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Offline gtiaps

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winter wheels and tyres
« on: 18 October 2016, 11:58 »
Hi all.
Yeah I'm guessing this has been around but I'm  looking to put some vw caddy 195/65/15 on to replace the santis over the winter months I won't be doing long distance or speeds just wanting to know if these would work or would I need a different wheel and tyre size all together  :whistle:

Thanks in advance Neil
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Offline dubber36

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Re: winter wheels and tyres
« Reply #1 on: 18 October 2016, 12:46 »
15" wheels won't clear the front brakes. You'll need at least 16" for standard 312mm front brakes. Probably 17" wheels if you have PP, but I'm sure someone will clarify the latter.
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Re: winter wheels and tyres
« Reply #2 on: 18 October 2016, 14:58 »
If you have the tyres you can always try one and see if they clear the brakes.

Though your car is going to look really crap with those on. I always look forward to taking my winter tyres off as the car looks so much better.

Have a look at the tyre pressure label stuck to the car. It will list all the suitable tyre sizes for your car.

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Re: winter wheels and tyres
« Reply #3 on: 18 October 2016, 16:03 »
GTD, GTI need at least 16" wheels (205 55 16 tyres) - otherwise won't clear brakes, PP and R need 17" wheels.
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Re: winter wheels and tyres
« Reply #4 on: 18 October 2016, 18:57 »
Thanks for the replies I never thought to look at the label ooops lol I haven't got PP so guessing il be safe with 16's but will check..

Thanks again  :whistle: :cool:
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Offline bushido

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Re: winter wheels and tyres
« Reply #5 on: 10 November 2016, 19:56 »
Standard GTi here, I swapped my alloy wheels over for 16" steel wheels this morning.

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Re: winter wheels and tyres
« Reply #6 on: 10 November 2016, 20:19 »
Standard GTi here, I swapped my alloy wheels over for 16" steel wheels this morning.

Yeah I'm doin the same this weekend got some 16" steelies with dunlop winter sport 5's on them  :whistle:
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Re: winter wheels and tyres
« Reply #7 on: 10 November 2016, 23:07 »
I just got 4 Nokian wr d4 tyres put on my standard 18" wheels.Now i demand snow!. :grin:
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