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Title: fittind amg wheels
Post by: SamT on 30 October 2011, 13:34
i have checked the wheel fitment guides but im still not sure so i'll ask.

i will be buying my dads mk4 gti in the near future and i am looking to fit some amg wheels i have. i know there 5x112 pcd and the golf is 5x100 so would need stud adapters but i want to make sure there is room for the adapters with the offset.

the wheels i have are 17x7.5 et 37 front and 17x8.5 et 30 rear

can i fit these wheels

thanks for help,
Title: Re: fittind amg wheels
Post by: dom on 30 October 2011, 17:02
It's going to be tight with the offset, your adaptors are going to be about 20mm reducing your offsets to ET17 & ET10 :undecided:

Is it lowered?
Title: Re: fittind amg wheels
Post by: Wayne on 30 October 2011, 19:45
Going to be very tight with those offsets.
Title: Re: fittind amg wheels
Post by: SamT on 31 October 2011, 21:11
Quote from: dom069 on 30 October 2011, 17:02
It's going to be tight with the offset, your adaptors are going to be about 20mm reducing your offsets to ET17 & ET10 :undecided:

Is it lowered?


no it not lowered at the minute but i would like to lower it.

would arch rolling help
Title: Re: fittind amg wheels
Post by: Wayne on 31 October 2011, 21:28
Quote from: SamT on 31 October 2011, 21:11
Quote from: dom069 on 30 October 2011, 17:02
It's going to be tight with the offset, your adaptors are going to be about 20mm reducing your offsets to ET17 & ET10 :undecided:

Is it lowered?


no it not lowered at the minute but i would like to lower it.

would arch rolling help

Not really, et10 is going to so so close, your going to need to pull / flare the arches.
Title: Re: fittind amg wheels
Post by: SamT on 01 November 2011, 22:01
Quote from: Wayne on 31 October 2011, 21:28
Quote from: SamT on 31 October 2011, 21:11
Quote from: dom069 on 30 October 2011, 17:02
It's going to be tight with the offset, your adaptors are going to be about 20mm reducing your offsets to ET17 & ET10 :undecided:

Is it lowered?


no it not lowered at the minute but i would like to lower it.

would arch rolling help

Not really, et10 is going to so so close, your going to need to pull / flare the arches.

i have never had to have the arches on my other cars flared does this require repainting
Title: Re: fittind amg wheels
Post by: boneybradley on 01 November 2011, 22:25
Quote from: SamT on 01 November 2011, 22:01

i have never had to have the arches on my other cars flared does this require repainting

depends on a lot of things...but mainly the people who flare them
Title: Re: fittind amg wheels
Post by: Wayne on 01 November 2011, 23:53
Another option is to buy wheels that fit, a lot less ballache.  :smiley:
Title: Re: fittind amg wheels
Post by: SamT on 09 November 2011, 22:20
Quote from: Wayne on 01 November 2011, 23:53
Another option is to buy wheels that fit, a lot less ballache.  :smiley:

i know that would easier but i got these already and thought it would be worth looking into
Title: Re: fittind amg wheels
Post by: Wayne on 09 November 2011, 23:14
Quote from: SamT on 09 November 2011, 22:20
Quote from: Wayne on 01 November 2011, 23:53
Another option is to buy wheels that fit, a lot less ballache.  :smiley:

i know that would easier but i got these already and thought it would be worth looking into

Maybe but they are not going to be easy to fit. :undecided:
Title: Re: fittind amg wheels
Post by: lemski on 10 November 2011, 10:52
thats some work. camber shims on the back might bring them in a little more.
you could get some metal machined of the back of the wheels. i know that a mates done this to make some wheels fit