17's or 16's

EdN · Post by **EdN** » Mon Jul 21, 2003 9:14 am

I noticed a some 17's on a Mk5 polo the other day with 205/40/17 tyres. Surely the speedo gets screwed up?

The gti has 195/45/15 then you can put 16's on with 195/40/16, surely 17's are a no-no with 205/40/17.

harry · Post by **harry** » Mon Jul 21, 2003 11:51 am

17's are the way to go

, i got 195/40/17 on mine and it is slammed as well and it looks the business.

KarlM · Post by **KarlM** » Mon Jul 21, 2003 10:40 pm

go for 17s! the gearing is a bit longer, but high speed handling improves.

The problem with 16s is that unless your really careful choosing the style, they look too big for euro style and to small for brit style.

harry · Post by **harry** » Tue Jul 22, 2003 9:02 am

big is beautiful

MYpoloGti · Post by **MYpoloGti** » Mon Jul 28, 2003 10:54 pm

ive got 17's on my Black mk5 Gti looks the bis , 206/40/17

mmmmmmmmmmm

ill have a pic up by saturday

harry · Post by **harry** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 9:02 am

my polo gti does it not rub anywhere??

Speedlaw · Post by **Speedlaw** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 9:04 am

The speedo does get a bit screwed up, actually- The Germans are required to re-set their speedo to reduce the margin of error. It's one of the TÃ¼V requirements after fitting 17's.

harry · Post by **harry** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 9:07 am

does anyone know how much out the speedo is if your running 195/40/17 tyres??

wul3er · Post by **wul3er** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 7:16 pm

Im only puting 15's on mies as ive only got the 1.4 version and i dont want to slow it down anymore. Im dropping it 40mm.
Im finding it hard to get some parts for the Polo mk5. Does any1 know any websites/places that stock mk5 parts.

KarlM · Post by **KarlM** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 8:12 pm

not looking hard enough mate!

www.venommotorsport.com

www.ra-design.co.uk

www.awesome-gti.co.uk

hope that helps

polo2k · Post by **polo2k** » Wed Jul 30, 2003 12:19 am

or absolutly any thing you need and someone on the site will be able to source it as this site is getting more and more geographically diverse so we end up with more options

norton · Post by **norton** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 11:16 pm

Will 17" 205/40/17 with a 40mm spring reduction really be ok on my 1.4
se mpi , got to mail order the wheels and cant send them back.

I dont want to carry out any mods if i can help it.

Cheers ........ Norton.

polo2k · Post by **polo2k** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 11:45 pm

i run 195 45 15 bridgestones and am always at -60 or below with no rubbing even at -12cm it doesnt scrub at all as long as the coils are set hard. the problem at -12 is that the driver side drive shaft hitts the chassis leg

pettsy · Post by **pettsy** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 2:17 pm

i've got a link on my pc at home that gives you all the correct tyre sized to use to keep ure speedo accurate when you upsize on alloys. someone remind me when im next on msn and i'll post the link!

david burton · Post by **david burton** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 3:45 pm

http://www.web-cars.com/math/tiresize.html

that'll do it!

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