et 35

[ksarkaria]

i have just accuired some lovely 17" ace 193's and wen ordering them they only asked for what car they were goin on and i forgot bout offset, having just checked(only got em at 5 o'clock) they are et35 what is this gonna do to my car? should i return them hoping they do et 49ish or stick with these? its goona be lowered 60mm front and bout 40mm rear from standard

[lee may]

Et 35 on a astra will rub like mad.

[tont2002]

I wanted some ace 112's but unfortunately they dont do em in a vaux offset, (dont know if that covers the entire range though).
I've just bought some luverly 17's but forgot to check the offset and they are a 35 as well, so asked my local alloy wheel refinishers and im gonna have a little bit machined off the inside of the hub. Bit of a ba$*ard
But try and take em back and see if the do a et49.

[ksarkaria]

so even if i have my arches done they'l stil rub? i think i wont b able to get em coz i remeber fonibg anither company 4 them and they said they dint do 193's in vaux offset so i think i may b screwed, but i want these wheels!!! where can i get a bit taken of the hub from then? and how much will it cost me?

[ksarkaria]

just spoken to the company and they say there 40mm offset even though the actual wheels have et35 on the back, is this rit? or are they bullsh'n me? if they are 40, what will that b like? im affraid to put em on the car!!

[tont2002]

Do you actually have the wheels at the mo?? If so try one on and drop the car off the jack, while your dropping it make sure it clears the arch and the suspension strut on the inside.

If you want em that bad it costs about £30 a rim to have em machined, if theres enough on em!!

[ksarkaria]

i tryed one on yesterday and it only scribbed a little(withou archs done so im gonna do the arches now and try them, but i may get a bit taken off l8r on as theres loads room on the inside nexy to the spring, where can i get this done?

[tont2002]

Theres a company by me called a1 wheels. They do it for the above price.

[ksarkaria]

hw could i find 1 dwn my ways? i did the arches earlier, not a single scrub!! but i stil want more clearence, would 49 mm push it out further or bring them in? i think what they did was get a vaux fitment wheel(et35) and machined it themselves out 2 40mm, look well nice and mke the car!!

[tont2002]

Best thing to do is hunt for a company that refurbs and repairs alloys get in touch with them and see if they do it, or know any1 that does.

et49 is the proper vauxhall fitment, et35 will make the wheels stick 14mm more away from the hub (wider). although et35 will fit on a cally thats been lowered no probs, but wont fit on my cav properly, i can get away with et40, so im having mine machined.

Think it all depends on the car and wheel mate!! What do your wheels look like anyway??

[mattyp]

Ive got ET37's on my MK3 astra which is lowered e.t.c and I have no problems at all

Matt

[ksarkaria]

thw wheels look the nads!! thier the same as the ones on the blue astra in max power, which has pissed me off coz hes got a mk3 rear bumper like i have, although mines been cut dif, but yeh the wheels bring the cas together even thoughit aint been sprayed, iv got 90mm of space at the front to lower it!!