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Offline gazzagtiT

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wheel size's?
« on: 27 January 2004, 20:22 »
Just a quick bit of guidence please people! i havn't had time to search if the subject has already been done, but i wanna get some rs4's but not sure whether to go 17 or 18 i'm not intending to lower the car an i dont want it to look like the bigfoot car!!! am i right in thinking that the tyre size should be 225/40/118 and 225/45/17 respectively!
Dont want any knocking going on during full lock either!
thanks in advance any good advice very welcome ta!!! 8)
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Re:wheel size's?
« Reply #1 on: 27 January 2004, 21:52 »
Speak to Elite in Rainham Essex.  The boys there are the best for wheels in the country and will help you out with tyre size.  They have a computer program that will sort the nearest tyre to the original rolling radius.  Go for 18's as 17's look too small.  Good choice on wheel!
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Re:wheel size's?
« Reply #2 on: 27 January 2004, 23:12 »
yeah i might just do that its only 12miles up the road! ;D
the only thing wiv 18's is worried bout any rubbing on full lock ???
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Offline Burnsy

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Re:wheel size's?
« Reply #3 on: 28 January 2004, 06:59 »
Ive got 18's on mine and the only prob i get is other Gti drivers looking at um :)
And no i dont get any rubbing
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Re:wheel size's?
« Reply #4 on: 28 January 2004, 13:48 »
I got 19's on mine and i no longer get any rubbing on full lock due to spacing shims, i got 235/35/19's on mine and it was the width that was causing me problems,
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Re:wheel size's?
« Reply #5 on: 28 January 2004, 22:53 »
anniversarys and r32s come with 18s standard so should be no fall lock probs
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Re:wheel size's?
« Reply #6 on: 29 January 2004, 22:55 »
225/45/17 's give almost exactly the same total wheel size as the standard 195/65/15's that my '99 1.8 Mk4 GTI came with.  (636mm total diameter).

I know this because I am considering some 225/45/17's myself, and I worked it out.  I've not changed the wheels on any of my cars before, and I was wondering if I'll need any kind of spacers or something to let my arches/brakes accomodate the bigger wheels?
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Re:wheel size's + alloys
« Reply #7 on: 31 January 2004, 10:33 »
What fitment do I need for my '99 MkIV when I'm looking for alloys?  I'm a bit of a novice when it comes to this stuff.  Can I just get any old 5 bolt thing? Also, will I need any adjustment to the position of the wheels (i.e to move them further out to aviod rubbing?) - I'm looking at 17"x8" or 18"x8" wheels ( to fit 225/45/17 or 225/40/18 tyres)
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Re:wheel size's?
« Reply #8 on: 31 January 2004, 14:03 »
ive got 17"x8" fox evo 1's on mine with 225/45/17 tyres, they went straight on no probs, the  wheels u need are pcd 5x100, not sure of off set think its between 32-38 i cant remember, just make sure the wheels u get are suited for the golf then u should be ok!!, take some before and after shots mate would be nice to see!!!!, forgot what mine looked like on standard rims!!! naff i think!! ;D
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Re:wheel size's?
« Reply #9 on: 31 January 2004, 14:42 »
just make sure you get your offset right because if the wheels stick out more than the arches its an mot failure.

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