RE: (non-rocc) (but rabbit...) wheels and other questions

[Gary Huff <ghuff@htech.com>]

Putting 16" or 17" wheels on a (at the max) 150hp rabbit is insane! I have
15x7" fittipaldi's on my 16v scirocco and they are the biggest I would ever
go. It looks good, corners well, and if I get into it hard, it will still
rip the tires :)

-----Original Message-----
From: Scott F. Williams [mailto:sfwilliams@worldnet.att.net]
Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 1999 12:51 PM
To: WaspHwy@aol.com
Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: Re: (non-rocc) (but rabbit...) wheels and other questions


WaspHwy@aol.com wrote:

> is there a rabbit mailing list like this one?

Nope -but considering that the Rabbits and Sciroccos are essentially the
same
thing, why would you look a substitute? I daily drive and rally a GTI!

> i have seen all kinds of pics of GTI's with 16's and 17's and they look
> tits, but doesnt that present a rubbing problem?

I've got 14x7" rims and *they* even rub a little bit. That only happens at
full
lean. However, thats a lot of the time! :^) I wouldn't put those boat
anchors on
your car, anyway. I say go for 15" at the maximum. Form follows function;
ain't
that the German way?

> also, this pertains to roccos too, what is the best, CHEAP susp. i can
get.
> struts, shocks and springs. BOGE? anybody? tia

The cheapest and best shocks/struts  that you'll find will probably be the
set
of used Koni internally adjustables that I'll have available in a couple of
weeks. Methinks that they'll go for about $200 or so.
--
Scott F. Williams
NJ Scirocco nut
SCCA ProRally driver
Hotrod Rabbit GTi



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