Scrubbing and 17s
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Scrubbing and 17s
I'm thinking of getting some 8j 17s (205/40/17 tyres) after having sold my other 16'' wheels. just wondering, do people get any scrubbing issues on the 9N with it lowered when going over road bumps or imperfections e.t.c. If you do how low are you?
With my 16s i had my coilovers wound down with a cm of thread remaining on the front. Im wanting to wind it all the way down so that it doesnt look like a 4X4, wondering if this is feasible?
With my 16s i had my coilovers wound down with a cm of thread remaining on the front. Im wanting to wind it all the way down so that it doesnt look like a 4X4, wondering if this is feasible?
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i had 17s on for a few days and they were 8.5J. i had to raise the front of the car from 60mm to 40mm and they still scrubbed!
couldn't live with them in the end, took them off and stuck with my 16s, and lowered the front to 70mm and now i have a hole in my arch on both sides and thats with the standard 6.5J 16s!!
couldn't live with them in the end, took them off and stuck with my 16s, and lowered the front to 70mm and now i have a hole in my arch on both sides and thats with the standard 6.5J 16s!!
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looked through the many thousands of pics i have of my car and these are the best i can find to show the offset. et38 i think this was
i did find a scrub on the front arches. there are some small screws that hold the lining in place. if you remove about 3 per arch (makes no difference at all to the lining as vw only use a min of 37 screws per piece of plastic )
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i did find a scrub on the front arches. there are some small screws that hold the lining in place. if you remove about 3 per arch (makes no difference at all to the lining as vw only use a min of 37 screws per piece of plastic )
*ignore silly lights
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ok, so now my TT comps are fitted I don't have a problem with scrubbing except on high speed undulations in the road - the coilovers are sitting pretty low , but can I remove the screw in the top of the outer arch and fold the tab back a little? thoughts?
other than that I have had no problems fitting the TT comps!
other than that I have had no problems fitting the TT comps!
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I had a bit of scrubbage at high speeds on my old 16s - but since winter the ride height has been raised a couple of inches but this is it on 14" alloys
Sadly there are proposed double cushion speed bumps around by area and with 16s it couldn't take them unless i crawl over them at 3-5mph. so if i lower it back to what my previous ride height was and get 17s I guess I can get some practicality back .
Sadly there are proposed double cushion speed bumps around by area and with 16s it couldn't take them unless i crawl over them at 3-5mph. so if i lower it back to what my previous ride height was and get 17s I guess I can get some practicality back .