I am looking at new wheels and found a used set of Volks i'm interested in. Haven't seen wheels in person but rears are 9.5 w/ 29 offset. Can anyone tell me their best guess at the "lip" size ? I know it won't be huge but I prefer a more conservative lip ,,,,,,,, me is old,heh,heh.

 

lip sizes cannot be calculated or estimated from the wheel width and offset alone..

different wheels with the same width/offset would yield different sized lips

btw, a +29 on a 9.5" wheel = bad for the coupe (as far as looks go, imo)

 

'BAD FOR THE COUPE'' .............. Hero, do you mean as far as sitting too much inside fenderwells or ???
I've seen pics only of thesewheels on a coupe and they seemed fine. Give me more info guys!

 

whoa bad for coupe?....29 on a 9.5 and I had to roll my fenders....it will look good.

 

A +29 offset on a 9.5 wide wheel will stick out about half an inch further in the front and a little more than a half inch for the rear compared to the OE wheels. Did you drop it too much to need the fenders rolled?

 

i was barely happy with my +24 on my 9.5/10.5 wheels. maybe i'm just more picky...i want mine to stick out a tad bit more..

imo, offsets for the coupe should not be any higher than +25 as far as my opinion goes on the "aggressive" look.

papiloco, what sze tires you have?

i have a 10.5" with a +24 in the rear, am lowered on z h techs, and only shaved my fenders because of my 285s. if i went 275s i would have been fine.

 

275/40/19 in rear on 9.5 rim 27 offset
larger sidewall for ny offset

 

and 245/45/19 on 8.5 with 24 offset up front

 

Thanks for the help. I think I will be OK as the 29 offset in rear looks fine in picsof coupe currently runnng these rims. As an "old fart" I'm more into a less radical lip and this appears to be 2-3 ' in rear so fine by me.

If anyone else has comments please post 'em up .......t hese wheels going on my'06 black coupe.

Also,thanks to Hero for a quick reply to my PM. Most appreciated.

 

just post pics once you get them on!

 

np. i'm sure they will look fantastic on your g. good choice in wheels..just make sure you drop it

 

I'm running a 9.5 +30 with a 285/35/19 in the rear, and while is not ideal, and certainly not flushed, it doesn't look too bad, and its pretty close to rubbing already. More aggressive offsets will likely require a roll in the rear which some people are uncomfortable doing. Heres some pics showing you what it looks like.

 

^^youre close to rubbing because of the 285s and those custom springmounts tho, lol

 

And I haven't even gotten an alignment yet! With that I think i'll have 1-2mm of clearance, but I'm gonna roll and get some spacers, and then I'll be back to 1-2mm of clearance

 

you still havent gotten an alignment yet? lol didnt you do that mod a looong time ago? lol

the spacers will do wonders