18" x 7.5 on Polo GTI?

**naughty** · 13-08-2008, 06:05 AM

Originally Posted by binnyvo

Well, Ive been riding on 18"x7.5 215/35 for about 3 months now, driven in all sorts of condition and speeds (every ounce that i could get out of the wee beastie, if only there was a 6th gear

)). So far i've had no problem whatsoever with tyre rubbing/scrubbing. Speedo is still fine- in fact it still reading over a little than actual speed according to my tomtom.
Having said all this, my car susp is still stock. I'm still umming and arring whether to go coilovers or just springs, but i do want to lower the front at least 40mm and rears 50mm.

why would you want the front higher than the rear - its a front wheel drive - and secondly you would begin to lose the wedge stance you are supposed to have

also i lived with 18's for 6 months on the gti - didnt have any rubbing problems cos it wasnt lowered - but lower it as much as that red one pictured in the previous page is and im sure you will have plenty of problems

i did have problems with the shocks bottoming out every pothole that i hit - as well as on a few speed bumps - it made a really loud banging sound as if you hit a wall with your bumper - and the main problem was the tendency for the sidewalls of the tyres to get damaged each time you hit a pothole (moreso at lower speeds cos two instances occurred at lower than 60km/h - were i going faster i think the tyres would have been saved) - but three pirelli p zero nero's in 6 months convinced me to go to a smaller rim with more tyre ...... tyres are cheaper too so i reckon ive saved a bit

nevertheless i certainly went through all the adventures and i wont dissuade anyone else since it is their cash hence their choice - use whatever you feel is right but i reckon it will only work for you if you drive on pristine roads ..... sadly that is not the general condition of the roads around where i live so to my detriment i found out the hard way that its a pricey option