Mk V GTI wheels upgrade

[mkvgti]

Hello guys,
just wondering if you guys could shed some light here.
OEM MKV GTI running 17inch 225 45 R 17 with pcd 5 X 112 ( correct me if i am wrong)

I am just wondering if upgrading to 2008 Audi TT rims would be a problem. My understanding is the rims came with setting like 245 45 R 17. please give me some advice on this please. Width of 225 is that the max that i could have on my mk v gti?

[Mischa]

no point going wider man. and yes TT rims will fit unless its the 19x9 ones in which case it will probably hit your suspension

[datracer99]

It depends on the offset of the rims. Do you know what offset the TT rims are?
MkV rims have an offset of about 51.
Many Audi rims have an offset of 35, which means they poke out further. I don't think they will fit with 245 tyres on them, as I think they will poke outside the guards.

[Mischa]

It depends on the offset of the rims. Do you know what offset the TT rims are?
MkV rims have an offset of about 51.
Many Audi rims have an offset of 35, which means they poke out further. I don't think they will fit with 245 tyres on them, as I think they will poke outside the guards.

tt rims have offset of 50 but you're right all the other audi's have offset of 35ish and wont fit

[Mischa]

you'll have to confirm that even teh 8.5 wide tt rims wont hit your suspension though

[mkvgti]

thanks very much for y'all advice...will look into it

[7164]

I have 19 x 8.5 rims with a 45 offset.....tyres are 245/35 R19 and there is some minor scrubbing....if you go gigger than 17's, get the suspension dampener from VW they add it to the cars when they put the 18" option on.

[moguzhan]

235/35 R19 is the highest you can go on the GOLF GTI MK5 and Jetta.

Jettas have a bigger wheel base so 19s fit well but on a Golf GTI 18s are more recommended. If you want 19s on a GTI, you might have to modify the plastic guard inside the wheel so it doesnt scrape.

Check out golfmkv forums and vwvortex. This has been discussed sooo many times theres heaps of **** on it.

[Mischa]

Hello guys,
just wondering if you guys could shed some light here.
OEM MKV GTI running 17inch 225 45 R 17 with pcd 5 X 112 ( correct me if i am wrong)

I am just wondering if upgrading to 2008 Audi TT rims would be a problem. My understanding is the rims came with setting like 245 45 R 17. please give me some advice on this please. Width of 225 is that the max that i could have on my mk v gti?

were you looking at the audi tt wheels on ebay? if so thats too bad because they're now sitting in the boot of my golf