Too low?

[gazbutmk5gti]

It could well be the crews which Joe mentioned, I had the same problem and so have a few of my mates with lowered mk5's, its an easy fix as Joe pointed out

[ChrisED30]

 

Bad girls are more fun Rosie  

[Rosie]

LOL!!!! 

I'll try not to get into how bad i am, gotta keep the image of being good   

[joesgti]

i take it you can post now then 

did you look at those screws!? gaz pointed them out aswell 

[Rosie]

I can post now yeah ! Thank god   

Havnt had the car for the past 24 hours coz its in getting the window tints redone. But when i get it back tonight, if its still light, i shall have a wee check and give an update here of what i find etc. 

[martininwillerby]

Rosie and co.... Here's a linky to the front wheel arch mod http://www.golfmkv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10909

[joesgti]

yea thats what gaz told me to do!! cant believe how much difference it makes, was able to go lower after removing that screw 

[k4ith]

off subject thread Rosie, who did/does your tints?

[brian g]

yes guys know about the standard golf offset of 51mm

but was trying to explain that replica wheels usually come in 35, 42 and 45mm

35mm ones being the most likely to cause rubbing when realy low

[martininwillerby]

I had wanted some CMS C8's after seeing a guy on another forum on his R32. He ended up taking them back cos of the rubbing.
His were 8 x 19 ET45 with 235/35/19 tyres. The alloy wheel shop wouldn't sell me them unless I took the risk. They said that even though an ET45 was for the Golf mk5 it was wrong.....
7.5" x 18" ET51 with a 225/40/18 tyre = correct clearance.
8" x 19" ET45 with a 235/35/19 tyre = 24mm further out.
Also you need the 235/35/19 tyre to get the correct loading. I have read threads were in the states they run a 215/35/19 tyre. Something they call stretched, they do look odd though..... highly illegal in this country I would think.