Help please!

[GoLfMan]

I had to use http://babelfish.altavista.com for translation there, didnt know what language you were speaking lol.

Josh, get your farken V1's already you freakin tight ass! :p

gotta get tyres first, then I'll fork out for them

we all dont earn as much as you bro hahah

[fuzion]

gotta get tyres first, then I'll fork out for them

we all dont earn as much as you bro hahah

make it sound like im rolling in it.. over 40 hours in 3 days isnt fun! nor am i getting paid for all of it! lol

mm tt wheels

[philthy]

Here's Oliverconnel's match.. it has GTI wheels and coilovers I think.. and looks pretty wicked when it's not stuck in a ditch

[GoLfMan]

make it sound like im rolling in it.. over 40 hours in 3 days isnt fun! nor am i getting paid for all of it! lol

mm tt wheels

your rolling in it compared to me

hmm those TT wheels are mine, you just dont know it yet

[Buller_Scott]

congrats on the purchase, Jessica!

although the GTI is the car of choice of many of the polo forum members, the tdi is a great little car too. what won me over (had my heart set on a gti initially) was the fact that i can get 2 round trips to mt. buller on one tank, and 3 doors was a little impractical for shoving all of my snow stuff (boards, boots, wheelchains, spare water tank etc etc) in the back. and the torque (pulling power).

and when you get used to the power, and driving a diesel, and feel like more, $800 will get you from 74kw of power and 240nm of torque, to around 110kw of power and 330/335nm of torque. the in-gear acceleration, when chipped, WILL be enough to shake you up if you havent really driven fast cars before. to put that into perspective, that's more pulling power than my dad had in his 4 liter v8 discovery back in 1998. in a polo. fun.

as for wheels, i'd say you'd probably want to keep wheel size down to 17inches. with 18's, in order to keep overall tyre diameter the same, you'd have to have really thin tires and for daily driving, you might find that bumpy ride quality will get tyresome.

have fun with your diesel. dont forget to drive it gently (dont rev past 2,500rpm) for atleast the first 7kms or so after you turn it on (i warm it up for 10kms), and then once warm, thrash the crap out of it- diesels love hard work, and it will keep the turbo happy too.

once you pick it up, you should also post in the diesels section of this website. there are lots of handy tips/ useful knowledge in there relating specifically to diesel engines.

enjoy!

[mikepologti]

hey jess im thinking of selling my stock gti 16's. theyve only done 3000kms,with absalutly no scrapes at all. pm me if your interested.

[GoLfMan]

BTW Jess,

dont put 17" wheels on you TDI...... the difference in acceleration is HUGE!

just a tip

[Buller_Scott]

i have to agree. i got one profile too large when i put the 15's on..... it did, seat of pants, feel slightly different (not in the best way) afterwards, flooring it in second gear.

[Jessica]

Thanks heaps Scott! I'll check it out.

So what size wheels do you's reccomend for it?

I don't understand some of the things yous are saying.. Simple termanology please!

[noone]

Wheel Sizes

The simple rule is that the larger the wheel, the heavier it will be.

When a wheel spins, it takes force to make it move, thus to spin an umbrella takes more force than spinning a cocktail umbrella.

Heavy wheels may make your vehicle feel slower.

The other direct relationship is to the ride of the vehicle. The lower the profile (thickness of rubber and air) between the wheel and road, the less roughness that is removed before the suspension absorbs the bumps (making the ride smoother).

A vehicle with huge rims with thin tyres looks cool, but aren't too much fun to be in.

As always, better and more expensive brands can produce better (less compromised) results.

[Y2008]

It does need more torque but doesn't it also mean that you are covering more distance with each full revolution?

[Jessica]

The simple rule is that the larger the wheel, the heavier it will be.

When a wheel spins, it takes force to make it move, thus to spin an umbrella takes more force than spinning a cocktail umbrella.

Heavy wheels may make your vehicle feel slower.

The other direct relationship is to the ride of the vehicle. The lower the profile (thickness of rubber and air) between the wheel and road, the less roughness that is removed before the suspension absorbs the bumps (making the ride smoother).

A vehicle with huge rims with thin tyres looks cool, but aren't too much fun to be in.

As always, better and more expensive brands can produce better (less compromised) results.

Thank you, I understood that!

So 16s or 17s?

[Blitzen]

Thank you, I understood that!

So 16s or 17s?

I'd go 16's(This comming from a person that has just put 17's on his car!!!)

[Treza360]

It does need more torque but doesn't it also mean that you are covering more distance with each full revolution?

Not if you do things properly. As you increase the size of your rim you decrease the size of the profile on your rubber. Doing this will keep the circumference of the entire tyre and rim the same as it was when stock.
If you don't do this your speedo will be wildly incorrect.
Cheers,
Trent

[SoVeReIgN]

Chip it, change the front grill and put GTI 16" wheels on it and you have a fantastic little car!

(Then maybe get some lowered suspension down the track)