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Offline chrishodkinson

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17's or 18's
« on: 02 October 2006, 12:56 »
I'm looking to get a new set of alloys for my mk3 gti, but don't know which size to go for. Any advice would be helpful, also how much should i lower it by?

Cheers

Chris

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Re: 17's or 18's
« Reply #1 on: 02 October 2006, 13:00 »
17's and -40mm looks great.

18's would look extreme i reackon, but whatever floats ya boat. ( no mk3 pun intended  :laugh: )

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Re: 17's or 18's
« Reply #2 on: 02 October 2006, 13:09 »
18's are to big! You would have to go down to 35 profile and that silly!

Stick to 17's and 40 profile.
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Re: 17's or 18's
« Reply #3 on: 02 October 2006, 14:32 »
agreed. 17's I really like the audi competitions on a mk3.

Offline golfpro

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Re: 17's or 18's
« Reply #4 on: 02 October 2006, 15:25 »
up until very recently i hav 17's, 40 profile tyres and a 40mil drop. Did suit the car well!

thats the best mk3 ive seen..ever! its just clean and subtle.. :cool:

Offline carl

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Re: 17's or 18's
« Reply #5 on: 03 October 2006, 01:03 »
I'm looking to get a new set of alloys for my mk3 gti, but don't know which size to go for. Any advice would be helpful, also how much should i lower it by?

Cheers

Chris
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Re: 17's or 18's
« Reply #6 on: 03 October 2006, 23:16 »
I saw one the other day on 18"'s and it looked ridiculous, Even a little comical to be honest.

17" all day long IMHO.  Though i live in sheffield like monkeyalan and the roads are horrific and mines lowered 40mm  Its a right pain in the arse(literaly)somedays, especialy if you have a hangover in the morning!! LOL!!

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Offline nosaj26

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Re: 17's or 18's
« Reply #7 on: 04 October 2006, 11:49 »
17's look good but expect a bumpyer ride but 18's - no way!