Ok... I've been researching this for a while now. I'm assuming posting in this thread would be better than creating a new one.
Lots of information here is for 18" wheels, and mainly staying in the +40 to +45 offset range.
Well I'm looking specifically for bronze wheels, so my wheel options are already limited. Further so by being 5x112 and not 5x114 which seems more popular.
Just to ensure I'm on the right page - the stock specs for my '17 Sport 'Nogaro' wheels are 18x7.5 ET49. Tires are 225/40/18. Bolt pattern is 5x112. Weight is 24lbs.
The wheels I'm looking at are 19x8.5 ET35. Tires I'm a little flexible, I'll do a small amount of stretching if it's required but I'll stay away if I can, and keep a similar amount of sidewall if possible. So sizes like 235/40/19, 245/35/19, etc. I'll be at stock height/suspension for a long while - but eventually I'll put adjustable coilovers on it. I want to run flush, or flush-ish without rubbing. I'd go with a square setup + spacers before a staggered setup so I keep the benefit of rotating the tires.
Will this fit without rubbing? I'm happy to do the 'fender screw mod' if needed. Here's the willtheyfit.com
The other thing that gives me hope here is I can spec a BBS CI-R 19x8.5 ET32 on tirerack.com (it 'recommended' a 235/35/19). So an even lower offset... so I should be good?
Also if any of you know of good looking bronze wheels I'm still open for suggestions
EDIT: I'm still looking around but it looks like this thread has some info
https://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?7167514-Most-aggressive-offset-for-8-5in-wheel
Basically there's a guy running 19(assuming)x8.5 ET32 215/35/19
EDIT 2: Just to see for my self, I went and measured the front wheels (the most concerning due to poke). It looks like you have about 13-17mm (or .5-.7inches) before you start poking which seems consistent with the original post on this thread. Since willtheyfit is saying it'll add 26.7mm (or just over an inch), it looks like this setup will definitely poke. So not really sure how some people are saying they are getting it to work