16" Wheels/Tires Poll

[nealtovsen@yahoo.com (Neal Tovsen)]

I had OZ Monte Carlos, 16x7.5, 35mm offset. Yokohama A520 205/40-16 tires.
No rubbing at all with 10mm spacers in the rear so the wheel would clear the
springs. The car looks better with the spacers anyway.

While the ride quality wasn't bad, I was constantly paranoid of bumps
bending the wheels. My fears were justified when I bent all four on some
poorly-marked road construction at night on the highway.

I'm now running 15" BBS wheels with 28 or 25ET. I think they're '80s
3-series BMW wheels, maybe off an E30 M3. They look great (v. similar to the
BBS Corrado G60 wheels), but that offset rubs the sidewalls on the fender
lips a tad.

Neal

> -----Original Message-----
> From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
> [mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Jeffrey Lowe
> Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 1:05 AM
> To: scirocco-L
> Subject: 16" Wheels/Tires Poll
>
>
> I need to know if anybody has street-able 16" inch
> rims and tire combos without rubbing on stock
> suspension setup. By street-able I mean no rubbing
> period! No rough ride etc. And if so what combo are
> you running?
>
> My plan is 16" Borbet C's (you may recall my earlier
> post)
> With 195/45R16 Pirelli PZero's
>
> If the general consensus is this would be a bad idea
> for a daily driver then I will abandon the idea.
>
> Later...
>
>
>
> =====
> Jeff Lowe
> Garland, Texas
> '86 Scirocco 16V
> '64 Type-34 Karmann Ghia (Got parts?)
> '59 Euro Spec Beetle (Waiting it's turn for resto)
> '98 Ford Explorer XLT 4X4
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