small rear width wants poke

stella.werks · 02-04-2011, 02:36 AM

ok so i have set of porsche twists 17x7 et55 fronts and 17x8.5 et50 rear. my question is can i run a 35mm adapter in the rear with the 8.5's so my final et 15 and is this safe? i know exactly where the wheel will sit because im using my old set up as a base point to work off of.

ps please don't tell me to get wider wheels because i know. im working on it. i just want to know if this will work and if not, mechanically why.

projektzwo · 02-04-2011, 02:43 AM

of course, why not...

deff use a bolt-on spacers!

stella.werks · 02-04-2011, 03:05 AM

so i think ive figured it out... going by my sawblade set up which was....

front:8.5" et56 w/ adapter of 1.5"/38mm = final et18 205/45/17
&
rear:9.5" et56 w/ adapter of 1.3"/33mm = final et23 215/45/17

that would make the twists

front:7" et55 w/ adapter of 1.8"/48mm = final et7 185/40/17
&
rear:8.5 et50 w/ adapter of 1.3"/35mm = final et15 205/45/17

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Jorge · 02-04-2011, 03:14 AM

www.willtheyfit.com

Fronts,
http://www.willtheyfit.com/index.php...&Submit=Submit

Might want a 45 profile tyre, and its got a few mm less poke.

Rears,
http://www.willtheyfit.com/index.php...&Submit=Submit

Near as identical as you could wish for.

stella.werks · 02-04-2011, 03:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jorge

www.willtheyfit.com

Fronts,
http://www.willtheyfit.com/index.php...&Submit=Submit

Might want a 45 profile tyre, and its got a few mm less poke.

Rears,
http://www.willtheyfit.com/index.php...&Submit=Submit

Near as identical as you could wish for.

thanks man but thats how i got to where i am now. my question is... does the shit im saying sound right and is it safe. especially the front with that big of an adapter?

edit- i agree but nobody makes a 185/45/17 ! or do they...

Jorge · 02-04-2011, 03:58 AM

Oh shit, just actually read your spacers, 48mm?

Just me, but not in a chance in hell I'd run that on my car. Look for 2x rears for the front? I used to **** having 26mm spacers.

Tuck&Poke · 02-04-2011, 07:28 AM

185/40 is goingto look terrible, fender arches are way too big for that small a tire

oloniccolo · 02-04-2011, 07:35 AM

Omg 185/40 is wayyyyyyyyyyyy toooo small. Are you low? Just run 205/45 all around. Falke 512.

I guess 195/45 if you are really freakin low. I mean 22.5 or less

Jorge · 02-04-2011, 07:39 AM

195/45/17s are pretty hard to find - well I found them hard to find, could only get hold of 2nd hand Goodyear F1s

stella.werks · 02-04-2011, 02:44 PM

thanks for all the response guys. i think we're going to run 195/45 on her car. i mean its a friggen 7" wide wheel theres not gonna be any stretch i just want something to protect the wheel and make the stance look uniform with the back. and yes the car will be very low. fk streetlines on a mk4 with the helper springs out.

flush no poke up front so

1.3" adapters all the way around w/ 195/45 and 205/45.

final front et22. rear et15.

slowrx · 02-05-2011, 12:22 AM

Im with the others, anything smaller than a 205 is going to look terrible on an mk4. Run the 205/45, or maybe the 205/40 if your low enough. I really don't think you will be happy with the 195s.

Look here: dedicated to mk4 offsets/tire sizes -http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?4770502-mk4-Offsets-and-Tire-sizes-Q-A/page20

nate122 · 02-05-2011, 12:35 AM

205/40 for low... 205/45 for meat

Tuck&Poke · 02-05-2011, 01:10 AM

Dude, even a 205/40 is small, if your frame isn't notched, you're not even close to being able to run a 205/40

stella.werks · 02-05-2011, 01:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slowrx

Im with the others, anything smaller than a 205 is going to look terrible on an mk4. Run the 205/45, or maybe the 205/40 if your low enough. I really don't think you will be happy with the 195s.

Look here: dedicated to mk4 offsets/tire sizes -http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?4770502-mk4-Offsets-and-Tire-sizes-Q-A/page20

i want to get the front wheels as flush as possible with the fender without poke so 195/45 would work better than a beefy ass 205/45 or 205/40. i don't see how it would look terrible. make me see the logic behind your opinion because i wanna get this shit right the first time. your opinion counts.

edit- def not running 40 profiles i need more height and im not c notched.