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Model specific boards => Golf mk1 => Topic started by: giles271 on 25 February 2003, 14:36

Title: 17 inch alloys
Post by: giles271 on 25 February 2003, 14:36

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

Title: Re: 17 inch alloys
Post by: stoat on 25 February 2003, 16:51

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

Title: Re: 17 inch alloys
Post by: stoat on 25 February 2003, 16:52

god knows what happend there I ment cheaper

Title: Re: 17 inch alloys
Post by: jv on 26 February 2003, 13:55

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

Title: Re: 17 inch alloys
Post by: giles271 on 26 February 2003, 14:22

thank you for all the help.

Title: Re: 17 inch alloys
Post by: stoat on 26 February 2003, 15:30

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

Title: Re: 17 inch alloys
Post by: giles271 on 27 February 2003, 16:46

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

Title: Re: 17 inch alloys
Post by: stoat on 02 March 2003, 19:16

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