9x17 at front on a 9n3?

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9x17 at front on a 9n3?

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Hi,

would like to know if 9x17 would fit at front on a 9n3?

The ET is 47 but will have to run adapters cause the PCD is 5x112!

Which ET would be optimal?

Any info or pics are welcome!

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yes it will fit,the best et is 30 for the polo 9n3, but it would be better an 8,5
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I used to run 17x8.5 et30 and it rubbed like a bastard!
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17X7.5 Ariettas et 38 rub with 205-40-17
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8 inch max tbh
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9x17 at front on a 9n3?

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whitegtipolo wrote:8 inch max tbh
I agree, there are folks on her who I've seen run 9" on a 16 but not on a 17".

Personally I wouldn't go anything over an 8. My rotiforms were 8.5 and they rubbed so had to raise the car quite alot.
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I had on my old 9n3 8x18 35mm offset and just fit had to pull front arches out and going 9 inch you would have to go 30 mm offset as so close to shocker , must say the arches are thin and can be manipulated easily old polo below


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whitegtipolo wrote:I had on my old 9n3 8x18 35mm offset and just fit had to pull front arches out and going 9 inch you would have to go 30 mm offset as so close to shocker , must say the arches are thin and can be manipulated easily old polo below


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Please can you show me pics of the arch work you had done
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thanks for your input guys!

will probably go for 8,5 at front and 9 at the back!
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dood9n3 wrote:
whitegtipolo wrote:I had on my old 9n3 8x18 35mm offset and just fit had to pull front arches out and going 9 inch you would have to go 30 mm offset as so close to shocker , must say the arches are thin and can be manipulated easily old polo below


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Please can you show me pics of the arch work you had done

+1 for pics of the arch work, im also keen on running 9inchers
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Re: 9x17 at front on a 9n3?

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sorry i got the ET wrong, u have to have a ET25, if u put BELOW susp. it will never rub, on my bmw 320 year 1996 i had 10j ET18
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