wheel width

[H-M3]

summer is here and wanted to upgrade alloys soon. Can you put wider alloys at rear or is that gonna mess the drive? Also whats the max safest width I can put on my 8? also what is the best offset for our cars?

[harvmiester17]

I have a staggered offset set of 20" BBS alloys on mine which are 11" on the rear and 9.5 on the front. If I knew how to post photos on this forum I could show how they look but I'm crap so I can't. The correct offset is most important to avoid any clearance issues. I've been running this setup for nearly 2 years apart from over winter with no problems at all. Hope this helps

[H-M3]

Oh wicked! I will love to see the pics. You can add as attachment using paper clip symbol above the texts. Or I can on my email?

[harvmiester17]

I'll post some picks when I get home from work, didn't realise it was that easy.

[harvmiester17]

Here are a few photos as requested.

[harvmiester17]

I have no idea why they are upside down, like I said when it comes to doing stuff online I am truly crap.

[H-M3]

Damn that looks PHAT! Really like those rims, any rubbing issues buddy and what is the safest offset? is the 4.2tdi discs any bigger than usual?
cheers

[harvmiester17]

Ha thanks, it gets a lot of looks and comments. No rubbing issues at all, I used lowering links to drop it about 35mm. The discs aren't a problem but the size of the front calliper can be, I used 10mm spacers on the front to get the look I wanted and clear the calliper. There's still quite a bit of space around the rears and I tow my caravan with this set up with no issues. Can't remember the exact offset but I'm sure I've made a note somewhere so I will get back to you.

[H-M3]

What brand alloys are they budz?

[harvmiester17]

They're genuine BBS LM alloys, I bought them used and had them recut and painted. They cost a small fortune new but you can buy very good replica sets if you look around.