Porsche Teledials on a 9n3

[J Dog]

Hi Everyone. I am planning on putting some 16 inch teledial wheels on my 9N3 polo with some H&R Porsche hub adaptors and some H&R Springs.

The Wheels are 16x7 52.3et on the front and 16x8 52.3et on the rear.

Has anyone ever done this? or if this has already been talked about could someone please share the link?

This is the first wheel change I have ever done and I am just unsure as to whether there would be enough room under the guards for these wheels. I really don’t want to cause any issues with rubbing etc.

If anyone could give me some advice on tyres that would work well or how big a hub adaptor I should go with, it would be much appreciated.

Thanks

[noone]

Welcome, nice bunch of old VAG's you've had (newbies post).

16x7 and 16x8 should be fine. I'm running 8's all around and reasonably low.

For 8's, you'll want your offset around 40, which therin lies the possible issue. Adaptors are usually more than the 12ish mm thick, so I think you might struggle to tuck them properly.

Not seen it done here, but Polo UK might have some help. As you're stock height, you could poke a bit, but it could easily look odd. The guards can be rolled, but then you're heading into stance works. Other thing that might work is using the adjustable top mounts to help the fronts tuck.

Will you be dropping it later? Need to get the offset just right if you're going low as well.

[J Dog]

Thanks noone, I'm planning on dropping it 30mm with some H&R springs before I put the new wheels on. I would obviously prefer coilovers but I am trying to keep this project as cheap as possible, whilst trying to make it look half good. (could go to coilovers later on)

Thats interesting that you think I will trouble tucking the wheels. I thought I would have more trouble with them hitting the inner wheel well. Shows you how new I am at this. The smallest adaptors I can find are 15mm so I will most likely have a problem with the 8's.

What offset would you recommend for the 7's?

Thanks for your help, much appreciated

[noone]

Some of the other boys run more poke than I do, but I rub on the inner lining at the back with 215's over bumps. My offset if 38 on 8's.

So, for the same offset on the front, you could remove 12 (1/2 inch give/take) so, 38 on 8's becomes 26.

You may be able to get away with 20 on the front and 32 on the rear with less lows, but expect a slight poke and maybe rub (someone will chime in with their experiences here). Stock shocks with short springs was OK, it shagged my shocks pretty quick, but I think it depends on your driving style and roads as others have had this combo for many k's reporting minimal issues.

[seangti]

Stock shocks with short springs was OK, it shagged my shocks pretty quick, but I think it depends on your driving style and roads as others have had this combo for many k's reporting minimal issues.

I ran H&R's on stock springs for a short while, wouldn't recommend it. Fine if only ever doing low speeds and don't push in corners, but at highspeeds on primary and secondary roads, pretty awful. It bounces all over the shop. I now run bilstein struts and very happy with it. But if you're budget constrained, I'd probably go a cheap coilover (that's the first I've ever suggested that approach ). Quite a few are running cheap coilovers with little complaint and seem to be lasting well.

[noone]

Weitec are the cheapest thing I'd recomend, but FK's and a few others have had good feedback. I'd steer clear of AP.
DPM performance in the UK is your best bet, you could email Damien and ask if he has anything going cheap, but expect to spend $500- $1000 landed.

[J Dog]

Thanks guys, I just bought a really really cheap set of teledials on gumtree which are et65 15x7. Which i know are kind of small but I think with the right tire, they would look good. I know I will need a massive adapter to make them work, H&R make a 35mm adapter, do you think that would be too harsh on the wheel bearings? That would bring my offset down to 30 which I would be happy with.

I am also looking at the H&R Cup kit (dampers and springs). Have you heard any bad things about that kit before? For the money it looks really good. I am not to keen on the idea of cheap coilovers as I have heard some horror stories and I know that a good set of dampers and springs will probably give me better handling.

Again I am trying to keep my spending low (While trying to maintain quality) as my car was pretty cheap and if I go crazy I may as well of bought a GTI

The DPM performance website also looks great, I will probably end up buying my things from them.

Thanks again for your help guys

[noone]

Offset requirements change depending on the wheel width.

Have a play with the whee / offset calculator on 1010tyres, its quite informative about how different rims would sit.

I believe the H&R is not a lot of drop (no tuck), not sure if its much cheaper than the Weitec (which is supposedly a clone of the KW product). If you want to make it look nice, I'd go with the coilies, its just a question of if something cheaper than the Weitec is good.

The Weitec are good, the H&R might be better, hard to say. If you don't like the height, with the H&R, thats it. With the Weitec, you can raise or lower (within limits). You don't have to worry about quality with these brands (not to say there is no risk).

Weitec would be just under a grand landed. Worth googling the part number to see if a bargain comes up, when I looked, I found another site that would have saved me another $150 (a while back): 13280039

[J Dog]

I have had a look at the Weitec's and they look really good. Some sites have them listed for the same price as the H&R's so its a no brainer really. Thanks nooone.

[noone]

No worries, glad to help you move in a direction I'm fairly confident will give you both improved handling and better stance (the Polo looks like a different car when reasonably low (and great when properly low, but I keep a 10mm gap on the front end of mine).