lowering and wheel spacing

[clgale88]

just brought my 1st golf mk3 gti but it seriously needs slamming. im going to keep the standard wheels and tyres on it for now what are 205/50/15s i also want to space it so wheels are flush but how much can i space it with these wheels and tyres on and being fairly low to the arch?

[Gash]

Flush, basicaly having the wheel at et of 0, with the standard wheels you'd need around a 35mm spacer as think the standard et is 35 (could be wrong) you won't get this with big tyres or without arch work though.

[clgale88]

ah ok may just space it 10mm and slam it until i get a set of wheels after the winter

[dom]

23mm spacers on the rear and 18mm spacers on the front, that will bring standard wheels flush to the arch like so:

[Jack3559]

Back when Dom was cool... 

[Wayne]

Switch to 195/50/15's will give you more room.

[dom]

Back when Dom was cool... 

Feck off! The lad who bought it off me popped round on Sat to pick up a spare splitter I had for it....he's got it booked in for a full respray in January and hopes to drop a VR6 in shortly after

He's already signed up on here somewhere but will start a dub rides when it's back from paint, he's hooked and those are his own words not mine....at least it's gone to a good home

[Wayne]

Back when Dom was cool... 

Feck off! The lad who bought it off me popped round on Sat to pick up a spare splitter I had for it....he's got it booked in for a full respray in January and hopes to drop a VR6 in shortly after

He's already signed up on here somewhere but will start a dub rides when it's back from paint, he's hooked and those are his own words not mine....at least it's gone to a good home

  sounds like he is going to look after it then

[dom]

Yup, seeing it reminded me why I got rid of it though....it was getting a bit tatty around the edges, rust starting to show more & more, the gearbox mount snapped a couple of weeks ago etc.

As soon as I've paid off the Mk4 I'll pick up another MK3 as a project I reckon

[Wayne]

As soon as I've paid off the Mk4 I'll pick up another MK3 as a project I reckon

Why  go for a mk2