17s on a mk2

Evening, I have a set of rims which I bought for the Bora, they are awesome.

Ignoring the pcd change, I think I know the answer but can I get 17s on a Mk2? Further to that the rims I have in mind are 8.5 on the front and 9.5 on the back.

I don't think realistically without some serious mods they will go on.

 

Are you seriously asking? I'm sure there's been several other s**t topics about this

 

i was hoping someone had a magic formula that i hadn't heard about.

i would normally say 17s are too big for a mk2

 

yes, a few by me and nobody has yet suggested any good reason why they are too big, for instance

rolling radius will be the same due to smaller sidewall, and on my car the gearing wont be out because I'm basically using a complete audi S3 in a mk2 shell

 

i just think they look too big for the shell

 

my old 20vt mk2 on 17's

 

17 x 7 fit, with 205/40/17 tyres. These have a diameter of about 600mm.

I had 17 x 8 with 240/610/17 tyres weren't even close to fitting, the entire front arch would have needed altering to make it fit.

You've got no chance with 8.5 and 9.5.

HTH

 

Steering would be horrible,handling wouldn't be good and it'd look stupid so ,
Why,why,why ?

Had some 17" on my race car when I got it and they rubbed everywhere and that was with 205's on might be 225's can't think ATM it's early

 

I hoped they might fit, guess not.

 

First comment on here but there's no reason u can't run that widths I run 8 and 9 all be it 15s which are to small for a lowered car with the right tyre sized 195/40 or similar and they should go one I plan to go to 17s eventually

 

so people keep saying, but nobody has even given a good reason why

 

Surely wheels that wide would foul on the arches / suspension / chassis ?

17`s look bloody awful on a MK2 anyway.

 

I had 7x17 ET35 Team Dynamics lightweight rims with 205/40/17 rubber on my early corrado

Car handled very well with them on and nearly as good as on 15s with 205/45/15

Obviously slightly crushier ride with 17s but grip was just as good (uniroyal tyres), but steering was better

Had koni/eibach suspension on with eibach arb-s and polybushed throughout

 

Because it looks s**t think that is a good a reason as any imo! Lol

Ride quality with the lower profile will suffer surely, it's like when people put 13inch 175/50/13 wheels /tyres on classic minis they handle better on 10inch with 165/70/10 ride and handling is much better

 

what looks good to some - doesnt to others, so thats not a good enough reason not to run them, ride quality too, ill wager a mk2 on a set of 150 coilovers and 15's will ride worse than a mk2 on 17's and set of kw v3's

 

If you already have them it must be worth offering them upto the car.

Take some pictures (in the interests of science)

 

As above /\ /\ /\ /\

 

I'm running 235/40/17 and had had to pull the arches out, knock the inner arch and modify the bumper to fit.

Not sure I'd run 17's on a road car but see no reason not to run on a track or race car.

 

I had 17" wheels on a vr6 corrado and it was sweet round all my local B roads