correct offset

furn

im not sure what the right offset is for a veccy i think its 47mm and what offset could you allow for

also could you fit 35mm offset alloys with a 10 mm spacer

ive got a chance of some 35mm offset alloys and wonder if they will fit alright they have been on a veccy for 1yr

is 5x 110 the correct stud pattern

jayp1983

http://www.bosswheels.co.uk/ebay/fitment/vauxhall.htm

there you go mate, hope this helps! 🙂

JohnnyN

Personally I would get as close to OE as possible. I had really bad problems a few years ago when I fitted ET37 and a 3mm spacer on my Cavalier. The OE offset is ET49 on the Cavalier. The car was tramlining like mad and it understeered badly too. I went for several alignment checks and it still felt wrong.

My tyres only lasted 6 months on the front so in the end I sold them on. I still had another 6 months to pay off on them as well.

They were sold to me by South West Tyres in Clevedon. What a bunch of plicks they are. I went back several times and in the end they did the 'gang up and intimidate' thing.

Basically, keep as close as you can to normal. I thought that the Vectra was ET44?

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jayp1983

in the TV mag when they did the def guide to the veccy b they said 45-49 so i'm stumped at what the actual answer is....

Andy_Coupe

As above stick as close to the original as possible. Also if you put 35mm off set alloys on then a 10mm spacer, that would give you a total off set of 25mm!!!!

JohnnyN

Andy Coupé said:
As above stick as close to the original as possible. Also if you put 35mm off set alloys on then a 10mm spacer, that would give you a total off set of 25mm!!!!

This IS correct. I forgot to mention that. The 'offset' is the measurement from the hub location face to the centre line of the wheel. So a 35mm drop from the location face then add 10mm spacer will push this drop closer to the centre line of the wheel thus giving a 25mm drop.

You would need rather long wheel bolts too. Bugger that!!

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furn

i looked on my wheels today i removed the centre caps and the offset is et44,
im pissed off the wheels i was after have gone ,17" wolfrace icon with 215 45 tyres for £250 on ebay about 10 miles from where i live , i was put off buying them because the wolfrace website didnt show them wheels with the correct offset. i was going to go have a look at the weekend but they have gone anyway.