mk3 on 17"s

[G.t.I-JOE]

  Hi all got a mk3 gti 8v, im lookin at a set of 17"s for it but the suspension is standard, will it look like a 4x4? will lower it at a later date but im too impatient and dont have enough coin to get both at the mo.

[dom]

It will look fecking awful! Lower first, then sort wheels

[G.t.I-JOE]

Ok thanks for advice have been looking at coilover kits but how low can it go on 17"s without any rubbing issues?

[dom]

Ok thanks for advice have been looking at coilover kits but how low can it go on 17"s without any rubbing issues?

Depends entirely on the offset and width of the wheels and whether or not you want to roll your arches?

You can't go mega-low with 17"s without a lot of work so if you want your car on the floor then 16"s would be a better bet

[G.t.I-JOE]

Ok i dont kno the offset but the width is 7.5 dont really want to roll arches, i will probs lower first then find a set of wheels at a later date

[Wayne]

17" with 205/40/17's on standard height.



Same but lower

[dom]

Ok i dont kno the offset but the width is 7.5 dont really want to roll arches, i will probs lower first then find a set of wheels at a later date

That's what I did, they can look ok even on standard wheels, my old one on various standard wheels:

[G.t.I-JOE]

Thanks wayne pics help doesnt look too bad on standard height but much nicer lowered how low was it dropped?

[Wayne]

Thanks wayne pics help doesnt look too bad on standard height but much nicer lowered how low was it dropped?

Once I took the arches off to gain room around 75mm front and 60mm rear.

[G.t.I-JOE]

Cheers dom does look good on standard rims my standard rims need a major refurb tho!!!