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General => General discussion => Topic started by: bradford_golf on 20 September 2007, 21:20
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wht 17" alloys do people think suiit a mk2 golf ???
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OZ supertourismos.
must be big bumpered, slammed on its ass with a bt of tyre tuck to work though.
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none. 15s are the right size, 16s maybe if its sometheing like schmidt's or borbet A's. 17's are too big, stick with smaller wheels and a bigger drop!
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none. 15s are the right size, 16s maybe if its sometheing like schmidt's or borbet A's. 17's are too big, stick with smaller wheels and a bigger drop!
says it all :smiley:
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Depends on the wheels, id agree with most 16's are big ewnough but some 17's just look right sometimes
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ive had 15`s, 16`s and 17`s on my various golfs, its all down to personal taste there i think. as for wheel choice ive had both multispokes like the OZ SuperT and also 5 spokes that go all the way to the edge of the rim, both looked good and are classic styles you cant really go wrong with :)
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17's would probably ruin the handling of the car after all it was designed to run on 14's, I've found with big rims they tram line horribly even with the camber and castor correctly set which makes for a nasty drive. These cars are real drivers cars and I think it's a shame to put overly big wheels on and drop them so low they become a lesser car to drive.
My opinion though and if it's what you want go for it.
Nick
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17's would probably ruin the handling of the car after all it was designed to run on 14's, I've found with big rims they tram line horribly even with the camber and castor correctly set which makes for a nasty drive. These cars are real drivers cars and I think it's a shame to put overly big wheels on and drop them so low they become a lesser car to drive.
My opinion though and if it's what you want go for it.
Nick
yeah i found that with my 17`s, the car pulls all over the road on an uneven surface (90% of uk roads!). for my next one im going with 15" banded steels i think :)
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I had 17" Lenso RS5's on my old mk2 for a while which i think looked pretty good:
(http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c18/martinbowles/mygolf.jpg)
Although i do agree that they where perhaps a bit too big, i did eventually change them for 15" BBS. All down to personal preference though.
Martin :smiley:
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17" Wheels on a MK2 look like clownshoes.
15" wheels are the way of the future. Looks / Handling / Practicality / maybe more :cool:
All in my opinion ofcourse :smiley:
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But Martins did look sweet!!!!!!
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But Martins did look sweet!!!!!!
cheers dude! :cool:
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17's are way heavy compared to 15's aswell.
probably wouldn't notice much with a 16v but when i put 17's on a 115 bhp car with 15" standard alloys there was an obvious lack of urge to pull away compared to standard.
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17's dont 'drive' as well as 15's, but thats not what you asked.
plenty of wheels look good in 17's but as with everything tis all down to the style of the wheel and the general styling of the car.
FYI O.Z. super t's are played out, its not 1999 again is it?
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Going to be controversial on this, most big players have at least 17" and they look the part if correctly rolled arches and lowered. As for performance, ride and handling I would say yes most part on stock set up I agree stock is all good.
I still say that if your car has the right set up you can benefit from lighter 17" than stock. My Sebring’s are great, but they weigh a tonne unlike the Oz'ds I've replaced with.
They weight half of the Sebring’s and have made the handing much better IMHO
The other argument is that certain larger wheels are better for air to surface cooling for the brakes as maze types are closed and multi spokes let air pass more efficiently. :nerd:
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mine on 17s et40 rubbed bad front n rear 40mm drop .15bbs are a treat and a treat to run on ie no traming
17s looked sweet on my mk3 but looked dreadfull on the 2
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yeah mark i remember, mines lowerd 55mm as well so think ill jsut stick with the wheels ive got on
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i've got 15s on mine, but they do look a bit too small - it could may be because they are tucked into the arch and need spacing out a bit more.
(http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/9515/0050qu2.jpg)
(http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/5905/0055cf3.jpg)
(http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/8150/0056sc2.jpg)
that reminds me - i still need center caps for those stupid things
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^ lovely wheels :smiley:
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why thank you sir....i have been neglecting them a bit - the whole car needs a major cleanup!
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Big wheels = bad idea if you like driving.
Loads of kids have put 13s on Minis because they like the look but it wrecks the handling.
Surely it's the same with Golfs?
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I like driving.
Damn those big wheels on my cars.
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