Does this wheel/tire combo sound right?

[Gromit]

Buying new wheels/tires for 92 Tsi AWD. Looking at 17” x 8” wheels (available offsets are +33 mm, +38 mm, +43 mm). Tire size would be 235/45/R17. Guy at the shop that’s ordering them said the correct offset would be +33 mm. He insists this will fit will no rubbing/clearance issues & that they can’t mount them if the wheels protrude from the fender.

Have gone to the site to compare this tire size to stock - that looks fine. And have read about offset - bigger/wider wheel needs to move further away from suspension. Looking through old posts I haven’t really seen anyone who says they’re using this much offset with this size wheel. And what about if the car was lowered ~ 1 in.? Something doesn’t seem right to me...

 

[larsenracing]

Yes that should work fine.

 

[slugsgomoo]

I want to say that evo wheels are +38, and i'm running them on my 91 TSi- It would be worth checking. Unfortunately, i'm on a very slow connection here so searching through all the crap on the evo is painfully slow.

I'm pretty sure they are either +38 or +35, and they *do* stick out of the front fenders a tiny bit (fit perfectly in the back though). It's definitely not something that i'm worrying about, though if you're lowered a lot, fender rolling *is* for you.