17"x7" rims on '87 Scirocco 16V

[rogercv1 at gmail.com (Roger)]

I run 17X7 38et I believe with 205/40 and I rub on everything. car
sits on H&R Race springs with Bilstein sports all around.

On 4/16/07, Janzen, Lawrence <lwjanzen@hydro.mb.ca> wrote:
> Hello List,
> I am looking at purchasing (from a friend) a set of 17"x7" (ET+40)
> 5-spoke rims to put on my '87 scirocco 16v.  There have no brand name on
> the rims. All the rims have on them are "JWL" and "VIA" and "Made in
> China".  When I look at tirerack.com, they only recommend 15" and 16"
> rims for the scirocco.
> -Does anyone on the list running 17" rims?
> -If you have, what issues have you had?
> -Is an offset of +40 enough? Too much?
> -What size tires do you have?
> (When I use the tire-calculator on Scirocco.org, it recommends 195x40)
> -How close is theory to practice?
>
> I would like know what the largest size tire that I can run without
> having too many rubbing issues.
>
> I currently have a completely stock suspension on my scirocco, but the
> future plan is to go to coilovers.  I have also include a link for pic
> of the car as some have asked.
> http://www.neojedi.com/dublife/yausoroti/ownerSheet3.php?id=1592
>
> Thanks for the advice,
>
> Winnipeg Larry
> '87 Scirocco 16v
> '84 Jetta GLi
> (I don't bother mentioning my '98 Windstar and my '03 Camry - I don't
> love those vehicles)
>
>
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