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Club G40 => General Car Chat => Topic started by: VeeDubG40 on July 27, 2008, 08:18:21 pm

Title: G60 Steelies?
Post by: VeeDubG40 on July 27, 2008, 08:18:21 pm

hi im a newbee, and have a old 1993 polo coupe and was wondering if a set of G60 steelies would go on the car without any other modification?? any ideas?? Cheers!

Title: Re: G60 Steelies?
Post by: hayesey on July 27, 2008, 09:26:21 pm

they'll fit yeah but you might get arch scrubbing depending on how low the car is.  Also you'll be needing to use 195/45/15 tyres rather than the bigger ones normally used on those wheels on golfs.

Title: Re: Re: G60 Steelies?
Post by: VeeDubG40 on July 27, 2008, 11:41:56 pm

how low do you rekon is practical yet still stylish?

Title: Re: Re: Re: G60 Steelies?
Post by: Weeman on July 28, 2008, 08:32:35 am

If you fit 165/50/15 tyres then you will be able to -60mm (im running similar to this on mine now but have Audi 15" pepperpots)

195/45/15 you will be lucky to get -40mm and not scrub all the time!

Title: Re: Re: Re: Re: G60 Steelies?
Post by: VeeDubG40 on July 28, 2008, 07:34:09 pm

my car seems to sit 50mm higher on the front then on the rear, bearing in mind all the shocks and springs are still standard. Rear shocks maybe a little worse for wear??

Title: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: G60 Steelies?
Post by: breadman on July 28, 2008, 08:05:32 pm

Its the springs that control ride height not the shock absorbers.
Are you sure that the springs are the correct ones and the back ones haven't been cut down or something? 50mm is a very big difference indeed.

Title: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: G60 Steelies?
Post by: VeeDubG40 on July 29, 2008, 10:52:07 am

Sorry i meant 5mm difference, i just read what i wrote !idiot!