Clearance on mk4 golf

[i'm dubbin it]

17/7.5 et 32 with 225/45/17 tyres and if lowered with 30mm eibach springs will tyres clear guard?

[dylan8]

yes will be fine, tyres will be no where near the guards.

http://www.vwwatercooled.com/forums/...tml#post855266
While I believe this is more then 30mm springs. will give you an idea on how they will sit

[YellowDieselGolf]

18x8 ET32 225/40. You'll have 6.5mm more clearance on the inside and outside than above.

[dylan8]

18x8 ET32 225/40. You'll have 6.5mm more clearance on the inside and outside than above.

what suspension you have in at the time of these photos?

[YellowDieselGolf]

KW V3. I don't know how low it's sitting in the pic, but I keep it set fairly high.

[madglf3]

Hi Paul,

I currently have 17x8 +32 with 215/45 and they clear the guards. The wheel setup you've mentioned is narrower but retains the same offset which should see you with around 6mm less poke, and 6mm greater clearance toward the strut (according to the Offset Calculator. The tyres you've mentioned are of course wider, but only by 10mm.

I'm not sure how much a 30mm drop is compared to my current height, but I've had my wheel + tyres on standard 4x4-height suspension and lowered and it's been fine in both instances - the setup actually fits better the lower I went.

-Matt.

[i'm dubbin it]

Hi Paul,

I currently have 17x8 +32 with 215/45 and they clear the guards. The wheel setup you've mentioned is narrower but retains the same offset which should see you with around 6mm less poke, and 6mm greater clearance toward the strut (according to the Offset Calculator. The tyres you've mentioned are of course wider, but only by 10mm.

I'm not sure how much a 30mm drop is compared to my current height, but I've had my wheel + tyres on standard 4x4-height suspension and lowered and it's been fine in both instances - the setup actually fits better the lower I went.

-Matt.

Thanks Matt, yeah going to be a bit of trial and error, so I'll see how I go