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Ciaran
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17in wheels and suspension fitting to a VR6
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07 June 2005, 07:44 »
planning to fit a set of 17's i have but also planning to lower the car a bit probably 40mm. wondering what offset i need to stop scrubbing??
or any other mods i would need to do??
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monkeyalan
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Re: 17in wheels and suspension fitting to a VR6
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07 June 2005, 13:10 »
i think you may need to trim/roll the rear arches due to the VR6 being lower than a gti anyway as 17's are gonna be at least 7" wide. I also think you'll have to stick with a near standard offset. I'm sure someone will deny or confirm this soon.
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Burnsy
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Re: 17in wheels and suspension fitting to a VR6
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07 June 2005, 14:03 »
Tyres you will need for a 17" wheel are 225/45/17 Tyres or 205 , 215 width but the 45 is the important bit to keep the same rolling radius and speedo in check
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monkeyalan
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Re: 17in wheels and suspension fitting to a VR6
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07 June 2005, 14:09 »
205/40/17 unless VR6's don't use 205/50/15's as standard
http://www.rochfordtyres.co.uk/Fitment.asp?psearch=Volkswagen
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Ciaran
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Re: 17in wheels and suspension fitting to a VR6
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07 June 2005, 18:34 »
sound well not to bothered can live with the speedo being out as long as i know how much by.
realy need a deffinant answer about the offset though as i would rather buy the correct spacers and wheel nuts first time.
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GolfGL
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Re: 17in wheels and suspension fitting to a VR6
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08 June 2005, 20:20 »
on 205 width tyres i think its ET38
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Burnsy
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Re: 17in wheels and suspension fitting to a VR6
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10 June 2005, 08:59 »
Just go into a place where they sell wheels and they will tell you for defo
Try Halfords as there every where
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