Wheels?

Rus872k3 · Post by **Rus872k3** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 9:02 am

Does anyone have there polo lower 40mm but with 17'' alloys on it,

is i dont no if i should lower it 60mm or 40mm with 17''s on it

Cheers

Ollie_R · Post by **Ollie_R** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 9:10 am

Don't even bother with 17 inch wheels on the Polo in the first place. They look stupid on the polo.

I doubt you could even lower the car 40mm on 17 inch wheels, without problems like the tyres rubbing on the arch liner, and I'm pretty sure you can't go full lock with them on.

I haven't seen a car with 17 inch wheels that looks any good. In my opinion, they're far too big for the car. Leave big wheels to 4x4's and posh saloons.

enimadrummer · Post by **enimadrummer** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 10:53 am

I have 17"s, lowered 30mm with no problems at all. Full lock is fine and all that. I think it looked good - hence why i did it lol! I remember when i was asking about it, someone had gone 35mm with no problems, 40mm should be fine. You may need some arch rolling if you want to go 60mm.

Depends what look you wanna go for, -40mm wont be THAT low, so if you wanna go for the 'euro' look then get 15's and slam it. If not then go for the 17s.

I think mine looked alright;

Ignore the spare on the front lol. Thats the only pic i have since the suspension settled...

Chris

Oh and theres a car in For Sale section the 1.4 Match thats got 17s and is lowered a bit....Could ask him?

Rus872k3 · Post by **Rus872k3** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 12:12 pm

whats the tyre profile on your 17"
215/45/17????

rolldeeppolo · Post by **rolldeeppolo** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 12:18 pm

i have 17s on my polo and its fine on full lock,but its not lowered yet im waiting on a set of coiles to come http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/1056/polodd3.jpg

and photoshoped
http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/7867/mypolosh2.jpg

mk4 glx 1.6 · Post by **mk4 glx 1.6** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 1:02 pm

I just don't see the point of putting 17's on such a small car.

A) you'll be adding a load of unsprung weight. The wheels alone will be adding at least 5kg per corner, probably more like 10kg - so another 40kg for the engine to lug around.

B) the tyres (assuming they need 35 profile) will cost a small fortune. And with such a low profile, you will feel every bump in the road and will increase the risk of buckling your wheels.

C) your MPG will decrease by a noticeable amount

D) they just look out of place.

loud · Post by **loud** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 1:18 pm

yea 17s on polos looks gash but to answer the question,

my car is lowered 50mm with 15s and i have less than an inch between the wheel and the arch, so you do the math

Rus872k3 · Post by **Rus872k3** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 1:36 pm

rolldeeppolo wrote:i have 17s on my polo and its fine on full lock,but its not lowered yet im waiting on a set of coiles to come http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/1056/polodd3.jpg

and photoshoped
http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/7867/mypolosh2.jpg

love them wheels, didnt know they came in 4stud - as they are stanard 5stud

Rus872k3 · Post by **Rus872k3** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 2:29 pm

there also nice wheels that ya have on the above polo,

whats the name off them

rolldeeppolo · Post by **rolldeeppolo** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 3:34 pm

no adaptors needed they aremulti fitment

Dee-vub · Post by **Dee-vub** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 4:03 pm

Rus872k3 wrote:there also nice wheels that ya have on the above polo,

whats the name off them

haha he wont tell you!

Dee-vub · Post by **Dee-vub** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 4:04 pm

and yeh 17's on polos are gash!

mc_iver_9n · Post by **mc_iver_9n** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 6:00 pm

17''s Suit 9ns.