Your opinions please? Big wheels, or standard?
Discussion
L100NYY said:
I like it but the car does now sit rather high? Time for some adjustable suspension?
Overall though it's afrom me!
It's on the cards - they rub a little on bumps with three people in the car so I'm guessing they'll rub under hard cornering too - so I'll need to sort out the suspension. Probably have to get the arches rolled too
However, it's dependant on whether I keep the wheels or not - I'd like to try 16"s (Mk3 Anniversary models came with 16"s).
>> Edited by neil_cardiff on Monday 24th April 10:12
I prefer the original ones to the new ones. These are out of proportion with the rest of the car. The car also sits too high and the lines, therefore, look awkward. Personally, I would lower the suspension and maybe choose some alternative alloys. I'm looking at some rather lovely BSA ones as I type.
Surely the ride height of the vehicle will not have been affected at all as he'll have put a tyre profile on to keep the rolling radius identical to the original, so that the speedo is still correct and steering geometery unaffected...?
I'm not sure on them - I like the size of them, but not sure of the style - so not a lot of help there then!
I'm not sure on them - I like the size of them, but not sure of the style - so not a lot of help there then!
Davi said:
Surely the ride height of the vehicle will not have been affected at all as he'll have put a tyre profile on to keep the rolling radius identical to the original, so that the speedo is still correct and steering geometery unaffected...?
Yep, standard is 205/50/15 and I've stuck on 205/40/17 which is near as dammit the same.
Davi said:
Surely the ride height of the vehicle will not have been affected at all as he'll have put a tyre profile on to keep the rolling radius identical to the original, so that the speedo is still correct and steering geometery unaffected...?
I'm not sure on them - I like the size of them, but not sure of the style - so not a lot of help there then!
I did not write that very well did I? Comparing the two pictures, in the first one, the car appears too look higher. I think the car would look better if it were lowered. Having said that, still as I look at the second picture, it just seems to sit better. So, I am saying, ultimately, that the new wheels do not suit the line of the car. They are out of proportion and therefore make it look awkward. And that is why, I believe, that it looks like the rear is sitting too high. I do not like the style of the alloy wheel in the first picture. BSA do some lovely alloys. I am sure that Neil would find a more suitable style should he wish to pick up a catalogue.
neil_cardiff said:
Surely the ride height of the vehicle will not have been affected at all as he'll have put a tyre profile on to keep the rolling radius identical to the original, so that the speedo is still correct and steering geometery unaffected...?
Yep, standard is 205/50/15 and I've stuck on 205/40/17 which is near as dammit the same.
Doesn't that mean that the tyre wall is slightly shallower? Maybe that is another reason that I prefer the others. I was going to suggest that you alter the tyre to get a deeper one. I did that on my Corrado (admittedly because they no longer did Eagle F1s in the standard size for my car, but I was assured that they would look even nicer, and they do).
I cannot see the cars side by side on here, so have downloaded one of them. Taking another look, I have seen that the shot of the car with the new alloys is taken from a different vantage point. This is what is making the car look higher at the back end.
>> Edited by EmmaP on Monday 24th April 10:48
EmmaP said:
Surely the ride height of the vehicle will not have been affected at all as he'll have put a tyre profile on to keep the rolling radius identical to the original, so that the speedo is still correct and steering geometery unaffected...?
Yep, standard is 205/50/15 and I've stuck on 205/40/17 which is near as dammit the same.
Doesn't that mean that the tyre wall is slightly shallower? Maybe that is another reason that I prefer the others. I was going to suggest that you alter the tyre to get a deeper one. I did that on my Corrado (admittedly because they no longer did Eagle F1s in the standard size for my car, but I was assured that they would look even nicer, and they do).
I cannot see the cars side by side on here, so have downloaded one of them. Taking another look, I have seen that the shot of the car with the new alloys is taken from a different vantage point. This is what is making the car look higher at the back end.
>> Edited by EmmaP on Monday 24th April 10:48
Its not a great shot at all, I'll try and get another done...
The tyres roll correctly (says the calculator thingummy I found) although they are stretched a little more due to being 7.5j as opposed to 7j - but this should be better than worse for the rolling radius...
Ride quality is not that much worse, although I wince a little more on the bigger potholes now - and kerbs *eek!*
I'm in one hell of a quandry - I'm considering 16" in the same style, or the BBS flat face style seen on the Anniversaries but seeing as I've forked out nigh on £600 for the wheels and tyres, I've got to be sure
I appreciate your comments
>> Edited by neil_cardiff on Monday 24th April 11:00
adycav said:
Standard wheels for me every time - as a car like your Golf ages you see less and less tidy standard-looking examples around, and these are the ones, ironically, that stand out.
I agree wholeheartedly, and was very resistant to trying out bigger wheels on the Golf. I'm sending the old wheels off to be refurbished while I'm buggering about, so they may still go back on - one of the benefits was the fact that the 50 profile gave me a bit of 'compliance' when cornering
neil_cardiff said:
The tyres roll correctly (says the calculator thingummy I found) although they are stretched a little more due to being 7.5j as opposed to 7j - but this should be better than worse for the rolling radius...
to get it as near as possible you could have gone to 215/35 but you've only gained about 3cm on the rolling circumferance so not too bad - you'll see about 2% extra speedo error.
Edited to make sense!
>> Edited by Davi on Monday 24th April 11:15
Davi said:
The tyres roll correctly (says the calculator thingummy I found) although they are stretched a little more due to being 7.5j as opposed to 7j - but this should be better than worse for the rolling radius...
to get it as near as possible you could have gone to 215/35 but you've only gained about 3cm on the rolling circumferance so not too bad - you'll see about 2% extra speedo error.
Edited to make sense!
i.e. if I were doing 100mph I'd see 102? or 98?
I checked before getting them, and from what I saw the 205/40's were the recommended size, and additionally the tyres are cheaper
>> Edited by Davi on Monday 24th April 11:15
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