alooy wheel sizes

[dazler1527]

Hi everyone i am wanting to put some 18s on my standard ride hight golf GT TD 130 with 235 40 18 tyres,will they catch or cause ne any problems

cheers

Darren

[John @ DW]

Hi Darren

What size are your original tyres? If they are the 185/70/14 then the 235/40/18s will be too big. If they are 185/70/14s you will need to use 225/35/18 to keep the rolling radius the same. You will need an offset of about 35mm on the wheels to get them to sit right in the arches.
If you need any more advice or want a specific set of wheels pm me.
I hope i have helped!

John

[dazler1527]

Hi John, thanks for your help ,my tyres at mo are 195 /65/ r15s with the avus 2 style alloy

cheers ps,thinking of the rs nuvolari wheels or audi rs4 replica wheels

Darren

[steveh2507]

Hi Darren,
Just a word of advice, when replacing your wheels with 18s, get your suspensions bushes and engine mounts looked at, the 18s have resulted in mine being shot and have caused problems from engine issues to loose/rattling trim.
The 18s do look good, dont know how much difference you'll get between 18s and 17s, have heard the 17s dont cause anywhere near as many problems and still look pretty decent.
NB, not all golfs are the same so dont take it as gospel, just thought you might want to check!!!
Steve