My new wheels for my polo :)

[llai8501]

Hey guys,

Just sharing pics of the wheels I got today from Taleb Tyres.

I got matte black 18"x7.5 rims on Nitto Invo tyres 225/40

Only small issue is the left rear wheel scrubs slightly when turning right at speed.

We found that the rear bumper has a weird bump that protrudes, we noticed the scrubbing as soon as I drove so we used a heat gun to soften the plastic and pushed the bump in, it fixes it up nicely but scrubs slightly when turning still when people sit in the back.

I'm likely to take it into a panel beater next week and see what my options are, possibly move the plastic in further or maybe spacers? Advice? Pics coming.

Pics of the wheels:






Pic of the bump thing (although this isn't the side that scrubs, this photo is of the right side, the left side which i have not uploaded yet has a bigger bump that rubs on the tyre when i turn right and someones sitting in the back) u can see it sticks out oddly and it's only on the right ride. See where on the back it's curved out.



I'm reallying hoping the panel beater can mould it in, the guys at Taleb used a simple heat gun and got it to move in a few millimeters but said a panel beater could do it better.

As its only scrubbing intermittently i'll assume its okay and i'll get it fixed asap.

Any advice is appreciated!

[ATYPIC]

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but you have purchased an incorrect tyre size for an 18inch rim on the Polo. Needs to be a 35 series tyre not a 40.

[llai8501]

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but you have purchased an incorrect tyre size for an 18inch rim on the Polo. Needs to be a 35 series tyre not a 40.

Oh man think i might cry lol.

I really expected the guys at Taleb to give me the right advice here.

Regardless, will I be able to fit a 35 series tyre on the wheels? Or will this involve stretching?

As in 225/35/18?

[llai8501]

215/35/18?

[Nuggos]

Yeah your speedo will be out now, as you have changed your rolling circumference too much. You need a 35 profile tyre get your speedo corrected which is a bitch I've heard

[steveyoshi]

but on a lighter note... once you get it sorted it will not scrub.

215 is tyre width in mm
35 is profile as a % of the width
18 is the inch diameter of the wheel

[llai8501]

Thanks so ill need a 215/35/18?

[llai8501]

And will they fit on the wheels?

[steveyoshi]

standard type size is?
what is the new wheel size compared to the old too... then it is simple mathematics to sort it out.

[llai8501]

Stock is 17x7 on 215/40/17

New is 18x7.5 on 225/40/18 but scrubbing on left rear tyre.

I'm trying to work out what sized tyre to put on the new rims