18" alloys on a mk6

[Gavin-T]

I keep looking around for alloys for my mk6 and its either 15 or 16" van alloys or pay through the nose for sport van alloys.

However i have found that land rover discovery and 1995 onwards range rovers have a offset of 57mm so with a adapter of 25mm this would still be 32mm.

Would this be enough with a 8" wide rim and 235 tyres to keep inside arches of a mk6?

I have also found these tyres http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php? ... 0s258p9080 could i run these on my van safely? Its a low roof swb 280.

Many thanks.

Gavin.

[Luke]

where do you get the 57mm from

i dont think you have the right measurment if you have 235 tyres then they are 235mm wide ET57 would make them stick out 60mm then 85mm with the adapter

i dont know of any mk6 that has adapters and the wheels anywhere near under the arch

[Gavin-T]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Range-Rover-alloy ... 240%3A1318

The landrover alloys have between +55 to +57mm offset so a 25mm spacer would bring this down to between +30 to +32mm offset.

Gavin.

[Luke]

other way mate the adapter would make it more doesnt matter wether it has a + or - offset

the way to fit landrover alloys is redrill the hubs

[Gavin-T]

You sleepy tonight mate?

Say the landrover wheel bolted straight on it would be 55mm in from zero offset? With a 25mm spacer it would 30mm from zero offset?

This is how i have pretty much known it all to work.

Wheels on my old escort were +35 on the back and +49 on the front and the rears were a lot more dished, while the fronts sat in a fair bit.

When i had my old discovery i went from +33mm to +8mm and the wheels sat out a lot more.

Gavin.

[Luke]

i see what you mean, transit ET is 45 whats the widest tyres you can fit your still gonna be past that and then theres the thickness of the tyres someone measured the hub face to arch edge and its posted on here

try it you wont have a problem with the weight on the alloys and you can fit lower profile tyres

[Luke]

there is 50mm from face of hub to outside edge of front wing

dont think it will fit