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Title: Much arch work needed to fit 16" 8j et30 wheels? (pictures added)
Post by: murraymint on 10 May 2012, 19:00
As above will much work have to be done to arches to fit a set of 16" 8j et30 wheels ona mk3, will be running a little bit of stretch?
Title: Re: Much arch work needed to fit 16" 8j et30 wheels?
Post by: negawsklov on 10 May 2012, 19:58
Ive have none done and the backs are 9.. Just over half down on the coillies
Title: Re: Much arch work needed to fit 16" 8j et30 wheels?
Post by: Wayne on 10 May 2012, 20:31
Use 195/45 tyres and you should have plenty of room.
Title: Re: Much arch work needed to fit 16" 8j et30 wheels?
Post by: murraymint on 10 May 2012, 21:01
Ive have none done and the backs are 9.. Just over half down on the coillies

That's alright then, think my collies are down more then that tho

Use 195/45 tyres and you should have plenty of room.


Yh these are my tyre of choice, nice stretch without looking/beeing unsafe
Title: Re: Much arch work needed to fit 16" 8j et30 wheels?
Post by: murraymint on 12 May 2012, 15:42
Got some pics   :cool:

(http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h364/murrayminf/d868d206.jpg)

Back looks like it will be okay with some stretch
(http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h364/murrayminf/5e39a69a-4d20-4bdc-a3e3-e66c2044091a.jpg)

Might need to do some work on the front

(http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h364/murrayminf/d9829ad1-dec6-4f0e-95a1-98a92656487f.jpg)

(http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h364/murrayminf/e2c0bb7e-d4cd-48b3-aed3-545c35470b36.jpg)
Title: Re: Much arch work needed to fit 16" 8j et30 wheels? (pictures added)
Post by: Jack3559 on 12 May 2012, 16:39
A touch of negative camber and stretch and you'll be sitting pretty.
Title: Re: Much arch work needed to fit 16" 8j et30 wheels? (pictures added)
Post by: murraymint on 12 May 2012, 16:41
Yh gunna stretch some tyres over them. How do you set the camber? Have no idea how as never owned wide enuff wheels before.
Title: Re: Much arch work needed to fit 16" 8j et30 wheels? (pictures added)
Post by: DUBboi12 on 12 May 2012, 17:07
camber shims should do the job :smiley:
Title: Re: Much arch work needed to fit 16" 8j et30 wheels? (pictures added)
Post by: DUBboi12 on 12 May 2012, 17:31
Here's a link.....  http://www.gti-vr6.net/library/suspension/inst_rear_shims/
Title: Re: Much arch work needed to fit 16" 8j et30 wheels? (pictures added)
Post by: murraymint on 12 May 2012, 17:34
Cheers dude!. I'm gunna try them without camber first as I do a lot of miles and don't fancy going thru tyres fast.
Title: Re: Much arch work needed to fit 16" 8j et30 wheels? (pictures added)
Post by: DUBboi12 on 12 May 2012, 17:57
Yeh that's fair enough man, you might find your get away with just stretch on the tyres  :smiley:
Title: Re: Much arch work needed to fit 16" 8j et30 wheels? (pictures added)
Post by: murraymint on 12 May 2012, 18:12
Yeh that's fair enough man, you might find your get away with just stretch on the tyres  :smiley:

Yh I think 195/45/16s should do it. If not, I think there might be someone local with an arch roller
Title: Re: Much arch work needed to fit 16" 8j et30 wheels? (pictures added)
Post by: m106_mk3 on 12 May 2012, 21:20
they wheels look really nice what are they?
Title: Re: Much arch work needed to fit 16" 8j et30 wheels? (pictures added)
Post by: Jack3559 on 12 May 2012, 21:28
Camber won't wear tyres out more quickly if your toe is correct, it'll just wear unevenly but at the same rate.
Title: Re: Much arch work needed to fit 16" 8j et30 wheels? (pictures added)
Post by: murraymint on 12 May 2012, 21:29
they wheels look really nice what are they?

Cheers dude. There fifteen52 snowflake rep's
Title: Re: Much arch work needed to fit 16" 8j et30 wheels? (pictures added)
Post by: DUBboi12 on 12 May 2012, 21:30
Yeh nice set of wheels them :smiley:
Title: Re: Much arch work needed to fit 16" 8j et30 wheels? (pictures added)
Post by: murraymint on 12 May 2012, 21:41
Yeh nice set of wheels them :smiley:

Cheers bud, woulda loved the fifteen52s but at £700 I could never justify it
Title: Re: Much arch work needed to fit 16" 8j et30 wheels? (pictures added)
Post by: murraymint on 12 May 2012, 21:43
Camber won't wear tyres out more quickly if your toe is correct, it'll just wear unevenly but at the same rate.

Yh makes sence. Surely it would wear out a bit quicker then no camber as more weight/ pressure is on one side of the tyre and not evenly across the whole tyre
Title: Re: Much arch work needed to fit 16" 8j et30 wheels? (pictures added)
Post by: m106_mk3 on 12 May 2012, 22:04
yeah the more camber the faster your inside edge of the tyer will wear and less tracksion youl get. but sayin that you cant beat a bit camber  :cool: lol
Title: Re: Much arch work needed to fit 16" 8j et30 wheels? (pictures added)
Post by: Junior74 on 13 May 2012, 10:09
I reckon you should be all right mate, not much work to do...
It's gonna look nice!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Much arch work needed to fit 16" 8j et30 wheels? (pictures added)
Post by: sychosis on 14 May 2012, 09:14
Yeh nice set of wheels them :smiley:

Cheers bud, woulda loved the fifteen52s but at £700 I could never justify it

Where'd you get them from? Didn't realise they were reps, very nice :cool:
Title: Re: Much arch work needed to fit 16" 8j et30 wheels? (pictures added)
Post by: murraymint on 14 May 2012, 17:24
Yeh nice set of wheels them :smiley:

Cheers bud, woulda loved the fifteen52s but at £700 I could never justify it

Where'd you get them from? Didn't realise they were reps, very nice :cool:

Cheers bud, pm'd
Title: Re: Much arch work needed to fit 16" 8j et30 wheels? (pictures added)
Post by: Leroy on 14 May 2012, 17:31
Are they bigger versions of the old Mk1 Cab wheels??? They're having a bit of a Retro theme at the mo, someones doing the old Pirelli P-slots which i quite fancy as well?

Yours look great on a mk3 and i bet not many have got them yet!
Title: Re: Much arch work needed to fit 16" 8j et30 wheels? (pictures added)
Post by: murraymint on 14 May 2012, 18:06
Are they bigger versions of the old Mk1 Cab wheels??? They're having a bit of a Retro theme at the mo, someones doing the old Pirelli P-slots which i quite fancy as well?

Yours look great on a mk3 and i bet not many have got them yet!

Cheers :afro: yh only really seen them on mk3s in the states. Makes a nice change from bbs I think

Yh they are, off the old cabbys and roccos I believe, yh the p-slots are done by Concept, you can get them on venom motorsports