Blindeye_03
Go Kart Newbie
- Location
- North KY
So this is something Ive never had to consider before on a car. But I have been checking this site below while trying to shop for wheels:
https://www.willtheyfit.com/index.p...ct2=45&wheel_size=17&wheel_width=8&offset2=45
Basically I am looking for a 17x7.5 or 17x8 wheel that I can use with all seasons in the winter months while keeping my SE wheels for use with summer tires (our winters arent that bad here to warrant winter tires and if it is REALLY bad my company puts us up in hotels so I generally wont need to worry about driving in ice or snow anyways).
Some wheel sizes that I look at on that site say "Compared to your existing wheel, this new wheel will have an inner rim which is 2.3mm closer to the suspension strut. The outer rim will poke out 10.4mm more than before.
Would that wheel clear the R brakes on the '19 GTIs? In that example I was looking at a Konig wheel ( I dont want to spend more than $200-$250 a wheel) in 17"x8". Or are there other factors I need to look at? Am I doing this wrong and need to look at using the SE wheels for winter and looking at another wider 18" wheel for summer rubber? I liked the idea of going down a size because all the potholes pop out around here in the winter. I guess I should add that I dont want to run spacers.
https://www.willtheyfit.com/index.p...ct2=45&wheel_size=17&wheel_width=8&offset2=45
Basically I am looking for a 17x7.5 or 17x8 wheel that I can use with all seasons in the winter months while keeping my SE wheels for use with summer tires (our winters arent that bad here to warrant winter tires and if it is REALLY bad my company puts us up in hotels so I generally wont need to worry about driving in ice or snow anyways).
Some wheel sizes that I look at on that site say "Compared to your existing wheel, this new wheel will have an inner rim which is 2.3mm closer to the suspension strut. The outer rim will poke out 10.4mm more than before.
Would that wheel clear the R brakes on the '19 GTIs? In that example I was looking at a Konig wheel ( I dont want to spend more than $200-$250 a wheel) in 17"x8". Or are there other factors I need to look at? Am I doing this wrong and need to look at using the SE wheels for winter and looking at another wider 18" wheel for summer rubber? I liked the idea of going down a size because all the potholes pop out around here in the winter. I guess I should add that I dont want to run spacers.
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