joeb94 Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 Hi, I have recently bought a 2002 seat arosa 1.0 and I am ashamed of the wheels it has fitted and want to get some new ones. What are the biggest wheels I can fit on? I have been adived that it is 16x7 but I am not convinced.Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 I personally think that anything above a 14" looks daft on anything other than a Gti, but it's your car. I think 16's are possible yes, I have seen 17's but on Gti's only.Someone with more model specific knowledge may be able to advise further .Oh and welcome to the forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeb94 Posted June 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 I personally think that anything above a 14" looks daft on anything other than a Gti, but it's your car. I think 16's are possible yes, I have seen 17's but on Gti's only.Someone with more model specific knowledge may be able to advise further .Oh and welcome to the forum I was looking at 15 inch calibre dubs in black with the polished rim but I wasn't sure if they would fit and thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treblet Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 15" will be fine, much more than that on a non-gti will look quite big though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeb94 Posted June 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 15" will be fine, much more than that on a non-gti will look quite big though.thanks do you know the limit of how wheel width I can get aswell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treblet Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 The maximum width you can fit all depends on the offset of the wheel not just the width of the wheel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeb94 Posted June 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2011 The maximum width you can fit all depends on the offset of the wheel not just the width of the wheel!Oh yeah I never thought about that well these are the wheels I'm looking at, http://www.wheelheaven.co.uk/wheel_Dub-alloy-wheels-by-Calibre_129_0_index.phpdo you think they'll be any good?Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOCK Posted June 13, 2011 Report Share Posted June 13, 2011 (edited) I quite like those. The only thing that puts me off them is the fact that you can buy them in Halfrauds...is that wrong? I would imagine 7.5" to be a bit a bit wide for a non-GTI, although I might be wrong. Edited June 13, 2011 by NOCK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foto2021 Posted June 13, 2011 Report Share Posted June 13, 2011 If ride quality is important to you, a smaller diameter wheel tends to give a better ride. I changed my 13 inch wheels for 14 inch and there was a deterioration in the ride. I wouldn't be happy with 15 inch and I certainly wouldn't want to go for a larger diamater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOCK Posted June 14, 2011 Report Share Posted June 14, 2011 If ride quality is important to you, a smaller diameter wheel tends to give a better ride. I changed my 13 inch wheels for 14 inch and there was a deterioration in the ride. I wouldn't be happy with 15 inch and I certainly wouldn't want to go for a larger diamater.I have to disagree with you there, the only time a smaller diameter wheel will increase ride quality is if you've fitted fatter profile tyres to the smaller wheel than you did to the larger ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeb94 Posted June 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2011 do you think 195/45/15s are the biggest I can really go then? I just want a nice wheels that fills the arch nicely really I wouldn't go for a 16 because I think it may look abit daft. Would it be a good idea to just take it over to wheels mania and get them to do some measuring?Thanks for the replies everybody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foto2021 Posted June 16, 2011 Report Share Posted June 16, 2011 I have to disagree with you there.You can disagree as much as you want, but you'd be wrong. The higher the aspect ratio of the tyre, the more pliant the ride. So a 70% aspect ratio will always produce better ride quality than a 60%, 50% or 40% aspect ratio. The lower the number, the less pliant the sidewall will be and the harsher the ride.For the same rolling radius, a larger diamater wheel always requires a lower aspect ratio tyre, and that means less comfort.But feel free to disagree. It's a free country, and as far as I know, there is no law against being wrong. ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatty Posted June 16, 2011 Report Share Posted June 16, 2011 You can disagree as much as you want, but you'd be wrong. The higher the aspect ratio of the tyre, the more pliant the ride. So a 70% aspect ratio will always produce better ride quality than a 60%, 50% or 40% aspect ratio. The lower the number, the less pliant the sidewall will be and the harsher the ride.For the same rolling radius, a larger diamater wheel always requires a lower aspect ratio tyre, and that means less comfort.But feel free to disagree. It's a free country, and as far as I know, there is no law against being wrong. ;-)Yeah the guy who disagreed with you said that. 185/60's will ride as well on 14's as they will on 13's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcusgrant Posted June 16, 2011 Report Share Posted June 16, 2011 audi a8 winters, 16x7 look great on a non gti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOCK Posted June 17, 2011 Report Share Posted June 17, 2011 You can disagree as much as you want, but you'd be wrong. The higher the aspect ratio of the tyre, the more pliant the ride. So a 70% aspect ratio will always produce better ride quality than a 60%, 50% or 40% aspect ratio. The lower the number, the less pliant the sidewall will be and the harsher the ride.For the same rolling radius, a larger diamater wheel always requires a lower aspect ratio tyre, and that means less comfort.But feel free to disagree. It's a free country, and as far as I know, there is no law against being wrong. ;-)That's exactly what I said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeb94 Posted June 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2011 audi a8 winters, 16x7 look great on a non gtiYeah they're nice but they're 5 stud wheels and I need 4 I think Thanks for the reply anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeb94 Posted June 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2011 Would these be any good? http://www.rimstyle.com/products/detail/?category=alloy_wheels;type=cades_eros_gb;model=10490;id=CAERO-GB-ID10490-D15-W65l65-P4100-E30l30I like them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheArouser Posted June 17, 2011 Report Share Posted June 17, 2011 Just stumbled into this thread and those my friend are just what ive been looking for good price too!!!top bloke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeb94 Posted June 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2011 Just stumbled into this thread and those my friend are just what ive been looking for good price too!!!top blokeHaha cool I'm going to be going for those too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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