anyone got a pic of their golf with 17" and 18" whels on , and do they rub ?

[woodz77 0]

as title really . im after a set of RS4s or RS8s but im not sure on size . 18"s will look pukka i reckon but will i get probs with rubbing etc . but then i dont want to go for 17"s if they dont look like the wheel the arch enough if you know what i mean . so can people put up some pics of golfs with 17s and 18s on and tell me roughly how much they are lowered . thanks in advance .

[purple highline monster 0]

mines on 7.5 X 17s no rubbing at all and lowered about??????60 or 70 mm i think? on FK Highsports....dont go for 18s they will make it handle and ride horendously, i did have 8x17s on and didnt have any problems either, click the pic to enlarge it

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[Jk* 0]

Dont go for 18", they look cack IMO. 17! is just right or even 16" if they are wide and the car is low. My comps sometime scrub on the back with a 40mm lowering all round. Need to get my arches rolled TBH.

[kalv 0]

As above really... I'm running 17" Audi TT's.. with a 40/60 drop (slightly lower on the rear)..have had the rears rolled and get the odd kerbing with a few passengers in the back...

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[ad24gti 0]

See sig

17's Lowered 60-70mm ish all round

Slight rubbing on the front and rolled rear arches

[mannie 0]

7x17 Lowered 40mm , clears all half-sleeping policemen .

[ad24gti 0]

17's dropped 30-50mm on Eibach springs

Coilovers lowered 60-70mm arches standard

And on 16's lowered 80mm

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Hope that helps

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[franchise 1]

Lowered on fk konigsport coilies, not sure how much by. 17x7.5s on 20mm spacers.

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Rub in the back every now and again, scrubs at the front when steering over bumps. Needs the rear arches rolling and the front raising and stiffening.

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[woodz77 0]

some lovely looking motors there . im going to go for 17"s . they all look perfect in the pics . now to find a decent set for decent money !!!!!

[craggsy 91]

As above really... I'm running 17" Audi TT's.. with a 40/60 drop (slightly lower on the rear)..have had the rears rolled and get the odd kerbing with a few passengers in the back...

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I think it looks better other way round, as in back higher than front. Plus when you accelerate the back drops down anyway

[gav_113 0]

30-40 mm drop and TT comps.. common as muck now.. but do look gd..i was going to do the RS8 route but i think they look dated now, already been done... i did see a golf mk3 with 20'' RS8's on and it looked fucking stupid!! he beat the arches out with a hammer..(no joke)!!!

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[gav_113 0]

oh and also my m8 had 18's on his VR and the ride was terrible, seemed to follow the road alot and was very hard, prob due to the lower profile tyres?? and they rubbed all the time..

[kalv 0]

As above really... I'm running 17" Audi TT's.. with a 40/60 drop (slightly lower on the rear)..have had the rears rolled and get the odd kerbing with a few passengers in the back...

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I think it looks better other way round' date=' as in back higher than front. Plus when you accelerate the back drops down anyway

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After i had my rear arches rolled, i went back to supplier as was still getting a bit of rubbing and he said rear suspension was adjustable.. DOH! I've just gota change it so the rear is slightly higher...

[franchise 1]

Agree with Craggsy all day, nose down, arse up, hot rod style is the only way to go.

Rake is for heroes (to quote a pal).

[MattBVR6 0]

Mines on 17" RS4's mate and lowered 40 - 50mm on coilovers. Rubs on the front occasionally when on full lock.

I was thinking about going bigger but after E38 i'm thinking smaller but wider is theway to go, and you gotta get some seriously stretched tires!!!

Who recons i need to change them? I'll either get these fully polished or buy a propper blinging set with DEEEEEP rims??

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[franchise 1]

Small and wide bro. I love havin 17s on mine now but next up for me with be some wiiiiide 16s

[craggsy 91]

Wide look sooooo good but i've been there and the widest i'll go now is 8s as they are easier to live with daily.

Don't get me wrong I loved my car with 9x16s all round but I got fed up with occasional rub and couldn't drive the car how I wanted/its meant to be driven.

So 8x16s max for me now and i'll preach all day long to people about the benefits of 16s over 17s. Ask most people who ask my advice on wheels

[franchise 1]

Only just got the 17s on, mainly as it's been a long project so had to see it through. After a few bits and some nice pics I'm gonna try and get me some 16s again. I fancy 9s on the back and 8s at the most for the front, like you say, you can't drive the car hard on 17s, especially if you have any decent looking slam on em. Bump, bounce, ding, scrub...etc...not as much fun as I'd like.