front wheels won't fit over brakes...

[JoshFair]

Cheers for the feedback guys will check it out with my mechanic tomorrow when i pick her up (and drive it for the first time!!) maybe grinding the caliper is something else we can do on saturday dan? Cheers guys.

[straight_fresh]

grinding the wheel is gonna effect the balance and probably make your steering wheel vibrate n sh%t... grind the caliper or use a small spacer!

[JoshFair]

can you make your own spacers?? they seem pretty straight forward..

[Stephy]

Hmmm - if there is someone who knows what they are looking at it when the car gets rego'd wont both options make it unroadworthy?

1 - spacers = insurance drama
2 - ground brakes = not hugely legal (last time i checked any way)

Why don't you run half worn pads for the rego and do these modifications afterwards? (I can probably give you the set out of the one in at the bodyworks if you want to pull them out yourself? I got a whole new brake upgrade for it so i'm not going to miss them.)

Kinda surprised your mechanic suggested such things to you before rego too...

[Jace]

Just leave the front wheels off. That would solve all your dramas.

[JoshFair]

oh oh yes hahaha no i'm getting rego with steelies.. pretty well all stock i'm just thinking ahead!! hey steph do you have a spare i can borrow for roadworthy?? mine is missing...

[MiKe1_golf]

I'm running spacers all round. It's rare for me to have a car that doesn't have spacers. I've never had an issue with them. Spacers can give some serious vibrations if they're not centred properly. As everyone has said take a few mm off the caliper if possible then I'd go spacers. Last resort gringing the wheels IMO.

[Stephy]

Wanna have a stylish spare? I'll lend you one of my Polo rims The steelies I have are on the actual Golf in the workshop

[JoshFair]

hey mate where did you get your spacers???

[Jace]

Do you Tasmanians need to have a spare for RWC? In Victoria we don't need to, but if there's a spare there it has to be fixed down properly, same deal with the jack and stuff.