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Title: not sure about these rims
Post by: rubberdubber on 09 December 2008, 20:10

Bout some cheap alloys off ebay the other day, they were advertised as MK1 Golf alloys, so i assumed they would fit.  I collected them last night and the wheel details are as follows:

1984 4k fwd Ronals:      4x100   6Jx14 H2 ET45   811601025P

ET seems abit high for my liking, before i go to the effort of balancing them up and getting over to the barn to fit them, do you think these are going to fit without spacers?

cheers  :smiley:

Title: Re: not sure about these rims
Post by: Ben Lessani on 09 December 2008, 20:14

This is the sizes of the factory wheels that VW offered...Maths says maybe need up to a 10mm spacer.

This calculator (http://www.1010tires.com/WheelOffsetCalculator.asp) is pretty helpful.

Golf MK2

Steel
5.0x13 ET45 4/100 13"
5.0x13 ET38 4/100 13"
5.5x13 ET38 4/100 13"
6.0x14 ET38 4/100 14"
6.0x15 ET35 4/100 15" Winter
3.5x14 ET45 4/100 14" Temp
3.5x15 ET40 4/100 15" Temp

Alloy
5.0x13 ET45 4/100 Golf Winter
5.5x13 ET38 4/100 Golf Winter
5.5x13 ET38 4/100 Jetta Winter
5.5x13 ET38 4/100 Hockenheim
5.5x13 ET38 4/100 Unknown
5.5x13 ET38 4/100 Jetta Beach
6.0x14 ET38 4/100 Avus
6.0x14 ET38 4/100 Pirelli
6.0x14 ET38 4/100 Montreal
6.0x14 ET38 4/100 Le Casellet
6.0x14 ET38 4/100 Silverstone
6.0x14 ET38 4/100 Zandvoort
6.0x15 ET35 4/100 Sebring
6.0x15 ET35 4/100 Estoril
6.0x15 ET35 4/100 BBS
6.5x15 ET33 4/100 BBS
6.5x15 ET33 4/100 BBS Splits

Title: Re: not sure about these rims
Post by: rubberdubber on 09 December 2008, 20:48

cheers.  Thats darn right inconvinient, the chap who had them said he had them fitted straight on his mk1 golf  :angry: Turns 4 cheap alloys into 4 not so cheap alloys when you have to buy 4 spacers. Never mind

Title: Re: not sure about these rims
Post by: rubjonny on 10 December 2008, 08:39

doesnt mean they wont fit, just they'll be a bit lost in the arches is all.  Check the centre bore on them fits your wheels snug though, wheels of that offset are usually vauxhaull fitment...

Title: Re: not sure about these rims
Post by: Wayne on 10 December 2008, 08:54

et45 is or tend to be Vaxhall fit, try one on the car and see how it sits in the arch.

Title: Re: not sure about these rims
Post by: rubberdubber on 10 December 2008, 17:52

Hi all

Have done some research, they are ronal wheels are where an original fit on mk1 audi coupes.  As for fitment, they go over the hubs and bolt on ok, but when you full it on full lock they just touch the anti-roll bar  :sad: I think 5mm spacers will solve the problem but not sure its worth it.  May just bang em back on ebay.  Is ashame really they have been refurbed and have 4 brand new tyres!

cheers
matt

Title: Re: not sure about these rims
Post by: rubjonny on 11 December 2008, 10:39

depnds how much you like em really, a set of 5-10mm universal spacers can be picked up uber cheap

Title: Re: not sure about these rims
Post by: rubberdubber on 11 December 2008, 13:58

Just bought some 5mm spacers off ebay, £10 for all 4.  Just gotta get some wheel bolts now, ive got a right mis-match in there at the moment, there long enough but most have the incorrect taper which is hardly ideal... have got a post up in the wanted section for these if anyone has any

cheers  :smiley:

Title: Re: not sure about these rims
Post by: rubjonny on 11 December 2008, 15:32

what seating you after, ball or tapered?

Title: Re: not sure about these rims
Post by: rubberdubber on 11 December 2008, 16:08

I think its radialised i need, is that the same as ball?  I need a set like this:

(http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t77/mg-metro-turbo-matt/wheelbolt.jpg)

Many thanks  :smiley:

Title: Re: not sure about these rims
Post by: rubjonny on 12 December 2008, 10:04

yeah thats what i mean by ball, oh well.  if they were tapered beemer ones wouldve done ya!