VWW Official MKIV Wheel Q&A

[Swainey32]

Wheel whores, advice please
mk4 gti
will rears 19x9 et37 and fronts 19x8 et37 work?

[GeeMatt]

Wheel whores, advice please
mk4 gti
will rears 19x9 et37 and fronts 19x8 et37 work?

Watching (Just wanted to use the naughty smiley for something !)

[dylan8]

Wheel whores, advice please
mk4 gti
will rears 19x9 et37 and fronts 19x8 et37 work?

Yep should be ok. Would 5 or 10mm spacers all round would be ideal though
Front will be getting close to the strut

[trickysimon]

Wheel whores, advice please
mk4 gti
will rears 19x9 et37 and fronts 19x8 et37 work?

Sure, it will work. What look are you going for though?

[trickysimon]

Car: Bora V5 FWD
Front: 18x8.5 ET20 (after 15mm spacer) 205/40/18 Nangkang NS2
Rear: 18x9.5 ET30 (after 10mm spacer) 215/40/18 Bridgestone MY02
Arch height to ground Front: 24"
Arch height to ground Rear: 24"
Fenders Rolled: Front only
Fenders Pulled: No
Camber: -2 degrees in the front from R32 control arms and hubs. -3 degrees in the rear from IDF drop plates.

[SLAJ]

Wheel whores, advice please
mk4 gti
will rears 19x9 et37 and fronts 19x8 et37 work?

19x9 et25(ish) would sit about flush with the guard man

[Swainey32]

Cheers fellas

I found the wheels im looking at were once on a r32 on here, he was running these at
18x8 et 22 eg 15mm spacers
19x9 et12 eg 25mm spacers

Do the r32's have different specs for wheel mounting than the gti? They were sitting nice and flush on his car.
If this is the case, best location for hubcentric spacers?
Cheers

[dylan8]

Cheers fellas

I found the wheels im looking at were once on a r32 on here, he was running these at
18x8 et 22 eg 15mm spacers
19x9 et12 eg 25mm spacers

Do the r32's have different specs for wheel mounting than the gti? They were sitting nice and flush on his car.
If this is the case, best location for hubcentric spacers?
Cheers

R32 has a narrower rear track, plus camber.
Front is slightly different setup too but pretty close. Best to compare fwd with fwd.
I always found 9et30 basically flush on the back of mine. (Check Teledials and merc wheels in the 18x9 section)

[Conradianaski]

Great thread

[JazzyJust]

Superb thread!

Can you keep the lowered on 17's coming please

I'm currently running my Bora on 17's but looking for idea to improve the stance and overall look of the car.

If you could use the template as well that would be great.