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Offline dubber36

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Re: VW say you can't use 17" wheels on the GTI
« Reply #20 on: 11 January 2014, 20:24 »
205-50-17 have more or less the same rolling radius as 225-45-17 tyres. 
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Re: VW say you can't use 17" wheels on the GTI
« Reply #21 on: 12 January 2014, 13:06 »
Quote from: monkeyhanger on 11 January 2014, 17:32
That'll be 45 profile for a 17" tyre, 50 for a 16" tyre.

Depends on width. the profile height is a ratio so depends on width:

225/40/18 equals 205/50/17 very nearly equals 225/45/17 and 205/55/16
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Offline mullermn

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Re: VW say you can't use 17" wheels on the GTI
« Reply #22 on: 15 January 2014, 13:31 »
After a few weeks of back and forth with VW and getting nowhere I ordered wheels and tyres from wheelbasealloys on Monday after getting confirmation from them that they would fit the PP GTI, they arrived today as requested and I've just had them fitted to the car.

Wheels still turn and I haven't ripped the brake calipers off so I guess it all works fine, irrespective of what VW say! I will grant them that there is very little clearance between the brakes and the inside of the wheel though. I'd post a picture if I wasn't ashamed of the state of the car.

For anyone else who is looking for information, it is a performance pack GTI and the wheels/tyres were 205/50/17 ET45.

Strong recommendation for www.wheelbasealloys.com from me.
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