8.5 and 9.5 x 18 on a Mk4

[SSTDI]

Probably been covered a load of times but i am new to the site and want to know if its going to be usable as an every day car for the missus running kids around and carrying shopping without arches rubbing on the tyres. I want to put 8.5 x 18 with an ET of 40 on the front with 15mm adapters and 225 40's, the same on the back but 9.5's with an et of 37.
I am planning on dropping it 35mm with just springs not a coilover kit as i was warned off cheap coilovers and don't want to spend a fortune on it as its just a diesel runabout for the wife. Luckily I have the choice of another pair of 8.5's for the rear if the 9.5's wont go.

Its been a while since i messed about with golfs , last time it was mk1's and 2's back in the days of raves and acid ... happy days
Any advice will be appreciated.

[scarr89]

With all due respect if it is just a run around for the wife then why bother with all the hassle, you will only get rewarded with kurbed alloys!

[SSTDI]

Cus it will look good.

[cullygti]

i agree with scarr and its upto you as its your well its your wifes car   but wheels that wide need to have some serious lows to pull them off or they just look silly imo  

[scarr89]

Cus it will look good.

That it will...do you have pictures of the alloys in question  

I should think it would fit, I believe 10J wheels have been fitted to the rear on a mk4 so 9.5 should be fine, tight, but fine. You may well get some scrubbing on the rear if going over speed bumps/lumpy roads fast as if you just throw some lowering springs it won't make the up and down motion, if you get me, too much slower I'd imagine.

[cullygti]

get a pic up of wheels dude 

[nolandubholmes]

Very I'n practical for your wife and kids ul set the suspension up then with the kids and shopping in it will rub like fook in a ideal world u could do with the arches rolled as much as poss but if that's what u want to do go for it pal don't let anyone tell u otherwise the wheels fit so y the hell not

[SSTDI]

Very I'n practical for your wife and kids ul set the suspension up then with the kids and shopping in it will rub like fook in a ideal world u could do with the arches rolled as much as poss but if that's what u want to do go for it pal don't let anyone tell u otherwise the wheels fit so y the hell not

Thats the info i was after ,would this be the case with 8.5's on the back too.
 I would love to put up a photo but dont know how, !!  As I said earlier I am an old rave refugee we dont know that sort of stuff.
If some one else can, be my guests . They are Merc SLR looking rims(the five spoke ones) i think they came as an option on early 2000-2009 SL's . I am sure proper SLR's had stupid big rims.

[cullygti]

mine rubs like a beesh on the back and catches now and again on the front with 8j wheels all round but my coils are all the way down and tbh you probably would need front arches rolled depending on how low your going to go oh and 15mm spacer on rear and 5mm on front 

[SSTDI]

http://www.mercedes-wallpapers.com/bulkupload/Mercedes4/Mercedes%20Vision%20SLR/Mercedes-Vision-SLR-5.jpg

See if that works