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General => Cosmetic and bodywork matters => Topic started by: NU773R on 06 January 2007, 20:26

Title: wheel size and lowering info needed
Post by: NU773R on 06 January 2007, 20:26

i have just got my first golf and tbh i dont know much about them

i'm after some 16" rims and i want to lower my car(mk3 1.8 driver)

so my questions are what et and width will best fit my golf and how much can i lower it on 16's and i dont want to do any arch work

cheers in advance for any info and advise

chris

Title: Re: wheel size and lowering info needed
Post by: patch900 on 19 January 2007, 10:32

Hi, there is shed loads about this in MK3 section -  you can go as high as 17" x 7" alloys on a Mk3 with 215/40/17 tyres and people have dropped between 35-60mm without seeing any scrubbing.

For 16" guess it will be around the same ball park.