Smurf Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Just wondering if anyone could help with this. I want to lower my Arosa 1.4TDI and fit 16"X7" alloys. The two suspension kits i am looking at are H&R cup kits. One of them lowers it 60mm front 40mm rear, and the other one 30mm all round. Will these size alloys fit with these drops? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The subtle modder Posted January 26, 2007 Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 As far as im aware no one on here has fitted wheels bigger than 15's to a mk2 style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":confused:" border="0" alt="confused.gif" /> apart from xtreme who has butchered his arches style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="wink.gif" />But....as a guide Al (NFBR) has a lupo tdi running 6.5x16 Fox alloys with 195/40 tyres and runs a drop of about 75mm with slight mods to the arch liners but thats a different car.....with the correct offset you should be alright with the 30mm drop anyway but you wont visually lower the car but handling should be good when you lower more then thats when youve got to get everything rightwayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj_slipp Posted January 26, 2007 Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 I was running 16s on my old face lift sport. think they were 7" wide with correct offset. used 195/40 tyres - then there is very little difference to the diameter compared to the original 14s. lowered on fks, not sure how much but at least 60mm all round. no trouble with rubbing.if i was doing alloys and suspension mods again i wouldn't have gone for 16s, as the combination of low profile tyres and coilovers gave quite a harsh ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfbr Posted January 27, 2007 Report Share Posted January 27, 2007 But....as a guide Al (NFBR) has a lupo tdi running 6.5x16 Fox alloys with 195/40 tyres and runs a drop of about 75mm with slight mods to the arch liners but thats a different car.....with the correct offset you should be alright with the 30mm drop anyway but you wont visually lower the car but handling should be good when you lower more then thats when youve got to get everything rightmine looked pretty low on the 30mm springs with the 45's on 16's as they filled the arches well!et42/43 are the best offsets to go for with a 7x16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurf Posted January 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 Thanks for the advice. I think i'm going to go with 15" (195/45/15) wheels on the 60/40 drop, hopefully it will look just as good but be slightly cheaper and cause less hassle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one litre wonder ;) Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 matties running 16x7's on 40mm profile tyres and a 40mm drop at the mo but hes still waiting to get chance to fit the coilovers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The subtle modder Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 matties running 16s ****** totally forgot maties arosa style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":rolleyes:" border="0" alt="rolleyes.gif" /> style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":lol:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" /> wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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