255/40r/17 on forgestar 17x9 ET40 wheels

[broke_car_guy]

I fitted these up this weekend. 17x9 ET40 forgestar wheels, 255/40r/17 BFG G-force sport comp 2, stock height no rubbing but it does poke a bit. I know it's not for everyone but I wanted a light wheel and lots of traction. I had to use 5mm rear spacers to clear the fuel filler neck. Traction is impressive, so much that I'm rethinking getting a wavetrac. Car is running is38 apr tunes so I needed more grip, roads suck where I live so wanted to go with 17's. Next step is sways and maybe shocks or coilovers. The car is my daily so gotta keep it mild for family duties.

 

[swcrow]

255 dang...I bet you had to use a spacer in the rear!

 

[Will_]

Interesting you had a to run a 5mm spacer even with ET40. How much camber do you have front/rear?

 

[GTIfan99]

Look good.

 

[broke_car_guy]

Interesting you had a to run a 5mm spacer even with ET40. How much camber do you have front/rear?

i haven't changed any alignment settings. it's all set to factory spec. that will probably change in the future if I ever do some HPD events.

 

[Mini7]

Interesting you had a to run a 5mm spacer even with ET40. How much camber do you have front/rear?

I’m surprised by this as well.

 

[broke_car_guy]

I’m surprised by this as well.

Here's the 17x9 mounted without the spacer, the tire rubbing against the fuel filler assembly. It made an audible squeak and left a noticeable mark during test fitting. Maybe it has something to do with my model year? 2018 mk7.5? The only other person on a forum running a similar size was a guy in australia, he ran redrilled wheels and a staggered offset which I did not want to do. His rear offset of 35 , matches mine after you factor in the spacer.

http://www.vwgolf.net.au/showthread.php?24962-Enkei-RPF1-17x9

I've seen people running bigger wheels and tires, honestly even with camber adjusted I don't see how they do it.

 

[bfury5]

These look great, did you happen to weigh the wheel or the wheel+tire combo before you installed?

 

[broke_car_guy]

These look great, did you happen to weigh the wheel or the wheel+tire combo before you installed?

I can weigh them next week, I plan to run them thru a few back roads for testing and check out if any more tweaks need to be made. I am still concerned about any issues during high speed turns. Will update the thread with weights then, they are noticeably lighter than the stock wheels and tires though.