17 inch alloys

[giles271]

can i fit 17s straight on to my mk1 golf clipper?

[stoat]

You can but it would be better to go slightly smaller better fit and smaller

[stoat]

god knows what happend there I ment cheaper

[jv]

I think they are going to catch the arches, depending how much they catch, you will need to grind the inside of the plastic back a bit or have the metal properly 'rolled'.

jv

[giles271]

thank you for all the help.

[stoat]

One of my mates has got 17's on his mk1 they catch and he has had his arches rolled

[giles271]

ive spoke to someone with a 1991 gti and his 17s dont rub his arches.are some lower than others?

[stoat]

Depends how much you want to lower it by.  You dont want to get alloys and then leave it at standard hight it would look like a 4X4 and you dont want that.  The best thing to do is lower it first and then have a look at wheels after, then you will be able to judge the size you want.  The car will handle alot better if you lower it and then put on a reasonable size wheel.  The wheels will look biger if you lower it as well so 15s will look very good