Wheels for the VR6...help please

[dom123]

hey guys,

I'm almost certain i will be heading up to the central coast to pick up my vr6 this weekend and i cant wait to get my hands on it. One issue is the current owner has lowered it by two inches on eibach springs and still kept the stock bbs 14inch wheels ,due to this it is a hassle to get the car in and out of driveways,steep declines etc etc....Could anyone please recommend some wheels for the vr6 preferably 16inch or 17inch the car is black...

p.s. need some opinions on white wheels for the vr6???

thanks all
Dom

[rayray086]

It's not really a hassle on a 2" drop on the stock 15" VR6 wheels Just approach driveways, speedbumps, dead bodies etc. on an angle and you'll be fine.

It's hard to recommend wheels (colour included) though as it really depends on your taste. There's a thread on bringing in Rota wheels so you might want to check them out (www.rotawheels.com). Remember, you ain't dubbin' if you ain't rubbin' (or scrapin' )

[dom123]

yeah fair enough ,but its that bad that i wont be able to get it up my driveway and the lower skirt on the front bumper already has a fair chunk missing cause it scraped. people say theres no such thing as too low thats bull.

[Golf Houso]

Eibach springs don't lower the car by 2 inches... like an inch and a 1/2, or 38mm its not a dramatic drop, I have the kit. He's overstating the drop by 12mm, anyways as long as you don't drive like my mum going speeding to get into the driveway to beat the trafiic on a road who's angle is about 25' off from the driveway you should fine... Its quite a sight I must say, I take up both lanes entirely to take the golf in as slow as possible and as ray suggested earlier, take the bumps and driveways carefully and you should be fine

Poor passat lol...

[Mrk_Mickey]

Remember, you ain't dubbin' if you ain't rubbin' (or scrapin' )

Hahaha nice one Ray. Totally agreed...mine's sitting so high it could roll over if 'fanged' around a corner lol

dude, tempetyres has packages that i reckon are pretty reasonable, i'm gonna get m7 17" Lenso Tenzo 6-spoke wheels from there wrapped in rubber for 1200..they're a good place toom check em out! www.tempetyres.com.au

[Golf Houso]

Please tell me your getting the GH7's, they are F*cking hot!!! Black rims FTW...

ahem, yes purchase those when you have enough moolah and don't keep getting stuck in 3rd instead of 1st

[dom123]

gh7s???
what u guys think of white wheels?

[Golf Houso]

What colour is the car?

[dom123]

its black im just not sure if that'll suit the mk3 what u think?

[Golf Houso]

Black rims work fantastically well on alot of cars. The only requirement on black cars is to have rims with a sliver or chrome lip and to have a silver center. Notice all the wheels have that configuration, thats to break up the outline. I painted my rims black (they were previously silver) but left the chromed plastic center cap and the bolts were also chrome. a 5 or 6 spoke wheel would look fantastic on a black VR6.

White wheels don't realy work very well on black VR6's, maybe on a white car but I can't see where else, except in rather rare circumstances of course.

Also the colour contrast will draw too much attention away from the car, spoiling the look and drawing attention to the wheel and not the rest of the car.

I see alot of civics with massive white wheels and it looks horrible in my opinion.

Yeah, black wheels for the win basically... Go to a wheel shop and ask them to prop a wheel against your car, you'll see what I'm talking about.

Do you have a picture of the car? I can photoshop the wheels on to show you, hey Mickey do the same mate, i'll give your rims a virtual test run!

[dom123]

ouch black on black...doesn't sound very nice i was thinking like a frosted silver or silver and like u said a simple 5 or six spoke pattern...16s or 17s???yeah if u could photoshop a few that would be great

this is an image of it,if it doesnt work the car is on carsales,1994 vr6 in ettalong

[golf3]

Hold up!

If it's a VR6, then the stock BBS's are 15". Regardless of this, when you get new wheels, say 17", the overall diameter of the wheels with tyres does not change because the tyres would be smaller. The rolling diameter does not change, because if it did, then your speedo would be out of whack, and the car therefore illegal.

Interestingly enough, I found that I scraped less with the car lowered, because the front wouldn't sag as much when going up driveways at say 15km/h...

Even so, I have a lower Euro style front lip, and who cares if it scrapes, they're $80 and durable as hell!!!

To rid yourself of the problem, bigger wheels will do nothing. Either fix the driveway (get the council to put some asphalt in the gutter bit- should be free), put in stock suspension, or sell the car....

Good luck in your voyage!

[Mrk_Mickey]

Don't they change that on your speedo?...somehow?...

surely all the guys driving hilux's and souped up rexxies with like 500" rims would need their speedo's to work around all those cops

[golf3]

The car's speedo sensor is straight off the diff...

To alter that, someone would need to measure the resistance of the sensor, and then install a inline resistor, and somehow manage to calibrate it all... Probably with a rolling road dyno...

I don't think so!

Good luck running 17" wheels with 225/60R17 tyres...

Thankyou, come again!

[runamuk]

yeah fair enough ,but its that bad that i wont be able to get it up my driveway and the lower skirt on the front bumper already has a fair chunk missing cause it scraped. people say theres no such thing as too low thats bull.

Wheels won't make a difference, the rolling diameter is roughly the same.

Even on stock bouncies, a VR6 is a lower car than a GL golf, and the sump is much lower, as well as the lip going lower if its got a VR lip.

You're really going to have to learn how to deal with the car being low, any sports car will be.