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wheels?
Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2003 5:33 pm
by B REAL
okay, Large or small and fat? Looking through some questions and answers. n to be honest, i'm lost! Whats the biggest wheels that can go on dropping it 35mm without rubbing? Or maybe i will go small and fat, whats the biggest and widest i could go dropping it 60mm
Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2003 7:29 pm
by Speedlaw
Rubbing depends on lots of factors. First and foremost: Wheel and tyre size. Also important are ET and wheel width and in some cases the brand or model of tyre you choose will have an effect too.
Drop has an obvious effect, but that's hard to compare. I bought a kit that should have dropped the car 40mm, but I can barely get my finger in between the tyre and the fender. So that's definitely more than 40mm.
The 'safe' options are (and correct me if I'm wrong)
185-55-14 on 6x14 ET 35
195-45-15 on 7x15 ET >30
195-40-16 on 7,5x16 ET 35 (cutting it close due to the width of the wheel)
Anything wide (8 or 9 J) will cause some rubbing, or some serious rubbing, depending again on drop, wheel size and ET.
Do you have any ideas on wheel and tyre sizes? Maybe we can help you in specific cases.
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2003 4:29 pm
by B REAL
Well its like this, if for instance i were to go small and fat i would like it to look something like pic no. 14 in picpost-enjoy the eyecandy Forum Index MKIV polo.and the wheels would be OZ Volcano's if poss.
But if i were to go Large it would possibly be TSW EVO R's.
U see, up here in scotland everybodys busy going large. Where i would prefere to be different and go small and fat. But somethings telling me i may be biting of more than i can chew going small and fat!
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2003 5:21 pm
by Polo17
go with small and phat..euro styleeeee!
actually u dont need to go that small......go for 7.5x16 with 195/40/16 tyres and a 60mm drop and it will look sweet as! and the oz volcanos will look cool!
thats the size i have got on mine (well or order) but brock b3's...but with a 80 mm drop
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2003 6:36 pm
by Speedlaw
Well, I like both styles, although 16's are the biggest that still look good IMHO. Some 14" wheels are jaw-dropping material, I'll dig up some examples. With small and wide, you're more likely to run into rubbing problems, as your car should be low (on the deck) to pull it off. Semi-low with small wheels looks bad, I think.
These pics may take a while to load, if they are red-x's hit refresh.
15" Ronal R10 (Turbo's)
Schmidt Revolution Th-line in 15", look at the width of the back wheels!
14" PLS Vitesse, very wide, very expensive
17" unknown wheel (Anyone?)
16" AC Schnitzer BMW wheels, polished
14" Tramont classic (?)
16" BBS RC's
And my favorites, at the time of posting
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16" Porsche Carrera 2 (design 90) wheels, polished
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2003 7:15 pm
by B REAL
thanks for the pics, helping alot!
actually u dont need to go that small......go for 7.5x16 with 195/40/16 tyres and a 60mm drop and it will look sweet as!
will this rub? and will there be need for any work on the arches?
The BMW polished no. is looking nice, maybe just coz its the same colour of car as mine.... in saying that the unknown ones look good too!
Damm!
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2003 7:27 pm
by Speedlaw
Try to get 7x16 instead of 7,5 to be safe. The stretched tyre (on a wider wheel) may still catch on the archliners.
On the wheel choice: I'd leave the big generic wheels alone. I'm not trying to ruffle any feathers here, but I think that in 5 years from now, we'll all agree that the Porsche, PLS, Brock, WRD, Schmidt and Schnitzer wheels still look classy. I know I won't be saying the same about TSW wheels (pick any model). Remember the Venoms?
Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2003 1:49 pm
by whitie
mmmm, nice piccies, rite,nxt time im home, the bump strips r comin off and im gettin rear door handles
Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2003 9:09 pm
by polo2k
what would you say to a 6.5x16 rim in 4x100
it even looks like an s3 wheel i`ll post pics later, prolly
Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2003 9:46 pm
by polo2k
dont you love a little tuck
and remember 6.5x16 means you can go stupid low and barly rub
oh btw regarding off set there et 50
so you will have to run 15mm spacers
forgot to mention that they do come with centre caps
Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2003 10:48 pm
by Speedlaw
polo2k wrote:and remember 6.5x16 means you can go stupid low and barly rub
oh btw regarding off set there et 50
so you will have to run 15mm spacers
forgot to mention that they do come with centre caps
Look very nice, but what wheels are they? Never seen them before, or maybe I just don't recognise them
Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2003 5:36 am
by whitie
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ACE wheels?no pun intended
nice polos ther,love the top on turbos and the last 1 on proka rims
Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2003 9:11 am
by Speedlaw
ACE? is that a company? I really have no clue. Not my favorites anyway, they'd be the ones you mentioned!
Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2003 6:26 pm
by whitie
Speedlaw wrote:I know I won't be saying the same about TSW wheels (pick any model). Remember the Venoms?
i like my TSW flys
i like to mix british style with euro style
i like my spokes,but also like it on the floor and no 17s
speedlaw, u know TAS off porka....now his black GTI is the danglys on the turbos......and i dont even like them usualy, must suit polos
how much r they in 15s,just curious
Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2003 8:28 pm
by Speedlaw
whitie wrote: i like my TSW flys
i like to mix british style with euro style
i like my spokes,but also like it on the floor and no 17s
Ahh, ignore me. I'm still on 14" stockies. So I really have no right!
speedlaw, u know TAS off porka....now his black GTI is the danglys on the turbos......and i dont even like them usualy, must suit polos
how much r they in 15s,just curious
His car is the bomb. I think they are a bit more affordable then Revo th's, to name the closest thing. PM him if you want to know exactly.