mickey's vr6 thread

[Jarred]

How badly does it foul the calipers?

Did you buy tyres for the wheels without first checking that the wheels fitted?

[tassie_euro_mk1]

if its only by a little, get the grinder out and shave a little of the calipers


well...i did this on my first mk1, it didnt effect the mk1 calipers... not sure if u wanna do this to your VR6 calipers tho lol

[Golf Houso]

Well then...

What a stupid day.

My wheels don't fit (foul the front calipers) and I'm officially 100% broke so will not be buying spacers.

Who wants to buy my wheels + new tyres?

Odd, ET45 on a 7 inch rim should fit, I've got 15x6's with an ET38 and the JUST fit on the fronts, I'm talking about a match or less for clearance. What about some 4-6mm floating spacers?

[Jarred]

Save up for some spacers.

UNLESS you can get all of what you paid back.

even then, you got a bargain set of wheels in the first place.

[Mrk_Mickey]

How badly does it foul the calipers?

Did you buy tyres for the wheels without first checking that the wheels fitted?

The wheel wouldn't reach the hub before the caliper hit, supposedly. And yeah I'm stupid enough to not have fit them over the fronts first.

Odd, ET45 on a 7 inch rim should fit, I've got 15x6's with an ET38 and the JUST fit on the fronts, I'm talking about a match or less for clearance. What about some 4-6mm floating spacers?

dude...it's not the offset that's a problem. That's never a problem (hardly, anyway..cos you buy wheels in known offsets). My problem is the spokes hitting the caliper.

Save up for some spacers.

UNLESS you can get all of what you paid back.

even then, you got a bargain set of wheels in the first place.

They're for sale. I'm sick of the effort I go to for this car, and I can't spend any more unexpected money because I haven't got any. And I won't, for a while. Can't afford fuel atm...

[dom123]

what size spacer do you need?cause 5mm spacers and i think 8mm or 10mm spacers can be sourced for like $20 at neales wheels. surely woolies dont pay that bad....

[Jarred]

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They're for sale. I'm sick of the effort I go to for this car, and I can't spend any more unexpected money because I haven't got any. And I won't, for a while. Can't afford fuel atm...

Welcome to the world of modified cars brother!

Sad you have to sell them, but you've made your choice.

[Mrk_Mickey]

what size spacer do you need?cause 5mm spacers and i think 8mm or 10mm spacers can be sourced for like $20 at neales wheels. surely woolies dont pay that bad....

woolies pay me shockingly in the amount of hours they allow me to work. I feel seriously skeptical about $20 spacers...I assume I would need longer bolts also...

[DubSteve]

Hmm I'm sorry but your giving up early, if you have the ****s after only finding that you need adaptors lol, come to me when you have to weld new seats in!

[Mrk_Mickey]

Lol..it's a bit different for me steve, it's my only means of transport so patience wears thin every time something else farks up (including this time because i need to replace tyres and a buckled wheel)..i'm just sick of it happening is all.

Anyways this shouldn't be a sob story about me, that's heaps gay. This is about the car lol. I'll let you all know what happens if anything happens soon.