17 x 7.5 on 205/40/17 tyres

[harvw]

wil the 17" by 7.5 with 205/40/17 tyres fit straight on my polo 1.0 mk5 6N2
wil arches need moulding or anything or will the arches rub?
and if i get highsport coilovers and wea away sum of the arch to get the low sitting on wheel look how much would be the maximum i cud lower on coilovers? any help wud be great thanks alot harveer

[carmadaaron]

yes the 205/40/17 will go on a 6n2, but they will rub.
our member 'polosilver' has just put on his 17" with 205/40/17 recently, and i believe he had minor archwork and is ok now. (lowered 30mm as well)

coilovers, the 17s will cause you big problems when lowering, so i would advise you to stick with 15/16s if u want to deck the thing, or go for 17s with a small drop. say 30mm?

HTH

[PhilGTi]

Beleive it or not it actually rubbed less when i had it lowered! How odd, maybe the arch is at its widest point when the wheel higher into the arch. Im not sure how but mine hardly ever rubs now??

My mate has the same setup on his car and his rubs like f**k, down the side of the tyre wall. His is a 2000 6N2. Maybe my 2001 6N2 has slightly larger arches then his? Did the 2000 one keep the 6n arches and 2001 get new ones?

No idea! But you should be alright with 17 x 7.5.

Phill

[carmadaaron]

6n had slightly smaller arches
6n2 has rolled arches

[PhilGTi]

You can have wheels rolled for £25 each so not expensive! I think the 2000 6n2 has the 6n arches!

P.S.

Incase your interested Aaron, the suspension did settle down. I now have a 1cm gap between the arch and wheel. Took about 120 miles ish!

Phill

[carmadaaron]

You can have wheels rolled for £25 each so not expensive! I think the 2000 6n2 has the 6n arches!

the 6n2 had slightly rolled arches btw compared to the 6n

P.S.
Incase your interested Aaron, the suspension did settle down. I now have a 1cm gap between the arch and wheel. Took about 120 miles ish!

Phill

so how much is it lowered now? the full-30mm? , sounds good man!

[PhilGTi]

Yeah, defo the full 30mm, if not a tad more. I could get 5 fingers in the arch before, now i can only get 1! The front is slightly higher then the back, which is fine as it allows hard turning. Really pleased with it now, so many people keep pming me about the wheels. Damn it i wanna be a one off!

Phill.

[polopowah]

also late 6n's (v onwards) had very similar slightly rolled arches to a mk5 6n2.
as for 17's and coil-overs, forget about it! unless you can afford or wanna risk serious arch-work, im reckoning with 17's looking at phil's car your looking at a -40mm drop max.
-Ben-

[harvw]

thanks for help boys im new 2 the game nly 17 but ave the money like 4G 2 spend now im looking to buy the a8 audi looks wheels and drop it just like you phil as in 1 of your pictures the car looks like it is resting on the wheels bad boy look got to admit but urs are 17/7 yh i want 17/7.5 so rolling the arches and lowering 35mm wil b good idea yh any further help would be great

harv

[harvw]

Sory also wondering if any1 knows of any places selling the audio a8 look in 16" or does any1 know where i can get the made if possible thanks

[carmadaaron]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 34615&rd=1

stud pattern is not right for the mk5, as this set is a 5 stud. it is possible to get spacers/adapters to fit though

[polopowah]

offset is mint though
"Offset:et38"
-Ben-

[CalvinGTI]

Yeah, defo the full 30mm, if not a tad more. I could get 5 fingers in the arch before, now i can only get 1! The front is slightly higher then the back, which is fine as it allows hard turning. Really pleased with it now, so many people keep pming me about the wheels. Damn it i wanna be a one off!

Phill.

haha I had mine b4 you :-p

ner ner ner

Bwaaaaaaaaaa

*licks his 17" wheels*

Cal

[PhilGTi]

My dads bigger then your dad

[CalvinGTI]

haha

My dads a black belt in Karate . . Wahhhhhh Soh !!!!!!! *chops*

How many of us are there rolling on 17"s ?

Must be a little group of us now ! might even be able to setup our OWN cruise haha :-p

Cal