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Post Mon May 30, 2005 2:08 pm

would 7.5j wheels with offset ET35 fit on the front, or would i need spacers. Anyone know?
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Post Mon May 30, 2005 2:27 pm

depends
will fit fine on anything as long as it hasnt got 51 mm shocks u need 5 mm spacers then had to do that to my old 325
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Post Mon May 30, 2005 2:35 pm

where can i get hold of spacers from? they have to be hub-centric yeah? also did you get vibrations etc, because of spacers?
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Post Mon May 30, 2005 2:42 pm

hub centric ones are better because they will get rid of the vibration
had a slight vibration with mine but i bough cheapo ones form halfords that wernt hub centric
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Post Mon May 30, 2005 4:12 pm

nav786 wrote:would 7.5j wheels with offset ET35 fit on the front, or would i need spacers. Anyone know?
They may well fit, but it will be very close to the strut (if not touching), and it will also look rather silly with the wheels sitting so far inwards.

I have 7.5j ET35 rims on my car, and use a 10mm spacer. The rims are actually a VW fitment.

What rims are you fitting ?

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Post Mon May 30, 2005 4:22 pm

they are 16x9 and 16x7.5 keskins. ive got the rear but not the front yet.
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