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Re: Anyone know anything about cars/wheels?

it's a basic 'sport' so probably drum brakes on the back. Infact now you say that I do always notice when someone's got drums on the back and I've just realised it'll be because of their alloys. Never occured to me.
Pretty cheap really I always thought really modern cars would come with disk alround as standard but not many do do they. Guess there's just no need.

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Originally Posted by Dave20046 (Post 1924623)

Cheers custard
http://www.wheelworx.net/acatalog/Vo...oy_wheels.html
the rs8 alloys look good but £450 with tyres is an ok price (althouh don't come with caps) but probably a bit more then I should be spending. grr tempting

Indeed I don't think any of the wheels I've been looking at on an otherwise completely standard car will look chavvy. Just want something subtle that looks better than it does now. I've not given it lexus lights or hacked off the header pipes or anything.

RS8 alloys in 17" are what I mentioned earlier on the GF lil bros golf.

As said, they look absolutly fine, dont rub or really effect the car too much. But you WILL need to lower it, it'll look like a skybus otherwise.

And as said, you may need some small spacers to push the wheels out a bit more to look better.

17"s

This is one of my other friends old Golfs on similar wheels, again lowered -30mm and some spacers to push the wheels out.

http://images105.fotki.com/v514/phot...golf2-1-vi.jpg

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Originally Posted by FlyinCustard (Post 1924671)

I went from 16's to 17's on my last car (Astra G) and it threw the speedo out by about 5-10%, which devalued the car as when I came to sell it as it seamed to have high mileage because i was racking up miles faster than i should be.:toss:

its the other way around, bigger wheels = less revolutions/mile = less recorded mileage than whats actualy been done.

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Flyin Custord, a 1" wheel size increase will not macke that much of a difference at all......

Not to mention that a larger wheel will have a lower profile tyre so the total circum of the wheel isn't that much different.

Certainly not enough to devalue a car. I've heard some crap about modifiying cars in my time, but thats gotta but up there as one of the lamest :lol:

Dammmm all those guys who remove 14" wheels and put on 19"s.... Whats those mileometres people :lol: :lol: PMSLOL

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PS, what do I know about modified cars...

Nothing :(

http://public.fotki.com/DaimoB/my_car_and_donnas_car

:lol:

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Dave, if you are getting lowered springs for the VW these guys are good to deal with http://www.gsfcarparts.com/index.html and they have a place just up from Sheffield Arena, I bought a set for my last VW not long ago and they cost £70 for a set of 4 springs

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Originally Posted by Daimo (Post 1924740)

It jus sempt to rack up the mileage really fast, and it always sempt to read faster than it felt. I aint no mechanic I was jus sayin what I thought/felt:(

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Daimo - that pictured one's pretty nice

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Originally Posted by jimmy__riddle (Post 1924706)

its the other way around, bigger wheels = less revolutions/mile = less recorded mileage than whats actualy been done.

For some reason I would have assumed it'd be on the gearbox on modern cars

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Originally Posted by deejay77 (Post 1924791)

Cheers deejay I'll check them out :thumright:

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Originally Posted by FlyinCustard (Post 1924676)

16inch rims are not over common so last time I wanted some 16inch tyres they was dearer than those bigger, as the bigger sizes are more common and more budjet tyre makers provide tyres in thos sizes.

that's wot i was told neway, I probs was jus spun a yarn:p

Flippin hope not - I'm guessing not though as I'm sure the wheels I'm looking to buy are a common extra for GTI's.

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Originally Posted by fizzwheel (Post 1924674)

I reckon so...

What model Golf is it ? If its a basic ish model one with Drum brakes on the back dont go to big on the alloys it will look ****e...

Just double checked, it has disk rear - which was a pleasant surprise.

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Why put alloys on the cage?

Buy a pointy instead ;):smt040