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Offline flywa

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40 mm drop . 16s or 17s .what is best cheers
« on: 27 October 2012, 10:34 »
just dropped my golf by 40 mm and would like some new wheels . should i go for 16 or 17s cheers and any one got any . thanks . its a 51 plate convertable. 4 stud

Offline kahunajb

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Re: 40 mm drop . 16s or 17s .what is best cheers
« Reply #1 on: 27 October 2012, 10:55 »
16 look best IMO.

Edit. Sorry thought it was a mk3 for some reason. What mk is it? The mk3.5?
« Last Edit: 27 October 2012, 10:57 by kahunajb »
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Re: 40 mm drop . 16s or 17s .what is best cheers
« Reply #2 on: 27 October 2012, 11:18 »
I would not go bigger then 16" on a mk3 tbh.

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Re: 40 mm drop . 16s or 17s .what is best cheers
« Reply #3 on: 27 October 2012, 12:30 »
I would not go bigger then 16" on a mk3 tbh.

Pretty sure mk3's dont come on a 51plate.....
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Re: 40 mm drop . 16s or 17s .what is best cheers
« Reply #4 on: 27 October 2012, 13:54 »
I would not go bigger then 16" on a mk3 tbh.

Pretty sure mk3's dont come on a 51plate.....

It is a cabrio so it is based on a mk3.

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Re: 40 mm drop . 16s or 17s .what is best cheers
« Reply #5 on: 27 October 2012, 14:14 »
But its still on a mk4  :rolleyes:
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Re: 40 mm drop . 16s or 17s .what is best cheers
« Reply #6 on: 27 October 2012, 19:02 »
yep cabrio peeps ,cheers so is 16 best

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Re: 40 mm drop . 16s or 17s .what is best cheers
« Reply #7 on: 27 October 2012, 21:01 »
But its still on a mk4  :rolleyes:

Nope they never made a mk4 cabrio and whilst it looks like a mk4 it is a mk3 underneath

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Re: 40 mm drop . 16s or 17s .what is best cheers
« Reply #8 on: 28 October 2012, 08:44 »
thats true wayne . would 17s rub peeps or def go 16s cheers

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Re: 40 mm drop . 16s or 17s .what is best cheers
« Reply #9 on: 28 October 2012, 19:32 »
thats true wayne . would 17s rub peeps or def go 16s cheers


17"s with lowering on a mk3 is tight for clearance, stick with 16"