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Old 04-11-2012, 09:45 PM   #1
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Hi,

i'm setting the csl up for a German winter and looking at tyres. I have a spare set of genuine csl rims in the cellar and was thinking that it might be better to run a slightly thinner tyre on the back for the snowy months.

Hence the question - does the 8.5J work on the back - mechanically, and to a lesser extent, with looks - i.e. will the offest look TOTALLY stupid?

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Old 04-11-2012, 10:47 PM   #2
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Hi,

i'm setting the csl up for a German winter and looking at tyres. I have a spare set of genuine csl rims in the cellar and was thinking that it might be better to run a slightly thinner tyre on the back for the snowy months.

Hence the question - does the 8.5J work on the back - mechanically, and to a lesser extent, with looks - i.e. will the offest look TOTALLY stupid?

Cheers,
Thats 8Jx18" ET 35 all around.
I had them fitted for one run when picking up the car last year.
It worked pretty good with Dunlop Winter Sport 3D.
And the looks, well, you have decide that yourself...
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Old 04-11-2012, 11:08 PM   #3
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Thats 8Jx18" ET 35 all around.
I had them fitted for one run when picking up the car last year.
It worked pretty good with Dunlop Winter Sport 3D.
And the looks, well, you have decide that yourself...
It needs 30mm spacers each side
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It needs 30mm spacers each side
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Cool. thanks man.

Ich glaube es geht. I can pick up some good quality spacers too. Will be I'm looking forward to some low-grip action and it will be interesting to see how a non-staggered setup runs.
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Old 12-01-2013, 01:07 AM   #7
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Hi all,

So I've been running the 8Js on the back for a week or two now. Seems ok to drive - in fact turn in seems sharper actually, kind of like that. Any suspension dynamics experts around to tell me if I'm talking bollocks or not?

Anyway - decided it's time for the spacers to set the looks right but 30mm each side is a lot but there does seem to be 60mm kits which I believe is 30mm per side so should these be ok?

http://www.ebay.de/itm/H-R-Spurverbr...item53f2c59c3c

I've never bought wheel spacers before... always thought they were for chavs like Levente who want to make their wheels poke out more

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