wide 13 4x100's

[77mk1]

i was wondering if anybody out there have had their stockies stretched out or made a deeper dish, and if so was it expensive. i want some wider wheels for my mk1 and was kind of hoping to do it on a relatively low budget, guess around 500 tops. don't be afraid to tell me i'm dreaming, but be kind.

[Lorenz]

Widening a set of steelies is going to set you back about 150-200 per wheel, so I doubt you could get a set done for 500 I'm afraid!
Set of 13x8s would be pretty dope though

[ethan]

where is the best place to get fat 13's???

[Gipson]

it's worth looking around mate, they cost 85 a wheel over here

[MiKe1_golf]

diamond racing custom make steel rims to your specifications. pretty well priced.... but they're in the states so shipping brings the price back up to around 1k. they're on my "to buy" tist list though

Diamond Racing Wheels

[cleb]

shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh mike :p

[JoshFair]

hey man, try to find some original style BMW E30 wheels (4x100 and 35+ offset with 57.?? centre bore - perfect match for mk1's), like BBS mahle or something like that, and maybe space them out for the desired stance

[77mk1]

had a quick look for the bmw wheels the other day. an extra 300 i guess isn't really that big of a deal. are the legal requirements different in every state for how wide you can go

[77mk1]

i would like to try to stick to the 13" wheel if possible

[DubSteve]

My GTI was on 13s and wide!

[JoshFair]

dude rolling gaurds is sooooo easy!! just get a gnarly offset with loads of poke, and push dem gaurds nice and high so they shape nicely around the rear wheels and slighly looser on front..

And generally cops wont pull you over and messure your wheels up, they'll pull you over if they LOOK to pokey.. SOOO back to my rolling of the gaurds you can roll them, +15 offset or maybe even 0 (umm ahh) and stretch the tyres.. as long as those gaurds sit over most of the tyre you shouldn't have a problem

[77mk1]

what wheels are those steve, they look pretty nice. can anybody suggest some nice 13 wide wheels.
josh, when you roll the guards, are you just pulling that lip out or am i way off. would i need to use spacers or does that just depend on the offset. thanks for all the help everybody.

[datzed]

i got my 14" steel wheels widened from 5" to 7" for around $120 (i think) per wheels.
14" and 15" are good to widen because there are many low profile and narrow (for that extra stretch ) tyres to choose from.

I was looking into widening the stock 13" steelies, and from the research i did, there were no low profiles tyres in Melbourne which i wanted to put on....having said that, DubSteve's GTI looks awesome. What were the specs of the wheels and tyres?

[JoshFair]

the flat edge on the gaurd needs to be heated up and pressed to the INSIDE wall of the gaurd. so that is a neat fold and doesn't change the exterior of appearence.. THEN when you lower it on to stretched tyres, it won't scrub against a sharp edge but a flat smooth one if you need it lower again, first remove paint from gaurds (as it will crack and chip anyway) and use a heat gun and a mallet, and evenly tap from the inside of the gaurd causing the the gaurds further out and flatter. once you get the desired shape, apply primer and paint. it is a bit of work but it allows you to have a wider wheel without the risk of being defected

[DubSteve]

i got my 14" steel wheels widened from 5" to 7" for around $120 (i think) per wheels.
14" and 15" are good to widen because there are many low profile and narrow (for that extra stretch ) tyres to choose from.

I was looking into widening the stock 13" steelies, and from the research i did, there were no low profiles tyres in Melbourne which i wanted to put on....having said that, DubSteve's GTI looks awesome. What were the specs of the wheels and tyres?

They were 13x7 et +7 with 20mm spacers at the back It was 32mm off the floor too.