Newly fitted 19's on my R32 (with pics)

[stevieC]

Putting a spacer behind your wheel means your alloys will stick out by the wheel arches.

[08micsta]

Thanks 

Now I understand 

[RedRobin]

....IF you fit spacers to a GTI, it's very important that you only fit the 'hubcentric' type.

Frankly I wouldn't entertain the idea of fitting any spacers without consulting someone who really knows about setting up suspension and has laser technology tracking equipment. You can easily make a suspension worse if you don't know exactly what you are doing. It's not just a matter of fitting parts which have names like 'coil over' and 'spacer'.

Consult an expert!

[R32UK]

Very nice!! 19'S just seem to fill the arches soooo well

[>>Mart<<]

i would be tempted to put 225 tyres on it instead of the 235 that little bit would probably stop the rubbing

[Hurdy]

i would be tempted to put 225 tyres on it instead of the 235 that little bit would probably stop the rubbing

But then the rolling circumference would be different and you'd have 20mm less grip

[>>Mart<<]

235 is the width

35 is the profile/thickness which would affect the circumference

but you are right about the grip in a way but it would not make much difference really

[>>Mart<<]

 Size Coding Revealed
A tyre is referenced as "185/60R/15H", here is an explanation.
A/B/C

 
A = Width of Tyre (mm)
In this example it shows that the tyre is 185mm wide.
B = Profile as a % of width.
(i.e. profile is 60% of width)
In this example the ratio is 60%. This works out as 111mm.
C = Diameter of inner rim.
In this example it shows that the rim is 15" in diameter.

From this you can also work out your rolling circumference.

e.g. (2 x B) + C = diameter = d

therefore (2 x 111 = 222) + (15" x 25.4 = 381) = 603mm

circumference = pi x d = 3.142 x 603 = 1895mm
 
 

[Hurdy]

235 is the width

35 is the profile/thickness which would affect the circumference

but you are right about the grip in a way but it would not make much difference really

Sorry I didn't explain fully.  :embarassed:

If you move from 235mm width to 225mm width you will alter the rolling circumference as the profile is a ratio of the width.

235 x 35 means the wall is 35% of the width

If you moved to 225 the wall would change as a ratio and that is what would affect the rolling circumference. It isn't a vast amount, but is something to consider when trying to fill the arches

[>>Mart<<]

yep