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Model specific boards => Golf mk1 => Topic started by: Bridger_Cabby on 20 July 2005, 18:02

Title: Wheels for MK1 golf cab
Post by: Bridger_Cabby on 20 July 2005, 18:02

Hi, i have just brought a GTi MK1 cabriolet, 1990.

will ET28 ronal turbos with 195/45/15 toyos fit without any rubbing issues or will it be best to go for the ET37 that they do, the car will be on coilovers BTW

Title: Re: Wheels for MK1 golf cab
Post by: 10:27 on 20 July 2005, 19:46

Et28 ronal turbos will fit without a problem on a standard suspension! but with coilovers depending how low you go depends if their will be rubbing issues, the lower you go the more the wheel will stick out and then it may rub! i cant speak from first hand but my friend has a mk 4 polo and its dropped about 40 mill maybe a li lmore and he has ET28 ronal without rubbing but obviously that a diffrent mk but just to give you some sort of idea?

Title: Re: Wheels for MK1 golf cab
Post by: Bridger_Cabby on 20 July 2005, 23:41

cheers for that, i want it SERIOUSLY low so i think i will go for the ET37 just to be on the safe side

Title: Re: Wheels for MK1 golf cab
Post by: Bronze MK1 Cab on 21 July 2005, 16:44

Cool mate, they should look good, got any pics of your cabby?

Title: Re: Wheels for MK1 golf cab
Post by: Bridger_Cabby on 21 July 2005, 17:30

Will post some next week mate when the wheels coilovers and new front lights are on.

Tyring to decide on some rear lights at the moment, what ones do you all think would be best suited to a black car??

Title: Re: Wheels for MK1 golf cab
Post by: AdamB on 21 July 2005, 17:38

Crystal clear cross hairs would suit a low black cab.

Title: Re: Wheels for MK1 golf cab
Post by: Bronze MK1 Cab on 22 July 2005, 10:46

I reckon M3 lights for the back on a black cabbie mate  :cool:

Title: Re: Wheels for MK1 golf cab
Post by: Bridger_Cabby on 22 July 2005, 13:54

Think that is what i am going to go for  :smiley:

Title: Re: Wheels for MK1 golf cab
Post by: black_cabbie on 28 July 2005, 11:19

You will probably need to save the plastic arch and roll the arch.
The correct ET for the Cab is between 35 and 40. Any more or less than that you will either hitting the springs or rubbing on the outside. (7" wide rim). Also use strong bump stops as the lowest you go the easier the shocks will bottom and springs coils will bind.

Mine the first day I got it. It was rubbing like crazy front and back. The car was just impossible to drive.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v314/BLACK_cabbie/Suspension/IMGP2304.jpg)

I am now running 16s with 195/45/16 on Toyos. Coilovers are raised to be able to drive the car. Everything is stock under the arches, doesn't rub at all even when I am 3 wheeling it.