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hello everyone,
i'd like to know if this wheel would fit a 9n:

7J x 16, ET50, LK112/5

thanks!

Not without adaptors.

These would be Mk5 Golf wheels?

ET50 ? Woh that's kind of a high offset.

It means that when mounted the wheel will be relatively deep inside your wheelarches., with a big chance on scuffing the wheelarches.

ET35 is the standard offset. With ET50 the wheel will be 1,5 cm more inside the wheelarch.

Also it would need adaptors because standard fitting is 5x100 mm.

yes they are wheels for the new golf. i just had to try my luck

thanks!

Hehe. That Mk5 has that new funky offset/pcd now, same as the A3 (as ever). An offset of 50 gives you about 15mm to fit an adapter - which is a possibility since you can go from 5x100 to 5x112.

with a pattern of 5x100, u can practicaly choose any aftermarket wheel u like!

how wise is it to use adapters then? i'm not dying for these wheels, but i'd like to consider them. is it safe, durable and trustworthy? and if i were to use an adapter the offset wouldn't be a problem then right?

thanks again!

I would not have a problem running adapters, but I don't know if it's an MOT failure. AFAIK they're safe - never heard anything bad about them, ever.

If you can find an adapter that's 15mm wide, the final offset would be ET35. Which is fine. If you've got 20mm adapters (which are more common) you'll end up with ET 30, which isn't too bad either. If it ends up rubbing, you can always roll the arches or run smaller tyres (i.e. 195-40 instead of 45s).

9ns can take 18s. so 16s no worries.
what kinda wheels are they anyway?

they're called tangis, they're available in 14" and 15" for the polo and in 16" for the new golf. i've seen the 14"s and i loved them, the 16"s would look even better.

here it is:
http://www.votex-shop.de/is-bin/INTERSH ... tallfelgen

4th from the top.

cheers!!

wouldnt 15s make more sense?
(no adapters needed. so its cheaper, cheaper tires too!)

but they are 15"s...