Mark III Wheel offset

[Fireside]

Hey guys,

Does anyone know if the wheel offset is the same as the 1Z on the Mark III?
I'm currently looking for options.

Cheers
Les

[99Reza]

Not sure about the Mark II Octavia, but the new Mark III has ET51, for the RS at least.

The inner lip on the rear guards has been rolled quite tightly from the factory, again for the RS at least, allowing for aggressive fitment.

If i'm on the market for a new wheels, I would personally choose 8.5 width with ET32-35 at the back and ET40-42 for the front. BBS LM with gold face or silver face with red cap will be my first choice

What wheels do you have in mind?

[Fireside]

Not sure about the Mark II Octavia, but the new Mark III has ET51, for the RS at least.

The inner lip on the rear guards has been rolled quite tightly from the factory, again for the RS at least, allowing for aggressive fitment.

If i'm on the market for a new wheels, I would personally choose 8.5 width with ET32-35 at the back and ET40-42 for the front. BBS LM with gold face or silver face with red cap will be my first choice

What wheels do you have in mind?

Nice one 99Reza, are you looking at 18 or 19s?
I'm looking at TSW Bardos in either matt black or gun metal to go onto a Steel Grey octy.
TSW Alloy Wheels Australia - Vehicle Fitment Guide

or the Sochi's are nice too, scroll down a bit, they come in 8.5 as well.

Here's what I'm thinking, but image the Sochis on there:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/..._20-1_copy.jpg

[brad]

As far as I can tell Mk2 & Mk3 are similar offsets but if you are going to the wider widths then it's likely the datum points could be slightly different so you might have to do some test fitting & measuring

[99Reza]

Out of those two, Sochi is my pick.

If you are not running aggressive fitment, 19 will give you more balanced look.

IMO 18 inch with tight fitment plus lowering will look incredible for this car.

[Fireside]

Out of those two, Sochi is my pick.

IMO 18 inch with tight fitment plus lowering will look incredible for this car.

Sam, Sochi is better...
I've got Eibachs waiting to be fitted so I'll drop it down 30mm at least, I'm thinking 18" x 8.5 Sochis in Gunmetal if I can get it, matt black if not... That will look sick.

[99Reza]

Sam, Sochi is better...
I've got Eibachs waiting to be fitted so I'll drop it down 30mm at least, I'm thinking 18" x 8.5 Sochis in Gunmetal if I can get it, matt black if not... That will look sick.

Do let us know how the car ride with the Eibach on.

[Fireside]

Do let us know how the car ride with the Eibach on.

Will do, I currently have them on the Mk II coupled with Koni FDS, they're pretty firm, so I'm not gonna fit em to the Mk III, just the springs, going for comfort rather than handling this time round!


GTR27, love those wheels on the candy, they look tough as!

[GTR27]

Sochi's look much better....

[Dzl_Dubba]

Panoramas in matte bronze