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17" rims

Winnipeg,
 Remember, larger wheels have only one functional reason for their existence: they allow larger brakes.
If you need/want/have larger brakes, then you must accept the compromises that increasingly larger wheel diameters bring to the table.
Some of the other listers have stated what some of those compromises are, but I'll add another: with
the increasingly smaller aspect ratio tires required by larger wheels, road-damaged wheels are not uncommon.

Do 17" or 22' or 24' wheels look good?  That's a purely personal issue; some are willing to put up with the compromises in order to get "the look", and some are not.

Best of luck to you.

larry
sandiego16v
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Janzen, Lawrence 
  To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org 
  Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 2:48 PM
  Subject: 17"x7" rims on '87 Scirocco 16V


  Hello List,
  I am looking at purchasing (from a friend) a set of 17"x7" (ET+40)
  5-spoke rims to put on my '87 scirocco 16v.  There have no brand name on
  the rims. All the rims have on them are "JWL" and "VIA" and "Made in
  China".  When I look at tirerack.com, they only recommend 15" and 16"
  rims for the scirocco.
  -Does anyone on the list running 17" rims?  
  -If you have, what issues have you had?
  -Is an offset of +40 enough? Too much? 
  -What size tires do you have?  
  (When I use the tire-calculator on Scirocco.org, it recommends 195x40)  
  -How close is theory to practice? 

  I would like know what the largest size tire that I can run without
  having too many rubbing issues.

  I currently have a completely stock suspension on my scirocco, but the
  future plan is to go to coilovers.  I have also include a link for pic
  of the car as some have asked.
  http://www.neojedi.com/dublife/yausoroti/ownerSheet3.php?id=1592

  Thanks for the advice,

  Winnipeg Larry
  '87 Scirocco 16v 
  '84 Jetta GLi
  (I don't bother mentioning my '98 Windstar and my '03 Camry - I don't
  love those vehicles)


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