[moved] putting 17s on a standard 1997 golf vr6

[andy530 0]

i,ve just brought my golf its got 15s on it so i went and brought so 17s they just fitted on the front but when i put them on the rear and took it off the jack the bottom of the spring sits on the tier can any body help

[cabrioman 6]

sounds like wrong off set mate ....

[andy530 0]

when i brought the wheels they came off a bora they fit the front just not the rear

[binliner 0]

You need to provide more info i.e. what wheels, width, offset and tyre size and what suspension set up you have

[craggsy 91]

Wrong size tyres?

[Lizard Racing 0]

Boras run 225/45x17s, the rolling radius of the tyres is just way too big mate you need to change the tyres to 195 or 205/40x17 same as the rest of us.

[andy530 0]

the tyres that are on the wolfrace rims are 215 45 17 are they to wide as for off set i could,nt tell you and suspension its just standard

[H13VYY 0]

need to know the width of the rims to workout whether the tyres are to big.

[mike 6]

tyres are deffo too big, as has been said could do wiith knowing the wheel width and ET..

they might be ok with smaller tyres

[Phat VR6 3]

just use wheel spacers on the back... unless im missing somthink

[andy530 0]

i would use wheel spacers but i don,t want the wheels to stick out to much is there any suspension that i could use a smaller plate on the bottom strut

[SankysVR6 1]

Moved your post to the correct section, not sure why it was in the Detailing part.

[amazak 3]

Wrong size, 205/40/17 is what you need. Spacers are a no go as they will push the wheels way out from the arches therby needing work to arches to be road legal and longer wheel bolts. Cheapest option is to replace tyres.