Hi guys looking to get some Xxr 527 alloys for my hawkeye, now I know I want 18 inch but I want the widest deep dish I can get so have been told to get 18 with 8.75 wide and an offset of 35 now is this the widest I can get without looking ridiculous many thanks Nathan

 

Yepp with 225. 35 tyres on bro it'll look a monster!!

 

Nathan I had 18x8.75 et35 with a 225/40/18 tyre



Martin

 

Please use 40 profile tyres, don't go for 35s.

I too have 8.75" with 35ET and 225/40/18s Is just right. BUT... it needed camber adjustment and camber bolts on all 4 corners plus the rear arches rolled to make it all work perfectly. You will also need new wheel nuts as you can't use the normal nuts. Some suppliers don't supply spiggot rings for teh wheels either so expect to pay extra for these.

Good luck! Once done they are great IMO.

 

I know it's off subject mate but where did you get your plate mate

Martin

 

Rob Day made it for me. He made all my last set too. They are all 100% legal and pass MOTs every year. He's a top chap!

Although I don't think he's doing many plates now.

 

Ah he did mine on my last one aswell, I've emailed him he isn't doing many now but said he'll try do me one when he gets a chance

Martin

 

double post

 

another vote for 8.75" with 35ET and 225/40/18

 

got them fitted on blobeye 225/40s, had to have my rear arches done, also fitted coilovers

 

I wouldn't go any wider than mentioned. for tyres check out tyre leader, for the wheels I bought them through indigo gt and wheel nuts I went to scoobyworld.

 

What make of tyres would you go for ?

 

Ooooh that looks sikkkk a defo on the list was gna put a set on my bug along with coilovers etc but sold it they do look mint on a widetrack "40" defo better and beefier

 

Just purchased the XXR527 9.75 wide ...

 

Has who 19" xxr 527?

I will put on fender flares on sides and want to put 19" wheels

 

They don't make XXR527 in 19"

They do make 530s in 19" though, but not convinced on 19" wheels on a subaru personally, never look quite right.

http://www.xxrwheels.com/wheels

 

Think they might of been Goodyear Eagles f1s. Il double check 2night. Paid £360 delivered

 

Demon Tweeks doing Toyo Proxy T1-R for £222 delivered at min,225/40/18

 

How many MM did you go and I don't want the stupid slammed look nor do I want it looking like its on stilts lol 👌

 

Would tein lowering springs be ok for now as I want to save for decent coilovers

 

That's what I'm running. Personally I wouldn't run coilovers on a road car again. Too harsh in my experience. Can make it ride worse than standard.

 

How low did you go

 

I went as low as my pic. ^^^^^

Standard shocks with Tein S Tech springs, not coilovers. The springs are plenty low enough. It's whatever Tein quote for a drop. Not sure but think it was 35mm or something like that.

 

Soz to go off topic guys have you got a pic of them rear spats/lip that you've got on the rear bumper mate very curious to see please thx

 

I have the HTC Polyurethane front splitter, HTC polyurethane side skirt extensions and the HTC rear spats in fibreglass which I painted in Hellfrauds cheap satin black and are a perfect match. All parts bought at different times as I felt like it.

 

Nice one it looks bang on that does defo no need for flaps on yours nice combo with the wheels and skirt extensions and the colour of your scoob and now you got the ultimate damd wheel!!! Which is on my list you got taste bro Soz to go off this threads topic to ALL

 

Cheers mate. It's my every day car and I love it, great fun, but it also gets used as my every day hack to drop kids off etc.

This is my toy that I drove into work in today!

 

Sexy hot rod beetle in red you kinky *#** :-) I'm a Capri man myself and one day I'll have one in my man cave but man cave first lol!!

 

Gotta love a classic!

And someone has to love the capri I guess!