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the bruce

Go Kart Champion
Location
land
Car(s)
Golf GTI Mk.V 2008
Don't be so sour my man, chill out, here is a 19x9 with 225 tires, fit quite nice and fine.
It doesn't fit, it WILL rub.
Let me drive that car for just one minute and I'll show you, that it rubs. ;)

With these wheels you'd need to adjust mad camber values and - even more silly -
mount spring rubbers, resulting in insufficient wheel travel. Not an option for those,
who still want to drive comfortably, fast and safely.

You cannot ignore physics.



And its all different likes and views, some like the car lower, some don't. Some like fatter tires some don't.
Are we talking about tastes? I'm talking about serious vehicle dynamics and physics.



Also you are saying to keep close to stock ET, is not always the case, the 45ET was optimal for mk5/mk6, the mk7 is bigger therefore you can go even lower and be completely fine.
I already said it's wider. There are still limits.
Personally I'd use this increased clearence to run 235s.



There are people running on here 19x8 et45 with a 8mm spacer on the rear and 225 tires, so again it really depends what you want to achieve.
Because they don't know. that they just could have been set camber to a
lower value to pull the rear wheels these 8 mm out. Yes, it's that simple.



I've had numerous wheels and different offsets, and this generation is more forgiving. If you're not new to VW you should already know this.
Again, fell free to do a google search.

Btw, not sour at all. I just want to prevent other enthusiasts from wasting money.
I'm happy when forum mates enjoy driving their cars as I do. Sadly some mods are
highly contraproductive. ;)


It's even close with the R's optional 8x19 ET50 + 235/35:




On a side note: I wouldn't call those wheels too small:



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Sa-Gti2

Passed Driver's Ed
Location
SA
Lol...what happened here? @the Bruce - no option on the wheel spec as it's a second hand set. Getting it for a good price, will update with pics of fitment once done.
 

the bruce

Go Kart Champion
Location
land
Car(s)
Golf GTI Mk.V 2008
Lol...what happened here? @the Bruce - no option on the wheel spec as it's a second hand set. Getting it for a good price, will update with pics of fitment once done.
Pass it or resell it. It isn't a good deal if it damages your car. ;)
 

Ruyleo

New member
Location
Scottsdale, AZ
This is great info all around. It's all about what is important to you and knowing what your getting into. I for one have been trying to decide on a style of 19" wheels, now with a better understanding of all of the implications I'm considering 17". Too funny, now the 19" are looking kinda silly (yet still awesome) for the loss of function. Me personally I love the way these cars look and thats important but I bought it to drive the hell out of it. Less rim and more rubber it is. Now what looks good in that smaller combo...
 
18x8 et 35
18x8.5 et 40

are all flush.

225/40/18 tire for 8"
235/40/18 tire for 8.5" wheels

These are specs for a stock height.

If you want exact tire size and offset for a lowered car, ask me.

I'm looking at getting a set of 18x8 Wheels with a 38 offset. I'm already lowered on VWR Springs. Do you think I will have any rubbing issues without further modifications? Thanks in advance!!! :)
 

nikhsub11

Banned
Location
United States
Don't be so sour my man, chill out, here is a 19x9 with 225 tires, fit quite nice and fine.



And its all different likes and views, some like the car lower, some don't. Some like fatter tires some don't.

Also you are saying to keep close to stock ET, is not always the case, the 45ET was optimal for mk5/mk6, the mk7 is bigger therefore you can go even lower and be completely fine. There are people running on here 19x8 et45 with a 8mm spacer on the rear and 225 tires, so again it really depends what you want to achieve.

I've had numerous wheels and different offsets, and this generation is more forgiving. If you're not new to VW you should already know this.

Looks great! Based on my offset calculations, my 19x8.5 ET40 should sit 1mm further IN than your 9" wheels, so I should be good! Did you have to roll the fenders or do anything up front so that you don't rub? TIA!
 

Zach L

VR junkie
Location
Austin, TX
Never do you even mention camber. Your method of measurement is directly affected by camber settings and not all cars leave the factory with identical camber. There is variance. Get an alignment if you wish to know how much you're running.

Measure from the center of the wheel and you will diminish the effect camber is having on your measurements.
 

Zach L

VR junkie
Location
Austin, TX
I think the fitment below is perfect. But "optimal" is completely subjective. It's probably been pointed out, but the thread title is kind of ambiguous.

To achieve the fitment below, but without spacers, you'd need wheels with the following specs:
9.5" et32 - front
9.5" et27.5 - rear

-OR- to achieve same poke with an 8" wide wheel it would be:
8" et13 - front
8" et8.5 - rear

"18x9.5 et40 squared with 8mm spacers in the front and 12.5 mm spacers in the rear, I didn't know these had that much room."



 

nikhsub11

Banned
Location
United States
Isn't it better to just use spacers as you can at least rotate your tires properly?

You mean as opposed to different size wheels on the front and back? You will hear different opinions about this - IMO it's retarded. Having wider wheels on the back of a FWD car is pretty stupid. I gather people do it because they like the concavity of the wider wheels on the rear - again, if it were a RWD car it would make sense like a BMW or a Merc. Plus you can't rotate tires and it generally, well, looks juvenile. For me, a square setup is much more preferred.
 

Zach L

VR junkie
Location
Austin, TX
I prefer square setups myself and have always ran them on my cars.

Reason I posted the actual numbers is to show it another way. Either set of measurements can be used for calculation purposes as long as you have a general understanding of wheel offset aka backspacing. Some people prefer staggered setups, and the FWD concern doesn't apply to all cars on this board.
 
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