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Old Nov 29, 2013 | 09:53 AM
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I'm buying a set of XXR 527's and I already have a set of 215/45R17's I want to put them on. I can't decide if I should use buy the +25 or +35 offset. How much farther out will the +25 be than the +35? I don't mind a little poke, but I don't want anything outrageous..

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Old Nov 29, 2013 | 04:56 PM
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Old Dec 2, 2013 | 10:02 PM
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how wide are the xxr 527 wheels? the difference between et25 and et35 is 1 centimeter (10mm).
Old Dec 3, 2013 | 02:26 AM
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Woops, they are 17x8.25. I ended up going with the 25 offset because I saw some 9inch wheels with a 35 offset that were almost perfectly flush. Did I make a mistake?
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You should fit if you roll fenders, camber the rear a bit to curb the rubbing. How low are you?
Old Dec 3, 2013 | 08:25 PM
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I'm on hotchkis lowering springs, however, they were already on the car when I bought it so I don't know exactly how much it's lowered. I think it's approx. 2 inches - but here's a picture if you want to try and eyeball it. The wheels in the picture are just the stock 17x7 on 215/45's.

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Old Dec 4, 2013 | 12:35 PM
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You'll fit. Roll fenders if you don't want to run any camber.
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I ended up putting them on, here is a rough picture. I'll be sure to post some better pictures once we finally get some sun and I can get it cleaned up a bit.
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