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Title: would 17's fit on my mk2 gti without any mods
Post by: golfgtidog on 29 October 2005, 14:30

ive got 16's on at the mo but i want 17's on there is it alot of work or would they go straight on

Title: Re: would 17's fit on my mk2 gti without any mods
Post by: Bazzer on 29 October 2005, 16:23

Been lowered? If yes, prob not. If no, why not?  :laugh:

Title: Re: would 17's fit on my mk2 gti without any mods
Post by: golfgtidog on 29 October 2005, 16:27

YEA ITS BEEN LOWERED , WHAT WORK WOULD NEED TO BE DONE BEFORE I CAN GET THEM ON WOULD RATHER DO IT NOW BEFORE THE RESPRAY

Title: Re: would 17's fit on my mk2 gti without any mods
Post by: Bazzer on 29 October 2005, 16:46

Prob rolled arches mate. Can't see you'd need to get the metal chopped though unless they're a lot wider than the current ones...

Title: Re: would 17's fit on my mk2 gti without any mods
Post by: golfpro on 29 October 2005, 17:02

shouldnt think youd need to do much but u sure u dont wana just drop it more and leav it with 15/16s? just my opinion but i think too big wheels look odd on a mk2. got any pics for us?

(theres a reason to do it now-prove me wrong!)

Title: Re: would 17's fit on my mk2 gti without any mods
Post by: Dinky on 29 October 2005, 17:10

would actually depend on wot kind of drop you have...i have 17s on a 40mm drop on the cab and is ok...just no tight turns.. :wink:

Dinx :kiss:

Title: Re: would 17's fit on my mk2 gti without any mods
Post by: golfpro on 29 October 2005, 17:14

really dinx? yours are 17s? i take my last comment back then! suppose its all about how they fit in the arches

Title: Re: would 17's fit on my mk2 gti without any mods
Post by: Dinky on 29 October 2005, 17:20

yer hun...dont worry...a few people have alot to say about 17s on mk1/2...but i do actually think mine suit..but if we all liked the same...life wud be well feckin boring! :smiley: :wink:
n you can see in sig how she sits on them wen lowered..

Dinx :kiss:

Title: Re: would 17's fit on my mk2 gti without any mods
Post by: golfpro on 29 October 2005, 17:23

yeah it looks lush! every time  i see it i want a cab a little more! Its all hans fault, shes always talkin to me about them and now everytime i see one i want it!

sorry for the hijack mate  :rolleyes:

Title: Re: would 17's fit on my mk2 gti without any mods
Post by: Dinky on 29 October 2005, 17:26

ta hunny..cabs are the way forward dont ya know.. :wink:
ul only get away with a 40 drop like...as bazzer said,any lower and you will need to mod the arches-just so were back on topic.. :tongue:

Dinx :kiss:

Title: Re: would 17's fit on my mk2 gti without any mods
Post by: golfpro on 29 October 2005, 17:27

thanks dinx  :wink:

Title: Re: would 17's fit on my mk2 gti without any mods
Post by: golfgtidog on 29 October 2005, 17:44

lol no you carry on , will get some pics up when its light tomoz cheers all

Title: Re: would 17's fit on my mk2 gti without any mods
Post by: Dizzie on 29 October 2005, 18:05

mine's lowered -60mm on 17's.
I had to have the lip rolled away when they were fitted or they rubbed like buggery

Title: Re: would 17's fit on my mk2 gti without any mods
Post by: Si on 03 November 2005, 09:23

I had 17s on mine for a while with a 55mm drop. It only scrubbed on full lock and evry bump i hit, and when i had more than me in the car, and when my dog sat on the back seat, and when i brake heavily, when accelerate heavily....... come to think of it, it scrubbed near all the time!  :laugh:
I sold the 17s and now sat on sweet polished/black 15s!  :smiley:

Title: Re: would 17's fit on my mk2 gti without any mods
Post by: ipswichdriver on 05 November 2005, 14:11

 Hi,
  Sorry ive got no pictures yet but my mk 2 has wide 17's with a 65mm drop which needed about an inch or so cutting out of the front wheel arches, but i still get full lock with g60 arches on and no scraping. The back arches needed to be rolled a little bit if you want passengers!

Title: Re: would 17's fit on my mk2 gti without any mods
Post by: Dizzie on 05 November 2005, 18:26

you could always roll the lip up into the arch rather than cut it off. it leaves a edge if you cut it off which could damage your tyre.

Title: Re: would 17's fit on my mk2 gti without any mods
Post by: Si on 06 November 2005, 11:32

If you roll it up, it leaves a rain gutter (water trap) doesnt it?  :huh: