17 inch Rims

[andre at nwmicrobrews.com (Andre Bjorkheim)]

Eric,

17x7.5 with 35mm offset or 17x7 with 38-40mm seem to do the trick.  Tire
size would be the smallest available (still bigger than stock tho) @
205/40/17.  Chances are that if you haven't shaved or rolled your rear
fenders, you'll rub.  Perhaps not as much with a 7" rim, but with my
7.5" rims I would rub more had I not shaved the rear fenders.  My
advice, take off or roll the entire rear fender.  The fronts are as much
of a problem cuz I have some neg camber as well as a VERY stiff front
end.  HTH!

Andre' (heading to PDX for the weekend)
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Eric S wrote:
> 
> Hey,
> 
> Those of you with 17s on Mk1s....can I have a chat with ya? (Andre?, you out there?).
> 
> I just curious what I need to do, and typical tire used...got a "can't refuse the deal" set of 17s, ET38, that I'd like to put on the mk1 TDI when its done....
> 
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