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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: stu 88 on 09 August 2009, 20:00

Title: 185/35/17
Post by: stu 88 on 09 August 2009, 20:00
In a earlyer post I mentioned that I have a problem with rubbing on the front wheels , its only if I go over a bump  and its on the very edge of the tyre (205/40/17) and Im wondering if I fit a pair of 185/35/17's on the front that it will cure the problem? also whats it going to look like? is that too much of a stretch?
Or another idea I had was to fit 185/35/17's all round a really deck the car??
Title: Re: 185/35/17
Post by: DAVEMARX on 09 August 2009, 20:04
175 are to thin you want 195 at least..... it will feel like driving on rich tea biscuits..... just shave your arch trims

dave
Title: Re: 185/35/17
Post by: stu 88 on 09 August 2009, 20:16
175 are to thin you want 195 at least..... it will feel like driving on rich tea biscuits..... just shave your arch trims

dave

But how will I be able to hold the trims on? surly the middle bit would need holding on some how?
Title: Re: 185/35/17
Post by: DAVEMARX on 09 August 2009, 20:48
i ment 185 soz my bad.....

when i done mine on my mk2 i took the acrhes of and used a drimmal hand held router with a little cutting disc on it and just cut of 5mm to 7mm if you look under the arch the plastic trim sticks out from the arch a little.

either take them of or run a drimmel over the inside of the arch trimming of the plastic and use the metal work as a guide but it could take some paint of tho so better to mark a line with a stanly blade  while there on then remove...

Dave
Title: Re: 185/35/17
Post by: Wayne on 09 August 2009, 21:12
Tweak the camberso the top of the wheel is further in, worked for me.