18" x 7.5 on Polo GTI?

[MACCAA]

Tyres wont scrape if you get the right sized tyre on the 8s. Id go 8s over 7s any day. 215/40 will sit nicely on the 8

And will do wonders for the gearing....do the maths

[naughty]

those couple of pictures explain what i meant about wheel gap in my previous post.
The red polo looks nice cos there is no wheel gap. When your wheel gap exceeds the tyre height it starts to look a bit naff.

Having said that. Not many polos go as low as the red one! most lowered ones ive seen still have a substantial wheel gap

and the reason for that is most owners dont want their teeth rattled loose cos some other guy thinks that their ride looks naff - if it is dropped to the extent that the red onew is dropped - firstly it isnt very driveable because not only will you get lots of rubbing you will also have your shocks bottoming out like crazy all the time even if you use shortened shocks - so only show cars that are rarely driven can look like that

either way 18's dont make a whole load of sense on the Polo unless you really want all the associated gearbox problems that get heightened with those as well - and i reckon that 17's are the way to go - having tried all wheel configs already thats just my opinion

[Chipped]

Thanks Naughty, last thing I want to do is compromise handling and performance and possible damage. Be weary of "upselling" wheel and tyre sellers. My main issue was to fill the guards out a bit and improve handling but I'm onto the group buy for the Blisten shocks and H$R springs now.
it's all learning for me. I'm an ex-Toyota Surf novice 4WDriver....now I have discovered "fast" Thanks APR!!!

[binnyvo]

Well, Ive been riding on 18"x7.5 215/35 for about 3 months now, driven in all sorts of condition and speeds (every ounce that i could get out of the wee beastie, if only there was a 6th gear)). So far i've had no problem whatsoever with tyre rubbing/scrubbing. Speedo is still fine- in fact it still reading over a little than actual speed according to my tomtom.
Having said all this, my car susp is still stock. I'm still umming and arring whether to go coilovers or just springs, but i do want to lower the front at least 40mm and rears 50mm.

[Whubbsie]

Anyone gone any wider than 8s ?

[naughty]

Well, Ive been riding on 18"x7.5 215/35 for about 3 months now, driven in all sorts of condition and speeds (every ounce that i could get out of the wee beastie, if only there was a 6th gear)). So far i've had no problem whatsoever with tyre rubbing/scrubbing. Speedo is still fine- in fact it still reading over a little than actual speed according to my tomtom.
Having said all this, my car susp is still stock. I'm still umming and arring whether to go coilovers or just springs, but i do want to lower the front at least 40mm and rears 50mm.

why would you want the front higher than the rear - its a front wheel drive - and secondly you would begin to lose the wedge stance you are supposed to have

also i lived with 18's for 6 months on the gti - didnt have any rubbing problems cos it wasnt lowered - but lower it as much as that red one pictured in the previous page is and im sure you will have plenty of problems

i did have problems with the shocks bottoming out every pothole that i hit - as well as on a few speed bumps - it made a really loud banging sound as if you hit a wall with your bumper - and the main problem was the tendency for the sidewalls of the tyres to get damaged each time you hit a pothole (moreso at lower speeds cos two instances occurred at lower than 60km/h - were i going faster i think the tyres would have been saved) - but three pirelli p zero nero's in 6 months convinced me to go to a smaller rim with more tyre ...... tyres are cheaper too so i reckon ive saved a bit

nevertheless i certainly went through all the adventures and i wont dissuade anyone else since it is their cash hence their choice - use whatever you feel is right but i reckon it will only work for you if you drive on pristine roads ..... sadly that is not the general condition of the roads around where i live so to my detriment i found out the hard way that its a pricey option

[Whubbsie]

Anyone know where in Melbourne I could get custom rims made?

[Mischa]

Anyone know where in Melbourne I could get custom rims made?

simmons do custom wheels.

[GTIJNR]

Also do some bushes before bigger rims... Stock high is prefer for best handling.