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Title: What size Alloy wheels can I go up to-please help
Post by: jnielow on 20 March 2010, 17:07

Hello All,

I currently have a mk4 golf with 14" steel rims and tyres size 175/80/14 88H. I want to put some alloys on it. I am not sure what size wheel and tyre I can go up before I have prolems with offsets/wheel rub etc. I am really looking at 14" or max 15" alloys.

Any help would be welcomed

Thanks

Jason

Title: Re: What size Alloy wheels can I go up to-please help
Post by: dandanger on 20 March 2010, 17:18

Quote from: jnielow on 20 March 2010, 17:07

Hello All,

I currently have a mk4 golf with 14" steel rims and tyres size 175/80/14 88H. I want to put some alloys on it. I am not sure what size wheel and tyre I can go up before I have prolems with offsets/wheel rub etc. I am really looking at 14" or max 15" alloys.


on a std mk4 you could stick 16inch gti rims without a problem 18's will go in with a low profile tyre with not much problem its ony when you start lowering yer car that you will start to get things rubbing

Title: Re: What size Alloy wheels can I go up to-please help
Post by: jnielow on 20 March 2010, 17:25

cheers!!!

Title: Re: What size Alloy wheels can I go up to-please help
Post by: dandanger on 20 March 2010, 18:22

personally id go for 205/55/16  :grin:

Title: Re: What size Alloy wheels can I go up to-please help
Post by: Tucker82 on 20 March 2010, 20:00

Go for 18's with a low offset. I went for ET35 with Dunlop sport 225/45/18's,

Drop it 35mm, any lower and your driveshafts will rub on the anti roll bar.

Heres how mine sits now.. Im hoping to fit 10mm spacers on the rear soon.

(http://i470.photobucket.com/albums/rr67/Tucker821/20032010185.jpg)

Title: Re: What size Alloy wheels can I go up to-please help
Post by: oliver07 on 20 March 2010, 20:27

my turbo sits that low as standard getting it dropped on monday arch level
 with my 18s

 :grin:

Title: Re: What size Alloy wheels can I go up to-please help
Post by: Wayne on 21 March 2010, 00:19

17"s or 18" ftw

Title: Re: What size Alloy wheels can I go up to-please help
Post by: richw911 on 21 March 2010, 11:29

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=89374.0

Title: Re: What size Alloy wheels can I go up to-please help
Post by: Wazzzer on 21 March 2010, 11:58

lowered 40mm here with no rubbing...

I'd go 16s mate, you can find some OEM VW alloys to put on  :wink:

Title: Re: What size Alloy wheels can I go up to-please help
Post by: dandanger on 21 March 2010, 22:11

im sitting on coilovers decked! running 16's just nice

(http://i829.photobucket.com/albums/zz218/dandanger1983/270220102196.jpg)