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Whos got the biggest rims on a scirocco II



I suspect that your car looks like it's on stilts because the tires you have are 23.5" in diameter. Doesn't sound like much over the "correct" (185/60X14, 195/50X15) diameter of 22.8" but you'd have to lower the car another 9mm to get it at an equivalent ride height with the "right" diameter tire and that would be 9mm less travel that Sciroccos already don't have enough of.
Going to wider rims won't get rid of the "on stilts" look, but I do think they would add to the "hot wheels" look!

 From: "Ben Walter" toofast4you89@gmail.com
Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 9:17 PM
Subject: Re: Whos got the biggest rims on a scirocco II

 
> yup, I'm Rollin on 17" flik wasps.  205-40-17 and it only rubs on "hard"
> corning:).  in my mind, 17's, may be too big if your looking for
> performance, but they do fill the wheel well the best if all your 
> interested
> in looks.  18"s if done right could look good, but i think the sacrifices
> that would have to be made are not worth it.  one down side to my wheels 
> is
> they are a hair on the narrow side(7"), which gives the car the look of
> "stilts"
>
> On 11/17/06, Allyn <amalventano1@tds.net> wrote:
>>
>> I'm not good for advice here, mainly because 275/40/17's don't fit under
>> stock fender wells :)
>>
>> Though, when going huge on diameter, width becomes the main factor, as
>> well as offset.  The opposite limit of clearing the fenders
>> is the firewall at the rear portion of the front fender wells, which you
>> hit at full lock.
>>
>> I'd advise against going crazy, since you end up doing silly stuff like
>> this:
>>
>> http://scirocco.dhs.org/vw/pics/0-allyn/rieger/images/030328-212034-Z10.jpg
>>
>> http://scirocco.dhs.org/vw/pics/0-allyn/rieger/images/030401-233943-Z10.jpg
>>
>> http://scirocco.dhs.org/vw/pics/0-allyn/rieger/images/030404-013400-Z10.jpg
>>
>> http://scirocco.dhs.org/vw/pics/0-allyn/rieger/images/030416-161205-Z10.jpg
>> So, save yourself some work, and go with single piece wheels, and bear in
>> mind that the larger diameter, the easier it is to bend.
>>
>> HTH
>> Al
>>
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: David Brown [mailto:sharpshooter33@adelphia.net]
>> > Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 6:38 PM
>> > To: scirocco scirocco
>> > Subject: Whos got the biggest rims on a scirocco II
>> >
>> > Been looking at tires and rims lately.  Wondering who's got
>> > the largest rims on a rocco and what size they are. Without
>> > bumping or rubbing of course. 8-)
>> >
>> > Anybody got a pic if they think they got the largest? (18"???)
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> > David
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