VR6 wheels & tyres

[Bazza1975]

Hi,

Hopefully I'll be picking up my VR6 tonight ( can't wait, feel like a little kid again ) !

I've got a couple of questions.

1) I want to lower it on some coilovers & would like to know what are the best for a comfortable ride as I won't be tracking the car, just want it nice & low.

2) Can 18 inch wheels be fitted with hardly any arch mods or would 17 inch fit better ? also what size of wheels & tyres would be best ?

Sorry if this has been done to death but I've just got in from a 12 hour nightshift & didn't want to hit the "search" button but go to bed. 

Cheers

Baz

[dom]

First off low & comfortable don't go hand in hand. If you want serious lows then you'll need coilovers & unless your splashing out £400+ they'll be a pretty harsh ride. Lowering springs & uprated shocks would be more comfortable but you'd only get a 60mm drop max.

18's won't fit & will look stupid. 17's will fit but depending on width & offset you'll need a fair amount of arch work to get serious lows. Personally I'd go for 16's

[CCGTI]

wouldnt touch 18's as they wont fit without major work, 17's will fit but will also need some attention to fit, 16's for the win but it depends how low and how wide you want to go with it, my rears are 16x9j but you still need to cut and roll the arches

[Bazza1975]

Thinking of AP Coilovers & a set of 17" Audi TT Competitions in gun metal grey ? 

[CCGTI]

depending how low yo go you still might find they catch

[Dan_GTi8v]

40-60mm shocks and springs and 16s will be the best for the cash. cheap coilies will ride like crap and it will need to be a decent set if you want a 'comfortable ride' on 17s

also think of the practicality if its your daily, there are some places I need to avoid and I'm only lowered 40mm on 16s. I've also been through my fair share of front splitters 

[VR6_Wherry]

18s will fit: http://www.vr6oc.com/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?448503

17s look good but i think 16s look better 

[Bellend]

You'll probably need to roll arches.

Mine isn't that low on stock 15" GTI wheels. Wishbone is just above level so probs 70mm maybe?

On a really hard right hand turn the left wheel just rubs. Going to sort it when I get chance, I just don't corner that hard in the meantime.

[Len]

18's will work but only with very skinny tyres! 35 profile rubber bands!

[gasketface]

Go with 18's or maybe 20's,just jack it up so it looks like an off roader 

To me,16's look the best,anything above that and all you see are the wheels and the car will sit too high so nothing gained.