front wheels won't fit over brakes...

[JoshFair]

oh oh yes hahaha no i'm getting rego with steelies.. pretty well all stock i'm just thinking ahead!! hey steph do you have a spare i can borrow for roadworthy?? mine is missing...

[MiKe1_golf]

I'm running spacers all round. It's rare for me to have a car that doesn't have spacers. I've never had an issue with them. Spacers can give some serious vibrations if they're not centred properly. As everyone has said take a few mm off the caliper if possible then I'd go spacers. Last resort gringing the wheels IMO.

[Stephy]

Wanna have a stylish spare? I'll lend you one of my Polo rims The steelies I have are on the actual Golf in the workshop

[JoshFair]

hey mate where did you get your spacers???

[Jace]

Do you Tasmanians need to have a spare for RWC? In Victoria we don't need to, but if there's a spare there it has to be fixed down properly, same deal with the jack and stuff.

[MiKe1_golf]

I got a pair from golfman on these forums. He custom made them for me. I've bought some from peps auto spares. I've bought some from justjap.com you can get custom ones from Custom Spacers - We can make to suit your car today! I think they are SA based. They have some interesting stuff. Including stud pattern conversion stuff.

[JoshFair]

cheers! oh and PS, your golf is sexy. good work

[gtimk5]

so what calipers are you running???
If you are only running standards, use deisel pads, they are 15 m/m thick as opposed to 18.5 m/m for petrols. That is, if your pads are new at present. If you have worn pads then you need to rethink the wheel situation. Guard clearance will be a problem and tyre extrusion past the guard will be a roadworthy issue with spacers....

[DubSteve]

Put the spacers behind the brakes and you won't see them

[GRN_VAGN]

either grind down or go for the other caliper/vent disk option.

And as for saturday, will let you know.. maybe moving into new house