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Offline Wayne

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Re: Question to people with 18" wheels
« Reply #10 on: 11 April 2011, 13:46 »
Ive just realised how defensive I got of the MK5 :D

No worries  :cool:

Offline Hurdy

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Re: Question to people with 18" wheels
« Reply #11 on: 11 April 2011, 15:03 »
Ive just realised how defensive I got of the MK5 :D

No worries  :cool:

LOL. Not as defensive as me and I haven't even got one anymore :grin:
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Offline AlanD

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Re: Question to people with 18" wheels
« Reply #12 on: 11 April 2011, 15:08 »
We all know you cry yourself to sleep everynight because you miss yours so much, you cant pull the wool over our eyes Hurdy.

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Offline Hurdy

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Re: Question to people with 18" wheels
« Reply #13 on: 11 April 2011, 19:37 »
We all know you cry yourself to sleep everynight because you miss yours so much, you cant pull the wool over our eyes Hurdy.

We know.

You are absolutely right Alan :cry: :cry:

Nevermind I'll be back in a VAG soon :cool:
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Offline Gene Hunt.

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Re: Question to people with 18" wheels
« Reply #14 on: 11 April 2011, 21:11 »
Bigger wheels with lower profiles can tramline a little more.
........i think it depends on the state of the road & how much tread there is left on the tyres.
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Offline billyboy

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Re: Question to people with 18" wheels
« Reply #15 on: 02 May 2011, 09:53 »
Bull sh!t - had mine for 5 yrs with 18" Monza's and no issues at all.

Offline Organisys

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Re: Question to people with 18" wheels
« Reply #16 on: 03 May 2011, 12:32 »
I recently went from the stock 205/55/16"s on my Mk5 to 225/40/18 and there is more tramlining, just enough to be slightly noticeable.

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Offline Vman

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Re: Question to people with 18" wheels
« Reply #17 on: 04 May 2011, 20:37 »
No problems at all with tramling, the GTI at motorway speeds and above is very stable.

Offline dTEA

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Re: Question to people with 18" wheels
« Reply #18 on: 10 May 2011, 08:34 »
Tramlining or torque steer? The bigger the jump in tyre you may notice slight differences but the look outweighs any additional concentration needed :wink:

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Offline dubber36

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Re: Question to people with 18" wheels
« Reply #19 on: 10 May 2011, 08:54 »
Heavy, cheap replica wheels with crap tyres will cause tramlining, but quality or OEM wheels with good tyres will be just fine.
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