10 hours ago, Carlston said:

 

Sports/lowered suspension is 15mm lower than standard ride height.

 

Standard ride height

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Škoda_Octavia#/media/File:2016_Skoda_Octavia_SE_L_TSi_Estate_1.4_Front.jp

 

I don't understand your comment! 

5 hours ago, Swirly182 said:

I don't understand your comment! 

 

Comparing the three photos below it looks like the blue and red car have lowered/sports suspension.

 

Octavia MK3 with standard ride height

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Škoda_Octavia#/media/File:2016_Skoda_Octavia_SE_L_TSi_Estate_1.4_Front.jp

 

15mm Lowered ride height, ie. sports suspension

 

15mm Lowered ride height, ie. sports suspension

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Škoda_Octavia#/media/File:2015_Skoda_Octavia_VRS_TDi_CR_2.0_Rear.jpg

 

Edited 10 April, 20233 yr by Carlston

Ok 👍 My point was Dooge's vRS looks slightly high, even though it is lower from the factory. I've attached a couple of photos of my standard vRS on level ground. Admittedly I'm only going off looks from a photo and not actual measurements but there seems to be a difference. Not even sure what the point is I'm trying to prove 😂

Protrack wheels ONE

18 x 8 et45

Pilot sport 5 - 225/40/18

Alloy weight is 8.7kg each.

(So saving around 3kg per corner versus the oem Gemini's)

Edited 29 April, 20233 yr by vrs'burks

On 10/04/2023 at 14:58, Swirly182 said:

Ok 👍 My point was Dooge's vRS looks slightly high, even though it is lower from the factory. I've attached a couple of photos of my standard vRS on level ground. Admittedly I'm only going off looks from a photo and not actual measurements but there seems to be a difference. Not even sure what the point is I'm trying to prove 😂

Yours does look low, but from looking around over the time I've had mine I think most dont look as low as yours. Yours looks like it has springs fitted? 

15 minutes ago, Dooge said:

Yours does look low, but from looking around over the time I've had mine I think most dont look as low as yours. Yours looks like it has springs fitted? 

That front arch gap definitely looks standard.

4 minutes ago, vrs'burks said:

That front arch gap definitely looks standard.

As in mine or his? 

 

Id definitely be weirded out if mine has had suspension work/stuff replaced with non standard. Full dealer service history for 80k when I bought it and no sign of any suspension work. I'll see soon though when I get the springs fitted.

Edited 29 April, 20233 yr by Dooge

37 minutes ago, Dooge said:

As in mine or his? 

 

Id definitely be weirded out if mine has had suspension work/stuff replaced with non standard. Full dealer service history for 80k when I bought it and no sign of any suspension work. I'll see soon though when I get the springs fitted.

The red estate. . . 

 

On the bottom picture the back looks lower but possibly just a loaded up boot . . 

 

But the front arch gap is too much for any kind of lowering.

Meh, I don't get it. I don't see why there would be vast differences between two cars running the same setup. Though I've always thought the facelifts look lower than the pre facelift 🤔

24 minutes ago, Dooge said:

Meh, I don't get it. I don't see why there would be vast differences between two cars running the same setup. Though I've always thought the facelifts look lower than the pre facelift 🤔

That will probably be because the facelift has a narrower front track width.

 

Pushing the wheels out into the arches can make a car look lower without actually lowering it.

The red estate is definitely standard as I've had the car from day one. I know in the top photo the car looks loaded up but it had just been emptied at the caravan site. I suppose the only way to confirm either way is to measure the distance from ground to sill. 

 

I also failed to recognise that yours is a pre-facelift so not a like for like comparison - as said the facelift rear track is wider and the arch gap might appear less. I'll be quiet now!

11 hours ago, vrs'burks said:

Protrack wheels ONE

18 x 8 et45

Pilot sport 5 - 225/40/18

Alloy weight is 8.7kg each.

(So saving around 3kg per corner versus the oem Gemini's)

In a world of corroded diamond cut alloys, these look fantastic 👍

Hi guys,

 

I've found a set of Audi wheels that I think would look great on my FL vRS but Im hesitant about the fitment, might poke a bit too much. What do you guys think? I now run Extreme 19" with 15mm spacers front and 20mm rear.

 

Audi wheels are18x8,5 ET29.

 

 

10 minutes ago, Darth_Octavia said:

Hi guys,

 

I've found a set of Audi wheels that I think would look great on my FL vRS but Im hesitant about the fitment, might poke a bit too much. What do you guys think? I now run Extreme 19" with 15mm spacers front and 20mm rear.

 

Audi wheels are18x8,5 ET29.

 

 

I chucked the specs into WillTheyFit.com, you would end up with 35mm poke! Unless you are adding plastic arch extensions (please don't) then they will be massively too wide with that offset. 

 

Standard Extremes are offset 51 and 7.5j wide. Also, you'd need spigot rings as most Audi rims are for 66.6mm diameter hubs.

 

 

28 minutes ago, Dooge said:

I chucked the specs into WillTheyFit.com, you would end up with 35mm poke! Unless you are adding plastic arch extensions (please don't) then they will be massively too wide with that offset. 

 

Standard Extremes are offset 51 and 7.5j wide. Also, you'd need spigot rings as most Audi rims are for 66.6mm diameter hubs.

 

 

 

I may be wrong here but the 19" have 44,3mm poke and I have 20mm spacers so 64,3 mm in total, that means its a 14,7 mm difference? Seems like its not a huge difference? But might be just to much after all?

9 minutes ago, Darth_Octavia said:

 

I may be wrong here but the 19" have 44,3mm poke and I have 20mm spacers so 64,3 mm in total, that means its a 14,7 mm difference? Seems like its not a huge difference? But might be just to much after all?

 

Unfortunately It's not just about the offset, you are looking at wheels 1 inch width wider than your extremes. Offset is measured in millimetres (ET), width is measured in inches (J) so 1 inch wider plus the difference in offset. Extremes are 7.5j (7.5 inches) and the ones you are 8.5j (8.5 inches)

 

1 inch is 25.4 millimetres. So half of this is 12.7mm + the offset difference of 22mm equals 34.7mm or almost 35mm difference total.

 

Obviously this is from a stock specifications of extreme wheel. With spacers you can say rear would add an extra 15mm (14.7mm to be accurate) over your current setup and front and extra 20mm (19.7mm to be accurate)

Edited 6 October, 20232 yr by Dooge

On a somewhat related topic, what VAG wheels look good on an Octavia 3 estate? Looking for a change as I'm not too fond of the stock 16 inch 5 spoke wheels on mine.

 

Want to keep it 17 inch max. There's a set of golf Belmont wheels near me for sale at the moment, but I'm not sure if they'd look too modern on the Octavia (pre FL in my case).

Tomason TN23 black/polished

8.5x19 ET45

5mm spacers on the rear coming soon

Kumho PS91 235/35 R19

Lowered on ST-XA adjustable suspension

Hi all, i have a Skoda Octavia 2020 mk3 FL with stock suspension.

I want to use wheels from Mercedes as: 18 inch rims ET35, front are 8J, rear are 9J. 245/40/18 are all tires.

Can you advice me, is there a problem to use this wheels to my car?

14 minutes ago, djnako1234 said:

Hi all, i have a Skoda Octavia 2020 mk3 FL with stock suspension.

I want to use wheels from Mercedes as: 18 inch rims ET35, front are 8J, rear are 9J. 245/40/18 are all tires.

Can you advice me, is there a problem to use this wheels to my car?

What is the PCD? - Octavia needs 5 x 112.

And what is the centre bore? - Octavia need 57.1mm

You also need to check the overall diameter and the offset/width combination won't cause rubbing. Best to use a tyre size calculator, there are many online.

8 minutes ago, PetrolDave said:

What is the PCD? - Octavia needs 5 x 112.

And what is the centre bore? - Octavia need 57.1mm

You also need to check the overall diameter and the offset/width combination won't cause rubbing. Best to use a tyre size calculator, there are many online.

Yes, PCD is the same 5x112 and i have steprings from 66.6 to 57.1mm, my concerns are due 9J and ET35. According tyre calculator the wheels are 49mm out than stock one.

1 minute ago, djnako1234 said:

According tyre calculator the wheels are 49mm out than stock one.

Then I would expect significant wheelarch rubbing.

On 26/01/2026 at 13:55, djnako1234 said:

...I have a Skoda Octavia 2020 MK3 FL with stock suspension. I want to use wheels from Mercedes as: 18 inch rims ET35, front are 8J, rear are 9J. 245/40/18 are all tires...

The standard 18" wheel size on the Octavia MK3 is 225/40R18 7.5Jx18 ET51 5/112 57.1

As you can see in the chart below the actual width of a 245/40R18 9J wheel is 30mm more than the standard 225/40R18 7.5J wheel, ie. 15mm more each side. So combined with the change in offset from ET51 to ET35...that's 31mm of extra space required on the outside compared to the standard 225/40R18 7.5Jx18 ET51 wheel. I doubt there is anything like that amount of space before rubbing occurs.

Even the more modest 245/40R18 8Jx18 ET35 wheel size would need an extra 25mm on the outside compared to the standard 225/40R18 7.5Jx18 ET51 for rubbing not to occur. On some Skodas (not necessarily Octavia MK3) owners have managed to fit 15mm front spacers and 20mm rear spacers (using standard wheels) without rubbing. If there is that much space available, even 245/40R18 8J wheels wouldn't fit because they would need an extra 25mm of space on the outside compared to the standard 225/40R18 7.5Jx18 ET51 wheels.

If you're keen on 245's, perhaps try 245/35R18 8Jx18 ET45 5/112 57.1 because that size would require a far more modest extra 15mm of space on the outside compared to the standard 18" wheels. The Alcar 9383 8Jx18 ET45 5/112 57.1 steel rim is available in that size, which could be used as a test bed and then a spare wheel if the trial and error is successful. The smaller outside diameter of 245/35R18 compared to 245/40R18 would make the front tyres less likely to rub on full lock. Also, the outside diameter of 245/35R18 is only 0.5% smaller than the standard 205/55R16 tyre size, whereas the outside diameter of 245/40R18 is a rather large 3.4% bigger than the standard 205/55R16 tyre size.

Actual width of inflated tyre (measured from sidewall to sidewall, at the widest point)

225/40R18 fitted to 7.5J rim 224mm

235/40R18 fitted to 8J rim 235mm

245/35R18 fitted to 8J rim 242mm

245/40R18 fitted to 8J rim 242mm

245/40R18 fitted to 9J rim 254mm

Alcar 9383 8Jx18 ET45 5/112 57.1 steel rim (from Skoda Enyaq, VW iD.4, VW iD. Buzz) (13.26kg)

https://www.oponeo.pl/felga-stalowa/alcar-kfz-9383#23664146

Outside diameter of tyre

205/60R15 627mm (Octavia MK1 tyre size, possible alternative to 195/65R15)

195/70R14 628.6mm (Octavia MK1 tyre size, possible alternative to 175/80R14)

245/35R18 628.7mm (not standard on Octavia MK3)

225/50R16 631.4mm (not standard on Octavia MK3)

205/55R16 631.9mm

225/45R17 634.3mm

195/65R15 634.5mm

175/80R14 635.6mm (Octavia MK1 tyre size)

205/50R17 636.8mm

225/40R18 637.2mm

225/35R19 640.1mm

215/55R16 642.9mm (not standard on Octavia MK3)

235/45R17 643.3mm (not standard on Octavia MK3)

235/40R18 645.2mm (not standard on Octavia MK3)

215/50R17 646.8mm (not standard on Octavia MK3)

235/35R19 647.1mm (not standard on Octavia MK3)

205/65R15 647.5mm (not standard on Octavia MK3)

205/60R16 652.4mm (Octavia MK3 Scout winter tyre size)

245/40R18 653.2mm (not standard on Octavia MK3)

225/50R17 656.8mm (Octavia MK3 Scout tyre size)

205/55R17 657.3mm (Octavia MK3 Scout winter tyre size)

Edited 27 January27 Jan by Carlston

Hi all, yesterday i bought a set of rims from Octavia 3 VRS model of rims something like "Extreme' with parameters 7,5J et51 19 inch with tires 225/35/19.

I attach a photo on the seller car, but my is with stock susspension.

Can you advice me when i use them on my car is it possible to fit with tires 225/40/19 or 235/40/19?

12 hours ago, djnako1234 said:

..yesterday i bought a set of rims from an Octavia MK3 VRS model of rims something like "Extreme" with specification 225/35R19 7.5Jx19 ET51...is it possible to fit with tires 225/40R19 or 235/40R19?

Outside diameter of standard 225 tyre sizes (Octavia MK3, not Scout)

225/35R19 640.1mm

225/40R18 637.2mm

225/45R17 634.3mm

Outside diameter of 235/40R18 compared to the standard 225 tyre sizes

235/40R18 645.2mm (0.8% bigger outside diameter compared to 225/35R19)

235/40R18 645.2mm (1.3% bigger outside diameter compared to 225/40R18)

235/40R18 645.2mm (1.7% bigger outside diameter compared to 225/45R17)

Outside diameter of 235/35R19 compared to the standard 225 tyre sizes

235/35R19 647.1mm (1.1% bigger outside diameter compared to 225/35R19)

235/35R19 647.1mm (1.6% bigger outside diameter compared to 225/40R18)

235/35R19 647.1mm (2.0% bigger outside diameter compared to 225/45R17)

Outside diameter of 225/40R19 compared to the standard 225 tyre sizes

225/40R19 662.6mm (3.5% bigger outside diameter compared to 225/35R19)

225/40R19 662.6mm (4.0% bigger outside diameter compared to 225/40R18)

225/40R19 662.6mm (4.5% bigger outside diameter compared to 225/45R17)

Outside diameter of 235/40R19 compared to the standard 225 tyre sizes

235/40R19 670.6mm (4.8% bigger outside diameter compared to 225/35R19)

235/40R19 670.6mm (5.2% bigger outside diameter compared to 225/40R18)

235/40R19 670.6mm (5.7% bigger outside diameter compared to 225/45R17)

ETRTO approved rim widths for passenger car tyresa

225/45 7.0-7.5-8.5

225/40 7.5-8.0-9.0

225/35 7.5-8.0-9.0

235/45 7.5-8.0-9.0
235/40 8.0-8.5-9.5
235/35 8.0-8.5-9.5

Edited 13 February13 Feb by Carlston