Alloys and Lowering

[kt_gti]

At the moment i have a completely standard Golf GTI 8v. I want to put some alloy wheels on it and lower it as well. However i dont want to do any arch work can anyone advise what size alloy wheels and how much to lower it by without any rubbing in the arches?

[Hypermonkey]

I'm running 30/30 drop on Eibachs with 17"s on 205/40/17 rubber.

You can still go over speed bumps without problem and the ride sits sweetly.

If you want a fixed ride hight then shox and springs that are set would be the best answer. I'm just having Wietec ones fitted in a couple of weeks. Wietec also do a great set that is a coilover at the front and an adjustable plate on the back that lets you run from 30mm-90mm!!  This set costs £325 and is very good quality. You could run any size wheel you wanted from 13s-19s as the height is fully adjustable.

Where abouts are you as ----->  http://www.stormdevelopments.co.uk/Contact.html are in Aldermaston nr Reading and are top chaps....they went through what my needs for the car where and what system fitted these and my budget 

[Len]

I run 17's with 215/40 rubber and not lowered at the mo.

With the standard soft suspension I do get some wheel rub on the rear (from the leading edge of the bumper)
So with 205/40 you should be fine lowering.

Any larger wheels than the 17's will require arch work and a speedo recalibration.

[SLIM-DUB]

this debate can go on for ever,ive got 17s 215/40s and mines lowered 60mm with no scrubbin! 

[Len]

It usually does!

My scrubbing only happens when I get a full load in the back! 2 hefty blokes plus a boot full of luggage! And my old standard springs are going soft. So I'm only guessint that a lowered car may have scrubbing problems.
May also be to do with the offset of my wheels so dont know!

Does anybody know how I can measure my wheel offset?

Good to know from you slim-dub that the same tyres are fine on 60mm drop!

[SLIM-DUB]

the only thing that looks like its had done is the camber angle slightly adjusted,still it sits pretty sweet and imo looks the nuts,much more aggressive! 

[suzyGTI]

im running on 215/40/17s and lowered 60mm on spax shocks and springs.  only scrubbing is fully laden in the back.  the other gti is lowered about 40mm on 205/40/17s and no probs at all with that one (when its running lol)