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Old 9th May 2016, 13:27
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I did a lot of investigation into large wheels for the 250 as originally I was going to have air ride (yep I know).

Offset is key. Axe EX20 wheels will fit - you can get them on ebay with et45 offset on 5 x 120.



To get the arches to cap the top of the tyre you'll need to go slightly higher in profile and narrower in width - basically a stretch fit so the tyre wall is pulling in toward the centre line of the wheel. It's a common trick with the ricer etc. crowd.

The reason you need to go up ion profile is you won't be able to close the arch gap otherwise - even with a 60mm drop which is max you can do on coil overs. I think I was looking at 35 profile.

*edit* Just read budget build? - these wheels are a grand a set

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