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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: eddie1905 on 22 July 2007, 18:28
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I've found some rims I like but they are et 40 so I was wonderin what if any probs I'd have fitting these to my 8v the car isnt lowered , also would 195/45 tyres be ok thanks
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buy a set of 5mm spacers then you have an et of 35 which is ideal for your motor (iirc!)
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Yeah was thinkin bout spacers but the wheels on my car are et 38 and I havnt had any probs with them so was wonderin if 2mm made much of a difference the wheels I like are 7in wide if this makes any difference
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With that kind of offset you'd be looking at rubbing up against the shock absorber and spring, so it wouldn't matter if the car was lowered or not! However, i'm not saying that you would get rubbing with that offset, but it is getting a bit high :wink:
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you only need to start worring about rubbage when you get to ET25 at the front, and close to ET18 at the rear :)
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you only need to start worring about rubbage when you get to ET25 at the front, and close to ET18 at the rear :)
Lowered or std?
Mine is 20mm lower on eibachs and rubs occasionally with ET28 on the back.
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Mine was lowerd 40mm with the above ETs, ET25 was fine on mine at the rear, with 195/50/15. What tires have you got, baloons? :grin:
Edit: 40mm kit, so in reality 20mm on a GTI. Width is also important, mine are/were 7j :)
Edit2: 195 wide, 15 is a bit narrow :grin:
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7J & 195/50/15s :undecided:
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hmm, what make of tires, i was fine with toyo proxes & falken ze512s, some tires are more baloony than others :grin:
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They were all cheapies.
I have uniroyals on now, so will have to see, it is only with weight in the back and over fast bumpy/sweeping roads.
Day to day it is no probs
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I'm currently running ET28 wheels with 10mm spacers at the back, no problems. Though I do have Falken ZE512s which have a low profile look sidewall, with Eagles I got rubbage over bumps. ET12 is really bad, even with lots of arch choppage :grin:
Edit: Seen here with ET24 E30 BBS wheels, no problems apart from up front over really harsh bumps or uneven cambers:
(http://vwtech.no-ip.info/images/golf/gti20.jpg)
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I've got 7J ET 24 with 195/50/15s, standard height.... and get scrubbing all round when going over dips/bumps :undecided:
Could never have someone sitting in the back thats for sure!
[Edit] just realised same wheels as above in Jubjonnys post, E30s...... definately get scrubbing all round
Do you reckon it's down (in part at least) to saggy owd springs?
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must be knackerd suspension, never had any issues at all before i lowered it, and only got slight rubbage up front after I dropped it.
What tires have you got, can make a big difference!
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tyres I have no idea, they're some crappy unknown brand that came on the wheels.... was planning to put my yoko A539s off my old wheels onto them
Guess I'll be getting my suspension all round then :shocked: :shocked:
PS the wheels have always looked to be sticking a tad too far out as well :undecided:
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maybe you have a wide track conversion and you don't know it :grin:
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:laugh: :laugh:All I know is the fronts look further out than the rears..... I think I need to get the camber and everything checked
What sort of camber should there be? Cause the rears look in at the top and the fronts, well, don't (no idea how to express that in technical terms!)
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The fronts should tuck in a little bit. When I do it I use the scientific method of shoving both to max camber, works a treat :grin:
Around -1.5 camber is a good starting point to go for :)
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Cool, ta, I'll get em checked :grin: