OZ Rims question~

[kelvniii]

Hi mates,

Just wondering can this rim fit on our polo GTI?
cuz i wanna get a new set of rims to 17"
will the offset fit on it?

http://www.ozracing.com/at-team/wheels/racing/35th-anniversary/en

Thanks mate~

[Bubu]

It doesnt say what offset they are. Or am I blind?

Try searching for the rims online.

Place like http://www.rimstyle.com/ or http://www.tirerack.com/index_w.jsp, they may give you PCD and offset.

[VWindahouse]

Nice rims! Sorry I can't answer your question but when you find what your looking for check the weight of the rim compared to stock. Reason being the OZ brand of wheel are very strong and good quality but they do make some of the most heavy performance rims on the market. Watch out for the whole unsprung weight problem which will ultimately make your polo more slugish off the mark. But don't worry too much if your going for looks

Cheers

Tony

[CHASSY]

Good call Tony, quite true

[kelvniii]

thank you guys!
i tried to look at tire rack and it has the following details

Offset: 35mm Backspacing: 5.91" Bolt Pattern: 5-100
Rec. Tire Size: 225/45-17
Weight: 26.8lbs.

http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/Wheel...All&sort=Brand


and i've read the post before and saying 35mm will fit, am i right?

thank you so much!

[mozzzy_2000]

Dam thats a nice rim! I am somewhat supprised that they recommend a 225 tyre on a Polo GTI though! I'd say you may run in to some rubbing issues with a tyre of that size especially with a 45 profile. Also a 17"/45 profile tyre will put your speedo out a few kms so be aware of that. A 17"/40 rim & tyre combo is closet approximation to stock wheel size.
You can squeeze a 205 tyre on a 8" wide rim. Infact its the ideal size for a 205 tyre as the tyre is 8" wide itself. What this does is also makes the sidewall really stiff and it will improve handling. If you look at the stock 205 on the stock rim you should notice that the tyre is actually much woider than the 6.5" rim and there is lots of spare tyre rim not being used.

[VWindahouse]

Good call Tony, quite true

Thanks CHASS!

Mozzzy spot on with the speedo info, I'm currently running 205/40R17 rubber at the moment on 17X7.5" rims and the tyre is slightly stretched and the rim does pertrute a little. For better handleing I would suggest 215/40R17 with a 17x7.5 rim and 225/40R17 with 17X8". I think you will find a better rim/tyre wall marriage with these combos.

Kelvin those rims are really heavy and you will probably need to go to a 35profile to get the tyres to fit without rubbing. And if you are going to lower the car you will have no chance of a rub free ride.

Please remember the OEM wheels are only 16x6.5" so you are going 1.5" wider on a small car with relatively narrow guards. Before I got my current set up without the rolled guards it was a very snug fit.

Hope this helps

[VWindahouse]

Just figured out why the web site is giving bogus fitments, it's and American site and the polo was never released so therefore your selected vehicle which is 2006 Volkswagen GTI 1.8T Old is the MK4 Golf GTI which seems to have heaps more guard clearence

[kelvniii]

Tried to search on http://www.rimstyle.com/ and it came up the following,

http://www.rimstyle.com/pages/products/product_detail.html?category=alloy_wheels;type=oz_racing_35th_anniversary;manufacturer=ozracing;model=11559;id=OZANNMB1780510035

And it recommend to use 205/40 R 17 but the stock tyre is 205/45 R 16 so is it okay to do so?

sorry for too much question, cuz i wanna make it clear before i go for anything~
thank you so much folks!!

[VWindahouse]

Yep that's what I'm running at the moment on 7" wide rims and they a little stretched, if you are still considering those 17X8" OZ rims with 205/40R17 tyres they will be stretched a whole 1 inch more.

[kelvniii]

Thanks CHASS!

Mozzzy spot on with the speedo info, I'm currently running 205/40R17 rubber at the moment on 17X7.5" rims and the tyre is slightly stretched and the rim does pertrute a little. For better handleing I would suggest 215/40R17 with a 17x7.5 rim and 225/40R17 with 17X8". I think you will find a better rim/tyre wall marriage with these combos.

Kelvin those rims are really heavy and you will probably need to go to a 35profile to get the tyres to fit without rubbing. And if you are going to lower the car you will have no chance of a rub free ride.

Please remember the OEM wheels are only 16x6.5" so you are going 1.5" wider on a small car with relatively narrow guards. Before I got my current set up without the rolled guards it was a very snug fit.

Hope this helps

Hi mate, thank you for your advice! i'm now still looking for the rims, and i found out this rims are pretty nice on a polo, on the other hand i'm a dummy in wheels size, so i'm now keep searching on it...

from your advice, the rims doesn't fit on my polo if i got them on, it will looks like a 4x4 GTI??

and i might lower the polo in the future, and get a better handleing...

would you mind to post a pic and see how your 17" rims looks like on your GTI?

thank you mate!!

[kelvniii]

And i have another option on rims is this one...

Offset: 35mm Backspacing: 5.90" Bolt Pattern: 5-100
Rec. Tire Size: 225/45-17
Weight: 23.0lbs.

http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/WheelCloseUpServlet?target=runWheelSearch&initialPartNumber=W01673200B&wheelMake=O.Z.&wheelModel=Superturismo+GT&wheelFinish=Black+Painted&showRear=no&autoMake=Volkswagen&autoModel=GTI+1.8T+Old&autoYear=2006&autoModClar=&filterSize=All&filterFinish=All&filterSpecial=false&filterBrand=O.Z.&filterNew=All&sort=Brand

will this fit on it without rubbing problem?
thank you so much folks!!

[VWindahouse]

Here are some pics of when I was going to sell the Polo but ended up keeping it

http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/newf...ighlight=forge

Please note the car is not lowered yet and the wheel offset is 45 so there is approx 10mm closer to the springs and shocks.

I think I will now go for a 17X7.5 45ET rim with a 215/40R17 tyre.

[kelvniii]

Very nice ride mate! just need a drop!

so i guess i will run 205/40 R17 rubber with this rim.... and i guess it will be same as yours

http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/WheelCloseUpServlet?target=runWheelSearch&initialPartNumber=W01742200BDC&wheelMake=O.Z.&wheelModel=35th+Anniversary&wheelFinish=Machined+w%2FBlack+Accent&showRear=no&autoMake=Volkswagen&autoModel=GTI+1.8T+Old&autoYear=2006&autoModClar=&filterSize=All&filterFinish=All&filterSpecial=false&filterBrand=O.Z.&filterNew=All&sort=Brand

or this...

http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/WheelCloseUpServlet?target=runWheelSearch&initialPartNumber=W01673200B&wheelMake=O.Z.&wheelModel=Superturismo+GT&wheelFinish=Black+Painted&showRear=no&autoMake=Volkswagen&autoModel=GTI+1.8T+Old&autoYear=2006&autoModClar=&filterSize=All&filterFinish=All&filterSpecial=false&filterBrand=O.Z.&filterNew=All&sort=Brand

[VWindahouse]

I like the 2nd option in black and you may fit a 215/40R17 or 215/35R17. I'm sure your wheel and tyre guy will point you in the right direction! Post some pics when your done