I have had my X-Type for almost 2 years now and absolutely love it. I have it lowered on H&R springs with the stock 17 inch wheels. I am planning in October to order new wheels for the car. I have been looking at TSW Bathurst wheels in either 18 or 19 inch sizes.

The questions I have are

1. 225/35/19 tires with these 40mm offset wheels should fit no problem (correct me if i'm wrong)

2. My car now has somewhat of a hovercraft fitment which i'm sure most of you know about the stock car. But i'm wondering if 5 or 10mm spacers would fix this issue? "with a little work on the fenders of course"

3. Is it a good idea to get a 8.5 inch rim instead of the stock 8 and stretch a little so I don't rub with my spacers?

4. I have read a lot of previous threads of "bigger wheels" or "bagged jaguar" by exexpat. But I am still unsure if these wheels are a good purchase for this car.

5. The tires I plan on buying are the Extreme Contact DW because they are known to be very quiet and great performers in wet weather.

I have included a picture of the wheels in question and would appreciate any professional discussion and input you have on the list of questions listed.

Thank You,

DustysSon

 

40 offset on an 8.5 should be fine with 225s. I liked the way my old 19s looked on my x lowered with KW coilovers, but I went with 18s when I lowered it more. I had to roll my fenders a lot to fit the 19s but that's mostly because they where 19x9.5 and I was running 245/35/19s. Go with 8.5 and 225s haha.