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17"x7" rims on '87 Scirocco 16V

I run 14" with wide rubber and it can rub on the strut. The outer diam HAS to be the same as the original or the speedo will be off. With 17's you'll need to run rubber bands and they can be harsh riding.

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Janzen, Lawrence [mailto:lwjanzen@hydro.mb.ca]
>Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 05:48 PM
>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: 17"x7" rims on '87 Scirocco 16V
>
>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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