17" alloys

[nickty]

just wondering would 17 " alloys fit on my gti, they are 4x108 pcd, et 35 the alloys are 7J wide?

[edwars]

think thay should do not sure if they will rub tho might need spacers depends wat tires you have and how low the car is may have to get the hamer out lol

[nickty]

what widtrh of tyre can i put on a rim size 7J, as for lowering its still standard as we speak

[Peter.H]

17s will probably need arch work
the offset being 35 you will need spacers as the 106 offset is 15-18
the tyres for 17s ideally need to be 205/40/17

[mechsman]

As above 17's would require arch work, mainly at the rear. You will need appox 20mm spacers. To give you an idea I run 17 by 7J ET46 rims and I needed 32mm spacers for mine. The inner edge of the rim clears the arch wall by about 2mm! Tyres would ideally be 205/40's but 215/40 or 215/45 will go on. Your speedo will be half a mile out if you fit anything other than 205/40's tho.

[nickty]

how much arch work are you talking about? i would go for 205's as i think they would be easier to fit. also do you think they would look to big?

[mechsman]

<--- my flat arch S1 on 17's, not lowered. :D. Tbf a Gti's rear arches will require less work than mine n I did all of mine on my driveway with a rubber mallet n a hair dryer. Front arch liners had to be completely removed and the trailing edge of the arch lip had to be adjusted slighty (read: hit it with said mallet a few times :D).

[Peter.H]

I prefer 16s anyway 90% of the looks without as much hassle

[gazz]

IMO - 17s look too big - 16s are perfect ;)

[mechsman]

/\ nvr heard of pushing the boundarys, suffering for ure art? :D lol just kidding! tbh 17's can be a hassle.

[nickty]

maybe ill srick to 16s then, but deep down i want 17s

[Peter.H]

i've had 14s 15s and 16s

all have been as easy to fit as each other

17s would be hassle though

[nickty]

16's would i need arch work, plus what would be an average drop

[Peter.H]

i've got around 40mm drop on mine
the offset of my wheels is 16 but I put 15mm spacers on the back to push them out in to the arches so it looked better
no spacers on the front and nothing rubs

[nickty]

195 or 205s they look quite nice

[mat106]

I ran 17`s with 205/40 and with the arch work mine was fine, i had it lowered 45mm front and 35mm rear and i drove it all over with no probs.

[mechsman]

/\ was it a flat arch or gti shell? S1 or 2?

[mat106]

It was a gti arched one, but it started out as a flat arched shell, it was my pride and joy till i wrecked it.

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f30/mat106/100_2239.jpg

[dee383]

16's would i need arch work, plus what would be an average drop

I got 16s on mine lowered 40mm front 60mm rear with no arch work and no problems;)
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg100/dee383/LastOne.jpg