Hi all, ive been looking for some new alloys or second hand ones for nearly a month now and they are a few about i like they are 17 x 8 with a 35 offset and a 18 x 8.5 with a 30 offset.

 

Which would look best and sit best on the car?

 

cheers

 

James

the 8.5j et30 is a better offset but in my opinion is still not agressive enough...

my fronts are 17 x 9 et 20 (with spacer) and rears 17 x 10 et 38 and i hope these will be about spot on

my fronts are 8.5 with 35 offset . to bring flush they would need a 15mm spacer so ideally you want an 8.5 with a 20 offset . rears are 9.5 with 35 offset and they sit spot on flush . they are 18,s by the way

so is the general consensus that, for most people the best size is?

was thinking the same thing.. ha..

 

so a 35 sits better than a 30 or the other way round?

30 sits better than 35. A good look with a 8.5inch wide wheel is ET20. Only problem with aggressive offsets is the risk of scuffing the alloys is much higher, the crap from the road gets sprayed up in the wrong places and some stones directly hit the metal lip on the arches leading to faster rusting.

Also using spacers does increase the load on the wheel bearings.

Each to their own and all. I agree the OEM offset is pants, but I've gone for a less aggressive offset for the reasons above.