suba_man

Looking to upgrade the wheels and the ones I want are 8 inch wide with offset et40.

Will this be okay as I've been told that for an 8inch wide rim I should stick to between et42 - et47, beyond this range may cause wearing on the wheel bearings.
How true is this? and if so, how expensive is it to replace the bearings?

Any advice much appreciated.

Scooby_Stu_

iTrader: (12)

I've got 42 offset and they can rub the arches if fully loaded. 40 would def rub the arches, 45 offset would be best.

Stuart.

suba_man

What size rims you running?

53

iTrader: (41)

What wheels are you looking at ?

rickya

iTrader: (18)

Depends also on tyre width i.e 225 or 235 or 245

suba_man

I'm thinking of going for 235/35/19.

The wheels in question are OZ Racing wheels. I have been told the wheels will fit, but because the wheels are 19 x 8, the offset should be higher than et40.

Any thoughts as to running lower offset wheels? 2-3mm less doesn't seem a lot in my opinion.

REVOLUTION

iTrader: (7)

Hi

On our last demo car, '06 Hawkeye STi we had 8x19" TSW wheels ET40 fitted with 235/35/19 Toyos and there were no real problems. The rear tyres would catch a bit on the rear arches under full load but normal driving it was fine.
Which OZ wheels are you looking at as most current 19" OZ's are either ET35 (No good) or ET45 (Perfect)?

Thanks

Keith

53

iTrader: (41)

Do all OZ Racing wheels clear brembos ? thinking the super T's mainly as I thought this was a no for Brembos.

rickya

iTrader: (18)

Id stick with 18"s on a newage IMO