Suitable Track Rims?

[Buller_Scott]

No.

The 17" rims require lower profile tyres and these are

1. Harder to find/fewer options for semi-slicks
2. More expensive
3. No benefit
4. Heavier overall due to the added rim weight being greater than the reduction in tyre weight

for track usage. Get the smallest wheels that will fit over your brakes.

Unless you want to use the 17's for daily drive and use the 16's you have for tracking (assuming you haven't done a wheel size upgrade)

all true, however will (for example) a 15 inch wheel fit over the brakes?

i know a guy in qld with a red vr6 on here, with my wheels (et43) was running 3mm spacers and that was okay, but the vr6 brakes are 280mm if im right, versus the polo 288mm - would something like a team dynamics 1.2 with et35 fit over polo gti brakes? sweet if so.

End User, maybe you can check out overseas polo forums to see if anyone's running 15 inch "winter wheels" in the snow, so then you'd know that you can go down that route if you so please.

despite tyres options and prices being... well, the opposite of what you and i have (easy to source, heaps of choice, low prices etc etc), those wheels at only $200 starting bid are a pretty tempting proposition.

[kaanage]

That's why I said

Get the smallest wheels that will fit over your brakes.

[seangti]

Perhaps VW Bora wheels? I vaguely recall the V6 Bora Sport wheels fitting, not sure of other models. Pretty certain they also need spacers.

I'm thinking that I'll run a Kumho KU36 or similar as a street and track tyre rather than a dedicated track package. But that's mainly cos I'm currently in a townhouse and have no room to store rims or change them easily (and lazziness...).

[kaanage]

In that case, look for a tyre with the fewest/biggest tread blocks so they don't tear up.

It's too bad the Nitto NT-05 isn't available in Polo sizing (although I think that is a downright dangerous tyre for the uninformed).