17"x7" rims on '87 Scirocco 16V

[toofast4you89 at gmail.com (Ben Walter)]

wow sucks to be you guys, i got 17"x7" (ET 40 or 42 i cant remember) flik
wasps with falken ziex 512 tires 205/40/R17. the car is sitting on H&R coil
overs with bonrath poly strut bearings, it ONLY rubs on the fenders during
HARD corning, the car is also sitting about 2" lower than stock.  to rubbing
is a simple fix with the curvature of a base ball bat, but I'm lazy.  there
is about a 1/2" clearance between the strut and the wheel, no problems
there.  some things that will be a problem for you are
1.) your speedo is going to be WAY off, i got a 3.94 R&P and it was about
15mph off before i put the "special" gear from TT in.
2.)loss of power.  plain and simple, more rotating mass, and bigger wheels
tend to bend easier.(BTW my car can spin em' in 2end) plus to boot when you
do get them spinning its harder on your brakes to slow them down.
-BENEFITS-
yeah there is a reason i bought them...
1.)the look so much better with the right ride height. 17"s follow the
fender well much better that a smaller wheel
2.)tires are ALOT easier to buy, you have alot more flexibility with a 17"
wheel than something smaller
3.)they look sweet:)

so there you have it the good outweighs the bad, get 17"s i did, but i
wouldn't recommend any bigger unless your rich and have a lot of fab skills
let me know if there is anything else you want to know...I'm gonna get my
dad to post pics of mine so you can get an idea

later

Ben


On 4/16/07, julie@menloparkrandd.com <julie@menloparkrandd.com> wrote:
>
> 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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