Originally Posted by GatorLCA
I'm looking into buy a set of Brabus Monoblock V 2-piece rims from this guy but I need to know something about the offset of the rims. He's got (2) 19x9.5 with a 45 offset and (1) 18x8.5 with a 35 offset. I know I'd need to get 1 more 18" with a 35 offset from somewhere. but I need to know if a 45 offset would work in the back and the 35 would work in the front. I don't mind using spacers and such but the offset is the only question
Well the fronts are stock offset with 1" more of width...so the centerline of the wheel will sit in the same place, but you'll have an extra half-inch inboard *and* outboard...should be fine, but you want to keep an eye on the inside edge relative to that ball joint bolt that juts down into the tire neighborhood. If you run into an issue, sliding a 5mm spacer in would fix it for sure.
In the rear, the offset is way off...stock is 22mm, so your 45mm wheel will have it's centerline 23mm (almost an inch) further inboard than oem...you can fix that with spacers, but you're getting pretty thick at that point...you'd probably want at least 15mm, more likely 20mm or even more to get those things pushed outward where they belong. I use 15mm for my rear autox wheels and they've been fine, but the thicker that spacer gets, the less comfortable I'd be about it.
You'll have to be careful about matching lug bolts up to the new setup as well.