what wheel size

[gavinvr6 0]

guys whats the best size rims to run on my vr, its been lowered on coily's somewhere between 60mm-80mm, can i go

7x16 195/45's

7.5x17 with 205/40's

7.5or8x18 with 205/40's

all et35ish unless anyones got borbet a then im guessing it'l be around et15-20

[craggsy 91]

16s for me.......8s all round

[gavinvr6 0]

been looking at 16's but there is more choice in 17's, plus i cant really find something i like in 16's. only borbet a in 7.5x16 with a nice stretched tyre but i cant afford them, was thinking of something along the lines of wheels tha look like my original bbs just a bit bigger and cleaner

[craggsy 91]

Your choice. Only 17s id have would be BBS RS

[gavinvr6 0]

would love a set but i think they are a little out my price range, modding on a budget so gotta be one peice rims, either 5 big fat spokes or something oe style and stretched tyres

[craggsy 91]

Audi S3 wheels look good on the Mk3

[craggsy 91]

Or the obligatory TT comps

[gavinvr6 0]

was thinking audi a8's in diamond cut 18's but i think the cars to low for those, and if u know a good set of 5 spoke tt's going preferably polished point me in the right direction lol oooo or borbet a's

[motormadj 0]

a8's not my cuppa tea, borbets are sexy.... anything on the euro side i guess

[Phat VR6 3]

borbets type As are very sexy lol, Ive got 17" 8" wide repila VW Santa Monica thingys, See left in little pic, There not my wheels of choice, I want some wide deep dish euro wheels yet £££££££

16s or 17s on a mk3 imo, 18s are to big

Mine where only £325 new without tyres and i think they look very good for the money!

[franchise 1]

Personal choice bro and depends on how you drive. I never thought I'd miss 16s, but with 17s you just can't drive as hard without having her look like shes on stilts. 16s, nice and low with plenty arch room still, stiff coilies and some nice hard driving. 17s look super good as they fill the arches but like I say, not that nice to drive.

Also, don't over stretch your tyres, they look cool but drive worse, imo. more grip, more fun.

[Phat VR6 3]

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Totaly agree with that, ive got 215/40 r17s on mine, with stetch tyres id be worryed about them coming off and i want as much tyre on the road as possible

I still got mine nice and slammed with 17s and i have mine around like a nutter, I can't get over speed bumps very well tho but i agree you can get lower on 16s! Wouldn't say that 17s didn't handle as well tho?? One thing i did miss was the acceration

Hears a better pic of my wheels on my old car I was on about, You can't get low and have perfix wheel to arch aliment on 17s tho

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[franchise 1]

Hey bro, what wheel widths and offsets are you running with 215 rubber? I'm gonna be fitting 16x7s but with an et of 17, bit of poke, but wanna run 215/40 rubber for some ledge rather than stretch. Do your tyres rub?

[Phat VR6 3]

Alright geeza, Umm et is 38 i think and there 8" wide on the inside where the bands of the trye sit, 8.5" from outside to outside.

My tyres dont rub but I did have to grind the lip down on the rear archs and then I rolled the lip over anyway,

Front wheels rub on the chassie leg alittle bit on fully lock but dont damage them, On the rear the arch sticks out about 15mm wider than the wheel and the fronts are pritty much flush, Im putting 10mm spacers on the front and 13mm spacers on the rear and hopfully it still wont rub,

Et 17 is abit hectic tho but you might be sound with 16, Hope this helps Tom

[franchise 1]

Yeah, in a bit of a pickle. 7j aint wide at all but the et makes em sit more like 8.5s and most dudes roll 195/205 rubber to stay in the arches. I just fancied a bit of ledge but no thinking the figures are in my favour. Might just go 205 instead, as much tread as I can get.

[rodney 17]

NIce and Red that car mate Also all those tents and a dog in just one car thats pretty good packing ....

[Phat VR6 3]

lol, Cheers chap :-d I did love the my red golf.

Got a black one now, When I owned the red one i wanted a respary in black, Now i got a black one i want my red one back lol. Oh well!!!!!!!

There was 2 cars but the other one wasn't worthy of been in the pic lol, Car was full of people and tents and still didn't rub lol, Dog was totaly random, donno where it came from.

That was in wales, My god the roads are sick down there :-d and theres a beach to get sidways on in Borth

[gavinvr6 0]

hijack lol

[jws vr6 0]

If you go 18s you'll need a really skinney tyre and the ride will be horrible. I had 17s but managed to crack one of the a few weeks ago. Going for 16s now with a 45 profile instead of 40.