17s on a mk2?

[16v]

wet grip will actually be less because wider tyres = less contact pressure on ground. must have had crapiola tyres on the 14's

Why do people fit wider wheels and tyres to high performance models then?

I'm confused.

[woodlehouse]

hi

personaly i lke the 17" alloys on the mk2 , had 17s on all my mk2 aswell ( venoms , lenso s7 , rw high techs )

had loads of peeps whing at me when i took it to the shows or gti meets ..........do i care no its my car so let them moan
i hate bbs splits but thats my opinion

im currently getting stick for my latest mk2 project as its gonna be a j reg 20v turbo with small bumpers & 17" deep dish alloys wheels 

fit the wheels that appeal to you & not the opinions of the crowd following sheeps

[Neaty]

first of all, tidy looking motor there mate...

aesthetically I dont think the 17's look too bad to be honest, but if it was me I wouldn't have them, purely for comfort and arch rubbing etc.

[Mew]

wet grip will actually be less because wider tyres = less contact pressure on ground. must have had crapiola tyres on the 14's

Why do people fit wider wheels and tyres to high performance models then?

I'm confused.

Larger contact area is good in the dry, bad in the wet!

As for the wheels, i do like them but they're not for me on a mk2. To be honest i think that 16s look to big on a mk2 so it's gotta be 15" or 14" for me!

[Neaty]

hence why tyres for the wet have loads of grooves in them 

[16v]

first of all, tidy looking motor there mate...

aesthetically I dont think the 17's look too bad to be honest, but if it was me I wouldn't have them, purely for comfort and arch rubbing etc.

Thanks.

I must say, I do like the look of the 17s. They do attract more admiring glances and even though they aren't "the done thing" I've never had as many people comment (positively) on the car since I fitted them.

That said, with the coilovers and crappy Manchester roads I'm leaning back towards 15s. The ride is verging on unbearable at times.

I've sprayed up my BKs now in Graphite so gonna run these for a few weeks while I refurb my now tyreless BBS RAs.

I'll post some pics of those up too for some opinions.

Thanks for all your comments so far +ve and -ve.

[Neaty]

not too far from me then, good ol' Preston has shocking road quality too in some places! I thought we paid road tax for a reason?! 

Yea get some pics of the BK's, interested to see what they will look like

[16v]

BKs

which I'm quite pleased with. Not bad for £50 and a few tins of spray from Halfords.

[tom26]

RA's look good, but i think you should stick with the RC's. it's refreshing to see someone running 17's and they look great!

[BobbyT]

they look fine mate!