inches and are ET43, so these wheels will sit further inside your guards but I don't think they'd touch on anything. Clearance should be good, but it'd look kinda meh. You couldddddd put on some spacers which (albeit being illegal) if done right ie. using hubcentric rather than slip-on spacers are still safeish and pump the wheels out a little further

[Ben J]

if you're on coilovers they are going to rub bad im fairly sure, depending on tyre size and ride height. space em out some and theyd be fine They will sit 8mm further into the gaurds then stock.

[pimpossible]

Is 8mm a lot when it comes to wheel fit? Doesn't sound too bad... I haven't put coils in yet but I do have a set of cheap Racelands sitting in the garage ready to go.

[Ben J]

I think they should be ok in the back, although I know in the front of mine my stock wheels only just dont rub on the coilover (it did until i fixed the camber) although mine is quite slammed. They probably wouldnt look awfully good sitting so far in but they might be fine. Its possible you might have brake clearance issues as well. If you could test fit them that would help but if not, and you really want them, be prepared to have to run a small spacer (you might not need to, but you might, hard to tell without trying)


What sorta wheels are they?

[Mk3 AAA]

you really want lower offset and/or wider wheels, you'd be reducing the cars footprint which may affect handling, it's going to be pretty rubbish fitment seeing as the stock wheels don't exactly fill the guards as it is, it'll look like a fat chick in heels and likely handle accordingly. What sort of 17"s are they?

[pimpossible]

They are BBS B4 wheels off a Subaru. These are the specs:

Size - 16x6.5 offset (ET55)
Tyre - Maxgrade 205/50r16 87v
Weight - 6kgs ( forged aluminuim rims) without tyres.





Should I just opt out?

[dylan8]

for a mk3 the tyres are to big i believe (205/50/16 is what a mk4 generally has)
ideally you'd like the offset to be more like ET30, but can also come down to how low/high your car is and tyre size
use on of the offset calculators, and measure it yourself. its probably your best bet

[VR28LT]

im no wheel expert, but even if those wheels clear your calipers with those offsets i beleive you will have problems with the center bore if the wheels in question are factory Subie spec.... maybe one of the fitment experts can help out here ?

[dylan8]

im no wheel expert, but even if those wheels clear your calipers with those offsets i beleive you will have problems with the center bore if the wheels in question are factory Subie spec.... maybe one of the fitment experts can help out here ?

ooo good point. will be you major problem. centre bore is smaller then your VW. subaru is 56, vw is 57.1
So you could get some 20-25mm custom adapters (cover you for smaller centre bore and offset) and smaller tyres and you'd be sweet.
But thats big $ for some subaru wheels...
Id just can it.

[pimpossible]

Hey guys another question regarding wheels. Looking at these Borbet A reps found here: 15 INCH 15X8 DRIFT BORBET STYLE A , BMW,VW, ALFA, EURO (eBay item 270772405783 end time 05-Jul-11 23:03:36 AEST) : Cars, Bikes, Boats

With an ET of 15 will they fit all round? I can imagine them being fine on the rears but the fronts would have to be a bit deeper wouldn't they? Perhaps ET20-25? Any advice would be great!

[Ben J]

theyll be right, although real Borbet A's (which you can actually buy for a couple hundred more then those...) do not clear front vr6 brakes without either shaving the caliper down a little or a small spacer (like 7mm or something iirc)

If anything id want a smalelr et at the back to get the stretch poke tuck look

[walshydub]

This helped out a lot when i was shopping for wheels

Wheel Offset Calculator

[pimpossible]

real Borbet A's (which you can actually buy for a couple hundred more then those...)

Yeah I'm getting them directly where they're made for a fair bit less than that eBay listing, was just curious.