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Hi,

I'm a bit confused about wheel sizes and fitment as well as tyres so any advice would be appreciated.

I want to get some 15" wheels what sort of width suits a Mk4?

All I know so far is I want 15" wheels and the PCD should be 4 x 100 not sure about ET and so on?

Thanks,
Mo

195/45/15 are the best fit imo, but if you arnt getting your car lowered (which it will need doing if you are getting alloys - or it will look crap) then they can be bigger

Biddy17 wrote:195/45/15 are the best fit imo, but if you arnt getting your car lowered (which it will need doing if you are getting alloys - or it will look crap) then they can be bigger

What about 195/50/15 and 6J (p.s. not sure what all that means)

Mo

15's are about the biggest you'll want to go if you going to lower it. but mines on 15's and im waiting for a 50mm shock/spring kit and atm its like a tractor. however it doesnt look overly large tbh.

PeteJ wrote:15's are about the biggest you'll want to go if you going to lower it. but mines on 15's and im waiting for a 50mm shock/spring kit and atm its like a tractor. however it doesnt look overly large tbh.

Yep definitely 15's the max for me but what about width wise whats the usual in that area?

Also I've seen many people with 195/45/15 what does the 45 mean as I'm looking at a set of wheels that are 195/50/15?

Thanks,
Mo

195 is the width, 45 is the tyre wall depth. ie 45% of full size tyres. 45 is quite low pro, i think mine are about 45ish.
so 195 is width of tyre 45 is profile and 15 is circumference
help?

195/45/15 is what you want, cos its the closest size match to OE spec wheels tyres, thus keepin your rollin radius standard, 195/50/15 wont look as good and will affect your rollin radius and therefor afect your speedo readings

bigstu wrote:195/45/15 is what you want, cos its the closest size match to OE spec wheels tyres, thus keepin your rollin radius standard, 195/50/15 wont look as good and will affect your rollin radius and therefor afect your speedo readings

Sound advice, thank you I'm going to make a note of that when I'm looking for tyres.

So tyre size should be 195/45/15 wheels should be 15" with PCD 4x100

What should the ET be and the bit which is 5J, 6J etc?

PeteJ wrote:195 is the width, 45 is the tyre wall depth. ie 45% of full size tyres. 45 is quite low pro, i think mine are about 45ish.
so 195 is width of tyre 45 is profile and 15 is circumference
help?

Thanks for clearing that up for me

Also is 6J the depth of the wheel?

ET is hard to explain. especially when you dont quite know what it is.
basically its a measurement to make sure it clears the brakes.
i know my g60 corrado was et35 and was a fairly large offset. apart from that i have NO idea!

PeteJ wrote:15's are about the biggest you'll want to go if you going to lower it. but mines on 15's and im waiting for a 50mm shock/spring kit and atm its like a tractor. however it doesnt look overly large tbh.

my car is sitting 60 on 16's and doesnt drive like a tractor, its smooth most of the time can be bumpy on dodgy roads but thats it, my wheels are 195/45/16.

*DollyBurd* wrote:

PeteJ wrote:15's are about the biggest you'll want to go if you going to lower it. but mines on 15's and im waiting for a 50mm shock/spring kit and atm its like a tractor. however it doesnt look overly large tbh.

my car is sitting 60 on 16's and doesnt drive like a tractor, its smooth most of the time can be bumpy on dodgy roads but thats it, my wheels are 195/45/16.

Hmm, that's got me thinking now Dolly as I've seen a pic of your white Polo which looks rather nice

mmh wrote:

*DollyBurd* wrote:

PeteJ wrote:15's are about the biggest you'll want to go if you going to lower it. but mines on 15's and im waiting for a 50mm shock/spring kit and atm its like a tractor. however it doesnt look overly large tbh.

my car is sitting 60 on 16's and doesnt drive like a tractor, its smooth most of the time can be bumpy on dodgy roads but thats it, my wheels are 195/45/16.

Hmm, that's got me thinking now Dolly as I've seen a pic of your white Polo which looks rather nice

my man had a gti his was dropping 110 at back and 80 at front on 17's, it rubbed like fook over bumps but was ok on the roads, mines ddrives good like i said just bumpy on sh*tty roads x

my cars the same set up at dollys 60mm all round with 16"s get a tiny wee scrub on passengers wing but nothin to worry about

Mines now down about 80-90mm on 15x6.5j rims with 195/45/15 tyres and ET 35,,,,they srub on the rear/front arch liners and i had to remove the mudflaps to but thats about it,,,,forgot to mention my rear arches are also rolled which helps them clear.

Mines now down about 80-90mm on 15x6.5j rims with 195/45/15 tyres and ET 35,,,,they srub on the rear/front arch liners and i had to remove the mudflaps to but thats about it,,,,forgot to mention my rear arches are also rolled which helps them clear.