Wheel opinion

[LocoPolo]

Hi all,

when i got my Vw Polo GTI i put on the H&R 25/40mm springs and got 18" wheels which looked great but i soon found out the driveability suffered quite a bit so i have decided to go back to 17" and im torn between the following choices (i know everyone has different tastes but just like a overall view as to which way i might lean) :

Rezax350

Euro 6

OZ Futura

Euro 15

well thats about it so thanks in advance for the input.

PS Gavs does get extra credit for his opinion as i see him as the guru here on the forum

[team_v]

Futura's for sure.
Anything else is a blatant copy

[ATYPIC]

Euro 15 gets my vote.

Can I ask what the problem was with driveability with your configuration?

I've had the same set up since 1000km on the car and never confronted issues even on the long drives I've done to QLD & SYD return. Of course if you hit a huge hole you're going to feel it but overall its been a good experience for me and I'm happy with 18s. I'm even changing my wheels shortly and staying with 18s.

[Bassik]

I don't wanna be blunt but none. I dislike all of them...

[Bassik]

I don't wanna come off blunt but none... I dislike all of them. I'm more interested in knowing how the ride comfort was with springs and 18"

[kaanage]

I'm more interested in knowing how the ride comfort was with springs and 18"

Lower springs + heavier wheels => higher spring rate (regardless of what gavs has been told) + greater unsprung mass
= underdamped response => jouncy, skitterish ride with attendant loss of grip on non-billiard table surfaces.

[LocoPolo]

Can I ask what the problem was with driveability with your configuration?

I've had the same set up since 1000km on the car and never confronted issues even on the long drives I've done to QLD & SYD return. Of course if you hit a huge hole you're going to feel it but overall its been a good experience for me and I'm happy with 18s. I'm even changing my wheels shortly and staying with 18s.

IT isnt so much the config more the roads are piss poor and you can get caught out quite easily and mess up the wheels.
That being said i was looking at getting coilovers(Bilsteins) and keeping the 18s.

BTW i love your wheels and even had a look to see if i could get some here in Europe but to no avail.

[ATYPIC]

IT isnt so much the config more the roads are piss poor and you can get caught out quite easily and mess up the wheels.
That being said i was looking at getting coilovers(Bilsteins) and keeping the 18s.

BTW i love your wheels and even had a look to see if i could get some here in Europe but to no avail.

I have hit some verrry big holes at high speeds and thought oh no...but to my surprise the wheels and tyres have stood up magnificently.

For many months I searched for those out-of-production Rays wheels in a spec that would fit the GTI...and now its time for a change. I'm also changing over to coilovers shortly.

[Martytronic]

Not a fan of those studs along the edge to be honest - but I can definitely see that you are! - I think those studs would look better on a classic muscle-car... I think the Polo is a bit too modern for them. I'm personally looking for a decent set of 16-17" Enkeis, something subtle yet a bit darker so it blends in with the pepper grey color... though I might try to be sensible and pick a more silver colored one as my Polo is already road-colored, any other road-grey parts on my car and I may as well be invisible... I suppose I could be thankful for DRLs -_-

[cstb_87]

If I had to choose one of them then I would stick with stock.

Personally I don't think they suit a Polo. Dish is only passable if you are slammed in a Polo, and if you have low offset which we can't do sadly .

Look at what Golfs do because they have similar lines to the Polo which will give you a better idea because there are a lot of wheels out there which can be ordered in