Will these fit a MK1 golf

[oracle1]

forgive my laziness please but I am still working out how to determine offset and I wonder if anyone would comment as to wether these will fit my MK1. I will not be lowering the car at this stage but I am wondering what would happen if I lowered it mildly say 15mm. Pls forgive my learning curve on this subject I have always bought mags second hand and simply fitted them to the vehicle, the lack of choice in this area means I will probably have to order my rims.

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[Golf Loon]

Good size and offset I think.

No bigger than 15s on a Mk1 and 38 offset should be fine.

There are heaps of second hand Jap wheels on ebay in 4x100, just have to keep a look out.

[Golf Houso]

Always been a fan of the sportmaxx's I wanted to get a set for my old GL but instead got smart and bought a VR6

Lots of people on www.vwvortex.com running these, run a search to get some inspiration.

[oracle1]

black matches beige

black seems to match well with beige

Don't say a word about me painting it the same color I may get lazy

[oracle1]

centrebore

got a message back from the wheel manufacturer and centrebore is 73 but 73.1 will fit, does this match MK1 centrebore. Thanks Loon, Houso

[Jarred]

mk 1 CB is 57mm. so the wheels need to be 57.1 or bigger. you'll be able to run them, with hub centric spacers (although they aren't a nessecity in some peoples opinions)

[oracle1]

I would consider them a necessity

thanks Jarred are these spacers commonly available

[Jarred]

thanks Jarred are these spacers commonly available

i think lots of wheel shops should have them, or a machine shop will be able to knock them up.

[WABIT]

you will have difficulty if coilovers are installed with the offset of those wheels

cheers
dom

[oracle1]

ok thats important

I don't want to lower the car much but I do want to go to town on the suspension. Now to really admit my ignorance what are the differences between normal and coilover suspension.

[WABIT]

the normal suspention has the spring cup, ABOVE the wheel/tyres, whereas coilovers have the springs pretty much all the way down the shocker... hence an extra 1 or so inch will take up more room in the wheel well

cheers
dom

[oracle1]

ok

I see, the springs start to enter the space where the wheel and tyre are. Coilovers are the best for handling are they because of a lager travel in the spring and more of it? Are coilovers a must for good handling, can the standard system give as good a result? So the 7 inch rim will foul the coil, do i need to go back to a 6.5 rim?

[WABIT]

not really, you just need to find a wheel with a 7" rim to be offsets of around 32 to be safe the lower the better

dom

[Jarred]

not really, you just need to find a wheel with a 7" rim to be offsets of around 32 to be safe the lower the better

dom

X2 doms know what he's talking about.

i've got 15x7 et31, i wouldn't want to go any higher in offset. (i've coilovers too)

[oracle1]

Coilovers

Ive noticed everyone seems to like the coilovers and bilstiens keep coming up. Can I adjust my height with coilovers? Can anyone recommend a reasonably priced set of coilovers?