Lil help??

[Tetsuo_83]

Ok so here's the deal Ive a set of 15"x7.5" wheels ET25, the polo GTi is supposed to have 35-45mm ET with a 6" wheel.

Heres the problem(s): Ive dropped it only 40mm and it rubs on the front on full lock. Thats a minor problem
The big problem is, ive been told that with an ET that far out my bearings are going to fail... I dont understand why though, I know of people running 8" wide wheels with ET25-27 and theyve had no problems!

Answers to both problems would be great...thanks

(oh and I cant use spacers up front as the tyre thread is already pretty much in line with the metal!)

[Dee-vub]

you'll be fine!!!

I'm running 7.5 on the front and 8's on the back and im a hell of a lot lower than 40mm.

You'll know when your bearings start to fail......you'll hear a sort of grinding rotational noise. When you start hearing that, get her booked in for a change. I dont think that havin 7.5 is going to overly affect it that much!

[Tetsuo_83]

What tyres are you running? im on 195/45/15.

[SteveB]

(oh and I cant use spacers up front as the tyre thread is already pretty much in line with the metal!)

You could run them, just remove them come MOT time. There's always a small possibility that you'd get pulled up on it but some might say its worth the risk.

[Tetsuo_83]

(oh and I cant use spacers up front as the tyre thread is already pretty much in line with the metal!)

You could run them, just remove them come MOT time. There's always a small possibility that you'd get pulled up on it but some might say its worth the risk.

NCT time.. im Oirish
Yeah, i was actually thinking that, not like a polo stands out so much its gonna get me pulled over every five min's (its not a Civic )