RE: wheels/ just roll up the fender lip.

[Theron Ross <ross@sanoh.com.mx>]

Instead of a flat piece of wood, you can also use a baseball bat.


-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Slayden [mailto:rslayden@skyenet.net]
Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2000 12:29 PM
To: Andre' Bjorkheim; Todd Detwiler
Cc: Scirocco List
Subject: wheels/ just roll up the fender lip.


When I had just bought my car the a few weeks ago the wheels rubbed bad.  It
has 15" BBS wheels on it with 195/50/15 tires.  The car has a jamex
suspension kit on it (u can barely fit a finger in the fronts gap) and the
front struts/shocks must be worn because the car has a little bounce to it
when I go over big bumps and it had rubbed grooves in the edge of the tires.
The same day I bought the car I used a smooth flat piece of wood and put it
between the tire and fenders on the front and proceeded to bend up the lip
of the fender on the inside.  Just work your way around.  If some paint does
come off then be sure to repaint it with some touch up paint before winter
especially if you live in a place that really has winter.  This is free and
only takes about 15-30 minutes including paint.

I have bought a set of MB Motoring Mysterys for next year.  The wheels are
16" with a 40 offset.  What is the best tires to go with.




> Todd Detwiler wrote:
> >
> > I seem to be having trouble getting this email to the list, so I
> > apologize in advance if this multiple posts.
> >
> > I have a mk1 Scirocco and am considering buying new rims. I have been
> > thinking about going with 16", but I was wondering what other mk1
> > owners were using. Is there anyone running 17" without a rubbing prob?
> > What do you guys recommend for width and offset? The lug pattern is
> > 4x100 right?
>
>    Todd, you will want 4x100 and a hub of 57.1mm on whichever wheel you
> get.  If you dont find rims that are hubcentric, you will want to make
> sure you get hubcentric rings.  Otherwise, you may notice some shimmying
> while driving due to a wheel that isn't correctly centered on the hub.
>
>   As far as 17s go, I am running 17s on my 79 Scirocco.  I get no
> rubbing up front (even with only a pinkies width between the tire and
> fender, using Koni Sport Adjustables with ST springs), but I do get a
> little in the rear if I am really weighted down and I hit a good bump (I
> also shaved my rear fender lip, you want pics???).
>
>   Concerning wheel choice, some rims in a 16 looks plenty big on a
> scirocco, while some 17s look quite nice.  Its really preference.
> Whichever you decide, should you get a 7.5" width rim, I would go with a
> 35m offset (anything more and you will be in on your spring, anything
> less and your tire is likely to rub all over the fender lip).  If you
> find a 7" wide rim you like, look at getting an offset of between 38 &
> 40mm.  I ran a 30mm offset on a 7" & a 25mm offset on a 7.5" wide rim,
> and both were WAY too little of an offset.  Hope that Helps...
>
>   BTW, are you still over at the University of Washington?
>
> Andre'
> Lime Green 79
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>
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