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17's or 16's
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2003 9:14 am
by EdN
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.
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2003 11:51 am
by harry
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.
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2003 10:40 pm
by KarlM
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.
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2003 9:02 am
by harry
big is beautiful
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2003 10:54 pm
by MYpoloGti
ive got 17's on my Black mk5 Gti looks the bis , 206/40/17
mmmmmmmmmmm
ill have a pic up by saturday
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2003 9:02 am
by harry
my polo gti does it not rub anywhere??
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2003 9:04 am
by Speedlaw
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 TüV requirements after fitting 17's.
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2003 9:07 am
by harry
does anyone know how much out the speedo is if your running 195/40/17 tyres??
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2003 7:16 pm
by wul3er
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.
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2003 8:12 pm
by KarlM
Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2003 12:19 am
by polo2k
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
related fodder
Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2003 11:16 pm
by norton
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.
Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2003 11:45 pm
by polo2k
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
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2003 2:17 pm
by pettsy
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!
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2003 3:45 pm
by david burton
