Hey everyone.
I wanted to upgrade my stock 16" rims on my MK7 to 17", and my friend has an Audi A3 8P that he upgraded the rims on, so he gave me his "old" 17" genuine Audi rims which fit perfectly.
However, there's one issue. When I turn the wheels all the way to either right or left, I can hear a metal sound. I jacked up the car and noticed the inner part of the rim is touching the suspension arm, so I figured I'd need spacers.
Because I have no experience with spacers whatsoever, I did my research and found out the following differences between the old rim and the new rim:
So, I figured I'd need 10mm spacers, but I have a few questions:
1. Are the spacers required for both front and back? I assume front only, as this is a front-wheel drive vehicle, or you need to change all 4 anyway? I don't want the car to look weird.
2. What recommended brands out there? I know it's just an aluminum piece, but I want something good.
3. I assume I'd need longer studs. Checking ETKA, the P/N for the original studs is WHT-001-812. Which studs to get and how to know which?
Thanks a lot!
I wanted to upgrade my stock 16" rims on my MK7 to 17", and my friend has an Audi A3 8P that he upgraded the rims on, so he gave me his "old" 17" genuine Audi rims which fit perfectly.
However, there's one issue. When I turn the wheels all the way to either right or left, I can hear a metal sound. I jacked up the car and noticed the inner part of the rim is touching the suspension arm, so I figured I'd need spacers.
Because I have no experience with spacers whatsoever, I did my research and found out the following differences between the old rim and the new rim:
So, I figured I'd need 10mm spacers, but I have a few questions:
1. Are the spacers required for both front and back? I assume front only, as this is a front-wheel drive vehicle, or you need to change all 4 anyway? I don't want the car to look weird.
2. What recommended brands out there? I know it's just an aluminum piece, but I want something good.
3. I assume I'd need longer studs. Checking ETKA, the P/N for the original studs is WHT-001-812. Which studs to get and how to know which?
Thanks a lot!