Ive put 16 inch alloys on my mk4 polo any help??

Tonypayne111 · Post by **Tonypayne111** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 10:56 pm

Hi ive put some nice fox racing alloys on my mk4 polo but unfortunatley they are 16 inch and when i am close to full lock they rub on the inside of the wheel arch. Any body know of anything i could do to prevent this happning? thanks

Tim_GTi · Post by **Tim_GTi** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 10:56 pm

Welcome to the site mate. What tyres are you running on them?

Tonypayne111 · Post by **Tonypayne111** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 10:59 pm

erm im not sure exactly what they are as i bought them off a mate but the make of them is toyo

Tim_GTi · Post by **Tim_GTi** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 11:01 pm

You need to find out the size of them mate. It says on the side, for example 195/40/16.

It sounds like they are too big though, you'll be wanting a smaller profile tyre, 195/40/16 is normally the preferred option, but it depends on your wheel width also.

lolhoward · Post by **lolhoward** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 11:03 pm

Tonypayne111 wrote:but the make of them is toyo

Get some 14's or 15's

Tonypayne111 · Post by **Tonypayne111** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 11:05 pm

yer just had a look they are 195/45/16

Tonypayne111 · Post by **Tonypayne111** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 11:11 pm

any idea how i could keep the rims and tyres and somehow make them fine for my car as i really like them??

NOZ · Post by **NOZ** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 10:17 am

As expected you have 195/45/16's which are the usual size for 16's.

However, for a polo it isn't so you need 195/40/16 and your sorted.

Tim_GTi · Post by **Tim_GTi** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 11:57 pm

There's nothing you can really do mate, changing tyre size is the best and easiest option. They'll look alot better too.