question on what offset is best for custom wheels

righteousrags88 · Post by **righteousrags88** » Sep 11, 2011 6:24 PM

Hi, Im getting some custom wheels made for my e28 and the guy needs to know what offsets I need for fronts and rears. Basically Im going with 17x9 on the front and 17x9.5 on the rears. I dont want my wheels to poke and would want the fronts to be close to flush and the rears tucked into the wells. Keep in mind that im planning on lowering the car pretty low. Would appreciate the feedback. Thanks

Post by **mooseheadm5** » Sep 11, 2011 7:41 PM

You really won't be able to have no poke at thse widths. You will also need to roll the fenders.

righteousrags88 · Post by **righteousrags88** » Sep 11, 2011 8:10 PM

Ya I bought a fender roller so Im prepared to do that. I know on Jeremy Whittle's e28 he used to have 17x9 and 17x10 ACS on his with no poke. But I also realize alot of work went into pulling off that setup and alot of camber at that. That's why im thinking 9.5 should be easier and the fact that I can get them in any offset I want I just want to know which one would give me the least amount of trouble tucking in the rears and having that almost flush fronts

w6w6s6d · Post by **w6w6s6d** » Sep 11, 2011 8:43 PM

ass swell

righteousrags88 · Post by **righteousrags88** » Sep 12, 2011 1:27 AM

w6w6s6d wrote:ass swell

I just noticed that mistake

D Unit · Post by **D Unit** » Sep 12, 2011 5:04 PM

Check out BadSeed's car for point of reference. He's running 17x9 et8 all around and is slammed. You can probably use the same offsets for the front and maybe 17x9.5 et5 (EXTEND an extra 9mm).

By the way, what rims are you thinking about getting? It be shame to buy a brand new set of custom wheels and then have your fenders eat up your lips.

Mr. E28 · Post by **Mr. E28** » Sep 13, 2011 7:51 AM

Why x9's on the front?

Hibbard · Post by **Hibbard** » Sep 14, 2011 4:30 PM

I am running 17x9.5 that are sitting at a +6 after the spacer.

To get poke on your are going to have to run an extremely stretched tire for the car to even be drivable. I am running 225/45's on the rear and they still rub like crazy even with the rear raised slightly. Another thing to remember is the fact that the fenders don't pull very easily; these things are built with some pretty stout metal so pulling the fenders out 3 inches isnt possible like the jap tin can cars.

righteousrags88 · Post by **righteousrags88** » Sep 21, 2011 12:42 PM

Thanks Guys I appreciate all the feedback. I got it figured out now and now I just have to wait for my wheels to come in

skip535i · Post by **skip535i** » Sep 21, 2011 1:38 PM

righteousrags88 wrote:Thanks Guys I appreciate all the feedback. I got it figured out now and now I just have to wait for my wheels to come in

For reference, what did you go with? I have run all sorts of different combos, but I would think with 9.5 rears on an E28 you would need an offset of at least 15-20 to tuck and not destroy anything.

Of course, tire size is really the biggest issue presented here. If you can have 2mm of space between the rim and the fender, as long as your tire is skinny enough, you're good.

I would suggest (against popular opinion) that you run a 225-40-17 for your 9.5 rears, and a 215-45-17 for your 9.0 fronts. Front offsets are easier to work with, as I'm sure you know.

righteousrags88 · Post by **righteousrags88** » Sep 21, 2011 10:16 PM

skip535i wrote:
righteousrags88 wrote:Thanks Guys I appreciate all the feedback. I got it figured out now and now I just have to wait for my wheels to come in
For reference, what did you go with? I have run all sorts of different combos, but I would think with 9.5 rears on an E28 you would need an offset of at least 15-20 to tuck and not destroy anything.

Of course, tire size is really the biggest issue presented here. If you can have 2mm of space between the rim and the fender, as long as your tire is skinny enough, you're good.

I would suggest (against popular opinion) that you run a 225-40-17 for your 9.5 rears, and a 215-45-17 for your 9.0 fronts. Front offsets are easier to work with, as I'm sure you know.

I went with 6 on the front and 10 on the rears. I was thinking the same thing for the tires except having 40's on the front also

Slow_Ballin' · Post by **Slow_Ballin'** » Oct 01, 2011 3:04 AM

Post up some pics when u get the wheels. I'm interested to see how this turns out...

tcturbo91 · Post by **tcturbo91** » Oct 06, 2011 12:11 AM

not to hijack, figured its along similar lines. what would a good offset be to run if i'm looking at 17x9.5 all around with most likely a 215F 225R tire, maybe 225 all around.

wkohler · Post by **wkohler** » Oct 06, 2011 1:08 AM

17. I've got no fucking idea.

C.R. Krieger · Post by **C.R. Krieger** » Oct 06, 2011 11:01 AM

righteousrags88 wrote:Thanks Guys I appreciate all the feedback. I got it figured out now and now I just have to wait for my wheels to come in

righteousrags88 · Post by **righteousrags88** » Oct 17, 2011 1:43 PM

Got them back and fitted. Here you guys go...

Road Trip · Post by **Road Trip** » Oct 17, 2011 2:09 PM

Sick!!!

tangerineman91 · Post by **tangerineman91** » Oct 17, 2011 4:15 PM

Das Auto? Isn't that a VW slogan? Oh and this seems like a lot of worrying and effort when some 17" style 5's would look better and drive better. But if it floats your boat, go for it.

Post by **mooseheadm5** » Oct 17, 2011 4:25 PM

Those are 17" style 5s that have been machined to accept custom lips. Wokke.de offers those, but the OP didn't get them from him.

righteousrags88 · Post by **righteousrags88** » Oct 17, 2011 6:15 PM

yes it is vw. And as Moosehead said these are 17 styles 5's with a twist

JSimmons · Post by **JSimmons** » Oct 17, 2011 11:36 PM

Like the way they tuck, but didn't take much notice of the lip mod you had done. Not sure I dig that so much. Otherwise look nice.

C.R. Krieger · Post by **C.R. Krieger** » Oct 18, 2011 12:26 PM

Totally homostretchual. I give 'em a month before they're curbed.

ldsbeaker · Post by **ldsbeaker** » Oct 18, 2011 12:49 PM

C.R. Krieger wrote:Totally homostretchual. I give 'em a month before they're curbed.

That's kinda messed up, but it is semi-inevitable. I survived 3 years with stretched tires and poked wheels.I was VERY careful.
Then I mounted a curb. That was the end of that.

LiftoffOversteer · Post by **LiftoffOversteer** » Oct 18, 2011 2:09 PM

Info on what bumpers you have on there or what you've done.

Wheels look great. Never thought of doing that with a set of RC090's.

Post by **mooseheadm5** » Oct 18, 2011 2:26 PM

Looks like the US bumper rub strip applied directly to the car. Looks appropriately proportioned in those pics.

righteousrags88 · Post by **righteousrags88** » Oct 18, 2011 3:07 PM

moosehead your just on top of everything ha

LiftoffOversteer · Post by **LiftoffOversteer** » Oct 18, 2011 6:21 PM

righteousrags88 wrote:moosehead your just on top of everything ha

I was more interested in what you've done with the front. I see you've used the strip on the fenders but what about the signals and such. Maybe a closer shot will show me what i need to know.

righteousrags88 · Post by **righteousrags88** » Oct 19, 2011 1:29 AM

I'll try to get some close up shots in soon

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question on what offset is best for custom wheels

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