Scirocco r mods

[Mac135]

Fantastic combination looks brilliant

[Andych]

Well my Eibach springs are in the Country and I will get them sometime this week.
Now to find someone I trust to install them...

This is the stance I should end up with...

[Mac135]

This is the stance I should end up with...

Presume you are referring to the car and not the door man!

[Andych]

lol.. yes... I just thought about it... either that car is really low or he is really tall... could be I am just short...
Forget the doorman... only look at the Rocco...

[ConR]

Quick question. What's the max size tyre/rim you can go with without scraping?

[she_dub]

Presume you are referring to the car and not the door man!

Lol I was thinking the same thing..

[Andych]

Diameter or width?
I would not go to 20 inch diameter as the ride would degrade too much running on liquorice strips...
That leaves width... and we know that 9.5 inch with 265's needs a 35 ET and some negative camber on the rear...
Personally I think they are tyred about right... maybe go to an ET of 38 if you are changing wheels so they are out a touch further.

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Lol I was thinking the same thing..

There you all go... I have fixed it now...

[she_dub]

Oh I just saw the comments about my wheel colour change... Thank you guys!

There you all go... I have fixed it now...

Now the driver just looks dopey...

Are you saying you want to look like that, or that you already look like that?

On spring related topic..

I put my springs in the garage for the moment.. too scared to scrape the lip even more

[Andych]

Oh I just saw the comments about my wheel colour change... Thank you guys!

What is the actual colour called??
And they do look good...

Now the driver just looks dopey...

Are you saying you want to look like that, or that you already look like that?

Already...lol

On spring related topic..

I put my springs in the garage for the moment.. too scared to scrape the lip even more

Chicken....

[ConR]

Looks like a gloss gunmetal grey to me? Mainly because I noticed it in her signature

Andy, thanks for the info. I'm more interested in the width (that's what she said). With the "limitations" of FWD, fatter tyres would help keep the car in traction. I didn't want to go 265, but thought some 255s would go well.

[Andych]

With the "limitations" of FWD, fatter tyres would help keep the car in traction. I didn't want to go 265, but thought some 255s would go well.

Well it all depends on what you are going to do to the car and how heavy your right foot is...
I have the Viezu tune and to be honest... if I just bury my right foot I can have wheelspin / traction control light easy in the first 3 gears before getting into illegal territory.. or I can modulate my right foot and get just get pushed back into the seat with all the torque.

Wider doesn't always mean better grip... it is dependant on the tyre too... the softer the compound the grippier it is and the faster it wears... not to mention the potential for aquaplaning in wet conditions with wider tyres...

At the end of the day... tyre width is limited by wheel width. I doubt you would get anyone to fit 255's onto the 8 inch rim. I think they would need 9 or 9.5 inch rims.
You would then want to look at the ET to ensure all was OK... and again.. I would go for either 38 or 35 depending on the rim width.
It isn't as simple as it seems....

[ConR]

Thanks again. If I were to get wider tyres I'd obviously be looking at replacing the rims as well to a 9 or 9.5. I'll also be swapping out the tyres almost right away to Michelin PSSs.

Out of curiousity, what tyres are you guys getting from the dealer? Are most getting Potenzas?

[she_dub]

What is the actual colour called??

Errr good question... I didn't ask. Sent an email to Matt to confirm

Already...lol

Well at least you're not in denial

Chicken....

Lets see how quickly you get your springs fitted when they arrive.

[Bain]

Lets see how quickly you get your springs fitted when they arrive.

Took me 3 weeks because I wanted to find someone who I could trust with the car

It really isnt that bad, I have some minor scrapes but nothing that wouldnt happen due to it already being low.

[Keep On Rocc'in]

I have to say she_dub I do really like that wheel colour you went for, hawt and nice with the blue. I am guessing it also does a good job of hiding the brake dust? Must be the design of the wheel or something but they seem to get a lot dirtier a lot faster than any previous cars I have owned.
I have to say I also like the "land of the giants matte black" Andych is looking at too.
Anyone got any suggestions for what colour/finish combo of something like gloss/matte in black/anthracite or something like that for mine?

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