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use a 165 45 as on the rear and they'll give a bit ore clearance with losing the stretch

chad wrote:

use a 165 45 as on the rear and they'll give a bit ore clearance with losing the stretch

haha ye i have an old one of them laying about in the work shop so im going to fit it and see how that sits. anything not to loose the stretch

The stretch really doesnt look good, even more so that is not needed. nice wheels though

not a fan of big stretch looks a bit odd! but wheels look very nice mate

I'm not a fan of mega stretch either, but if you can close the gap completely I reckon it'd work well

Wouldnt be very driveable though, not on these roads

cool rims, im a big fan of 928's, mind out for pot holes with that amount of stretch!

Liam B wrote:

cool rims, im a big fan of 928's, mind out for pot holes with that amount of stretch!

indeed, other wise this happens...





i do like 928's though, but personally i wouldn't have as much stretch on them, but thats just me!

o dear you didnt want to do that lol was that just from a pothole?

yer am driving abit carfully at the min, the roads are a nightmare.

thanks for the coments but i doubt the stretch will be going i love it

so once the coilovers are on im looking for something else to get for her maybe sort out the boot build because at the min i have a sub box that actually takes up to hole boot lol (nightmare)

You need to get some bags on the go to work with that amount of stretch.
So the arch is just about resting on the gap between the tyre and lip.

It would probably work if the face of the wheels werent so concave.
The tyre gives a slanted edge of stretch, and the face of the wheel is concave so slants the other way. Not a fan.

But hey, if you like it, its cool

Stampers wrote:

You need to get some bags on the go to work with that amount of stretch.
So the arch is just about resting on the gap between the tyre and lip.

It would probably work if the face of the wheels werent so concave.
The tyre gives a slanted edge of stretch, and the face of the wheel is concave so slants the other way. Not a fan.

But hey, if you like it, its cool

yer ive been looking at bags but i just cant bring my self around to handing out that sort of money on them.

ben k wrote:

o dear you didnt want to do that lol was that just from a pothole?

Yip, a pot hole on a roundabout near Duxford yesterday morning - 20x11 with 275 stretched tyres!

jimmymidnight wrote:

ben k wrote:

o dear you didnt want to do that lol was that just from a pothole?

Yip, a pot hole on a roundabout near Duxford yesterday morning - 20x11 with 275 stretched tyres!

o not good. by the looks of your thread i have read your not have to much luck with mercs at the min

ben k wrote:

jimmymidnight wrote:

ben k wrote:

o dear you didnt want to do that lol was that just from a pothole?

Yip, a pot hole on a roundabout near Duxford yesterday morning - 20x11 with 275 stretched tyres!

o not good. by the looks of your thread i have read your not have to much luck with mercs at the min

haha, you're not wrong there mate, im pretty sure my merc is cursed, im still in the middle of a court case from when it was hit last september!

i keep thinking i should sell it and buy something newer/more practicle/cheaper to own but then i fall in love with it again!

right a bit of a up date

as my wheels are off i have swaped the rear tyres on to the fronts and am waiting for the rear tyres and dont a lil bit of polishing.

a before and after polishing, never really relized how much they needed it



centre caps re painted and polished (i know its not a pro job but its a damn site better than it was)



and this is what the rear tyres will look like when they turn up, but im gunna have to cut the inside lips away or/and sort some camber out on the rears (were can i get some camber shims?)

looks awesome mate!

talk to matty or billy about camber shims, im pretty sure they've both run them in the past so they'll know where to get them from

max wrote:

looks awesome mate!

talk to matty or billy about camber shims, im pretty sure they've both run them in the past so they'll know where to get them from

cheers man ill have a word

max wrote:

looks awesome mate!

talk to matty or billy about camber shims, im pretty sure they've both run them in the past so they'll know where to get them from

well actually i never got to use my shims because MATTY broke them fitting them...

billybug wrote:

max wrote:

looks awesome mate!

talk to matty or billy about camber shims, im pretty sure they've both run them in the past so they'll know where to get them from

well actually i never got to use my shims because MATTY broke them fitting them...

Shhhh you, you got camber didnt you so stop moaning

The new tyres look better.Them wheels are a nice one to polish.

love 928`s brought 2 sets so i could have 8`s all roound on my t4

matty_mk1 wrote:

billybug wrote:

max wrote:

looks awesome mate!

talk to matty or billy about camber shims, im pretty sure they've both run them in the past so they'll know where to get them from

well actually i never got to use my shims because MATTY broke them fitting them...

Shhhh you, you got camber didnt you so stop moaning

I was going to ask were they hard to fit. But by the sounds of it you didn't have much luck lol

mk1g60phill wrote:

The new tyres look better.Them wheels are a nice one to polish.

Yer I agree looks a lot better plus shouldn't be to much of a nightmare to drive with

ben k wrote:

matty_mk1 wrote:

billybug wrote:

max wrote:

looks awesome mate!

talk to matty or billy about camber shims, im pretty sure they've both run them in the past so they'll know where to get them from

well actually i never got to use my shims because MATTY broke them fitting them...

Shhhh you, you got camber didnt you so stop moaning

I was going to ask were they hard to fit. But by the sounds of it you didn't have much luck lol

well i thought they were hard because im s**t at maths and you gotta work out the right angle of camber and toe-in etc, they only broke because it was freezing cold and made them brittle and when matty cut them they cracked, wasnt fully his fault , we used washers in the end.

quick update of how the golf is sitting now. no poke a bit of camber and loads of rub lol. not sure if its gunna stay like this but im just trying a few things out at the min

looks silly tbh