Design 90

[spunkymonkey]

Yes but i would avoid the 6j, they have no outer lip and are too narrow. 7J i the way forward, or 7's FR and 8's RR. Its the adapter width and tyre size thats important.

[kells]

YO :-)

yeap im runnin 8j all round (front and rear)  i had slight rubbage on the front rivets for the gti arches (im runni g 30mm adapters all round too)

so i flaired and rolled the arches (all 4 of them), trimmed the gti trims as the HAD to stay coz i love the oldskool look, and i lowered it a bit more, i can have 4 people in the car and nail it round bends and it still does not catch, i could get a much bigger wheel unde the arches

i reakon if you rock 25mm adapters you will never have a issue, especially on a 45mm drop, mine is 80 possibly 85mm

[DrewGTI]

YO :-)

yeap im runnin 8j all round (front and rear)  i had slight rubbage on the front rivets for the gti arches (im runni g 30mm adapters all round too)

so i flaired and rolled the arches (all 4 of them), trimmed the gti trims as the HAD to stay coz i love the oldskool look, and i lowered it a bit more, i can have 4 people in the car and nail it round bends and it still does not catch, i could get a much bigger wheel unde the arches

i reakon if you rock 25mm adapters you will never have a issue, especially on a 45mm drop, mine is 80 possibly 85mm

hello. . .

sounding good! so 8j on rear with my 45mm drop will be easy?


also price. . few sets on ebay with no tyres and in need of a refurd. . bid it upto £150 but still reserve not met. . bit steep?

[spunkymonkey]

I paid £300 for 5 8J rims with new 195-45-16 tyres and adapters. £150 is about as cheap as they will get.

[DrewGTI]

see . .thats a steal in my eyes!


if i could get a set with new rubber AND adapters for £300 that be perfect!


but a crappy set i cant even get for £150.... so plus adapters at £155 (that i've seen them for) and rubber for them gonna cost a fortune!

[kells]

the days of getting a good straight set of D90's for 300 quid with new rubber and adapters is long gone

you will struggle to get a good set not refurbed for that price (and with porsche size rubber on)

adapters your looking at 150 easy for the set, probable more now (Fk or H&R)

rubber is at least 50 a corner for owt decent and a propper refurb starts at 250 +

then theirs the centre caps   metal ones are expensive, colour crest metal ones even more, and they are just about always tatty and need a refurb which is not easy, believe me i did my badges myself (look in my dubrides thread)

new caps at the dealers are about £40 EACH

oh, and most sets of D90s that come up for sale are 6j front and 8j rears, i had to buy 2 sets and sell the 4 6j's on as a set

[ace]

i was running 7's on the front and 8's on the rear with 25mm adapters, with final et of 30 front and 27 at the back iirc. car is pretty low didnt have any rubbing probs, standard arches, but i was running 195/40's all round

[spunkymonkey]

the days of getting a good straight set of D90's for 300 quid with new rubber and adapters is long gone

True, i have had mine for 2 years now and i dont think the guy i bought them off really had any idea what he was doing. They were originally destined for a vr6.

[DrewGTI]

the days of getting a good straight set of D90's for 300 quid with new rubber and adapters is long gone

True, i have had mine for 2 years now and i dont think the guy i bought them off really had any idea what he was doing. They were originally destined for a vr6.

two years eh.  .must be bored of them now.. . . sell them on!! 

[kells]

its a classic wheel, dont get board of them i wouldnt think, the good thing about them is they hold their value, so if you have a good set, you will always get your cash back