Need some help with Rims!! + im a newbie!

[rydale13]

Hi yall!!
Brand new to this uk-polos.net site and there is sum great info!! Just a couple of qn's i gotta ask b4 i jump in at the deep end and get it all wrong!

Lookin at investing in sum RH cups pretty soon and see that some people have 15x7's up front and 15x8's up rear!? and it looks pretty cool

Just wondering would this be ok with a 60mm drop all round? Will I need any arch work or rollin etc?

Any help wud be gr8!!

Cheers
Newbie
Luke AKA TOKEN. [/b]

[polo gangsta]

depends what tyres u have

[rydale13]

was lookin at runnin 195/45/15's up front and 205/45/15's at rear?
Reckon it will work?

Cheers

[polo gangsta]

yhh that should be alright

[rydale13]

Just done some tyre research aswell to find that 205/45/15 size tyres are a rip off!!!!

Cheapest I managed to find is a dunlop tyre and there £70 a piece!!!

Anyone know of anywhere cheaper to get these size tyres?

Cheers

Token

[bstardchild]

Depends on the Off set of the wheels

205/40 15's would be better esp if you have ABS

[rydale13]

god im about to sound soooooo stupid! lol

but what is all this offset sh*te all about! Really??

Confusin!
Heres the rims im after for ma car.

http://thumbnail.image.rakuten.co.jp/@0 ... lp Token.

[rydale13]

Just done some tyre research aswell to find that 205/45/15 size tyres are a rip off!!!!

Cheapest I managed to find is a dunlop tyre and there £70 a piece!!!

Anyone know of anywhere cheaper to get these size tyres?

Cheers

Token

[Ollie_R]

Err, not sure why anyone has said anything. But why don't you have 195/45/15 tyres all round? You'll easily get a 195 width tyre on an 8J wheel anyway, there's no need for bigger tyres on the rear.

Have a look at this. It's a bit of a read, but it shall enlighten you about everything regarding tyres and wheels.

I have a set of RH Cups, 7x15 all round for sale. £350. They will fit nicely without any rubbing. Look for my thread in the for sale section.

[rydale13]

Are you sure this would work? a 195 tyre on a 8" width wheel? I fort that the tyre size HAD to be the same size as the wheel?

Still workin ma way through that tyre s**t! lol got sum good info though! Cheers

Guessin this is what ppl mean when they talk about the "stretched" look.

Is this road legal or have any effect on the wheel or tyre?

Sorry im so stupid when it comes to all this stuff!! Its ma 1st car and wanna make sure I get everything right! Thx for everyones help though

[Ollie_R]

Yeah, a 195 should fit nicely on an 8J wheel without any problems.

Here's what it looks like:



(Not my car).

[bstardchild]

Its ma 1st car and wanna make sure I get everything right! Thx for everyones help though

Thats no fun IMO

And don't follow the crowd - do something different

The Euro look is sooo overated

[rydale13]

Nice polo, (whos ever it is) lol.

Ok got the tyres sorted so what offset and other things (4x100, 4x108 etc) would you go for on the car

F*** I look like a right idiot wen it comes to rims lol. Can build a PC though! Good at that bit

Cheers

Token.

[bstardchild]

Nice polo, (whos ever it is) lol.

Ok got the tyres sorted so what offset and other things (4x100, 4x108 etc) would you go for on the car

F*** I look like a right idiot wen it comes to rims lol. Can build a PC though! Good at that bit

Cheers

Token.

Start with the std wheels

Measure the clearances

Find out the offset

Piece of paper calculator and a pencil

You cannot just buy wheels of completely diffferent dimensions and expect them to fit

Work it out only then you will learn something

If you wanna double check the calcs post em up

you will better and wiser for it and more importantly you will be way ahead of a lot of people who expect to be told what will and won't fit

[warrmr]

Right the stud pattern is 4x100, any other PCD wont fit end of (ok you can fit porche wheels with an adapter plate big faff dont bother. )

the standard polo steels are ET43

my ATS cups on my polo are J7 ET20 with 175/50/15 (they are only 2 brands that make that size Hankook and Khumo.)