R36 Wheel Options

**team_v** · 03-12-2009, 12:48 PM

Yum, VMR Wheels are awesome!
And with the high Aussie dollar, it is a cheap, quality option too.

**Rocket36** · 03-12-2009, 01:46 PM

NICE! Where can I order and do they fit the .:R36?

**team_v** · 03-12-2009, 01:56 PM

Originally Posted by Rocket36

NICE! Where can I order and do they fit the .:R36?

http://www.velocitymotoring.com/wheels.html

They come in 5x112 fitment so they should be perfect.
Also have various finishes that would look a treat.

The VMR V710's are probably the best looking wheles ever made in 5x112

**Rocket36** · 03-12-2009, 02:18 PM

Originally Posted by team_v

http://www.velocitymotoring.com/wheels.html

They come in 5x112 fitment so they should be perfect.
Also have various finishes that would look a treat.

The VMR V710's are probably the best looking wheles ever made in 5x112

Thanks heaps for that!!! Now all I need to know for sure is what the .:R36 offset is.

**team_v** · 03-12-2009, 02:36 PM

Originally Posted by Rocket36

Thanks heaps for that!!! Now all I need to know for sure is what the .:R36 offset is.

The offset should be stamped on the back of the wheels.
The Phaeton Omanyt's are ET 40 so the R36 should be fairly similar.

**gead** · 03-12-2009, 03:54 PM

Originally Posted by gead

photochop of some rims i'm looking ....vmr v710 (reasonably high quality m3 csl rep) 19's lighter than the oem 18's

pretty cheap from the states with the current exchange rate

http://www.velocitymotoring.com/

sigh...

r36 offset is et 44

offsets, sizes etc here...

http://www.velocitymotoring.com/wheels_v710.html

**oxymoron** · 03-12-2009, 10:34 PM

Originally Posted by Rocket36

Thanks heaps for that!!! Now all I need to know for sure is what the .:R36 offset is.

The offset you need will depend on the look you're after.

I don't see the point in getting new rims unless you can get them to sit flush with the guards. if you were to stick with the std offset of +44 the rim would sit almost an inch inside the arch lip.

going to an 9" wide rim the offset range you want to be in is +30 to +35. Any higher than this (+40 etc) and the rim wont have enough clearance on the inside between the rim and the suspension.
Any lower than this and you will start having to worry about rolling guards.

If you do stick with an 8" rim width. try to get an offset closer to +20 to +30 to fill the guards more.

for an 8.5" rim go for +25 to +35

I use this calculator to work it all out...

http://www.1010tires.com/WheelOffsetCalculator.asp

EDIT: If you were to go for the 19x8.5" V710's the +35 offset would mean you will have 3mm more inner wheel clearance than std and they will extend 15mm further than the std wheels. would fill the guards pretty well.
If you wanted something more extreme though (Hellaflush yo!) the 9.5" option would have 8mm less inner clearance (leaves a few mm to spare) and it would extend an extra 30mm. this would fill the guards really well, depending on tyre size you may need to lip the rear guards though but not sure.

**Rocket36** · 05-12-2009, 01:05 PM

Originally Posted by oxymoron

The offset you need will depend on the look you're after.

I don't see the point in getting new rims unless you can get them to sit flush with the guards. if you were to stick with the std offset of +44 the rim would sit almost an inch inside the arch lip.

going to an 9" wide rim the offset range you want to be in is +30 to +35. Any higher than this (+40 etc) and the rim wont have enough clearance on the inside between the rim and the suspension.
Any lower than this and you will start having to worry about rolling guards.

If you do stick with an 8" rim width. try to get an offset closer to +20 to +30 to fill the guards more.

for an 8.5" rim go for +25 to +35

I use this calculator to work it all out...

http://www.1010tires.com/WheelOffsetCalculator.asp

EDIT: If you were to go for the 19x8.5" V710's the +35 offset would mean you will have 3mm more inner wheel clearance than std and they will extend 15mm further than the std wheels. would fill the guards pretty well.
If you wanted something more extreme though (Hellaflush yo!) the 9.5" option would have 8mm less inner clearance (leaves a few mm to spare) and it would extend an extra 30mm. this would fill the guards really well, depending on tyre size you may need to lip the rear guards though but not sure.

Thanks for this info Oxymoron. Extending the rim 15mm wider towards the outside of the car could cause problems with scrubbing though couldn't it? I really don't want to import a rim that it going to scrub or need me to modiy the guards.

The 19x8.5 is what I'm looking at. And if the offset is 44 wouldn't it there be possible scrubbing issues by going to 35?

[EDIT] I see what you're saying. I just used the calculator to work it out (like you did). So compared to the standard 8 inch wide 44mm offest, the 8.5 inch wide would have 3mm more clearance on the inside of the rim but be 15mm closer to the guard. That's the concern for me - scrubbing. Is there that much room to play with? I just don't know.