RE: Wheels, rims and fender gaps

["Cooley, Christopher" <Christopher.Cooley@bactc.com>]

Good point.  What I'm looking for here is a nice rim to rubber ratio.
The 40 series on 17's looks awfully thin compared to a large rim.
Although performance is rock solid due to a super stiff sidewall, looks
can be not quite right.  It's a judgement call, and part of the fun in
deciding which way to go.

I wish there was a computer program that would allow you to enter in all
these parameters and see how they look on your auto.  Any programmers
out there?  I'd pay money for something like this.  Until then, I rely
on the mods pics and details from my fellow GLXers.  Thanks.


	-----Original Message-----
	From:	George Turner, Jr. [SMTP:george@dxnet.com]
	Sent:	Thursday, May 21, 1998 9:23 AM
	To:	jettaglx@igtc.COM
	Subject:	Re: Wheels, rims and fender gaps

	is there a reason why you wanna go with 45 series tires??  that
will throw your speedo, and gas milage way off....that is tooo munch
mass for our weight cars to be pushing with the gear ratio that comes on
the stock tranny...
	geo
	-----Original Message-----
	From: Cooley, Christopher <Christopher.Cooley@bactc.com>
	To: 'jettaglx@igtc.COM' <jettaglx@igtc.COM>
	Date: Thursday, May 21, 1998 8:40 AM
	Subject: RE: Wheels, rims and fender gaps


	>I haven't decided on HD or Sport for the 'Steins, as yet.
Adjustable
	>Koni's also sound appealing as they are a d j u s t a b l e.  
	>
	>Anyone have some insight on this?  HD vs. Sport w/the Sport
Springs?
	>
	>Will 215/45 17's rub with the springs?  What about 205/45 17's?
	>
	>
	> -----Original Message-----
	> From: posaune [SMTP:leah@erinet.com]
	> Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 1998 11:42 PM
	> To: jettaglx@igtc.COM
	> Subject: Re: Wheels, rims and fender gaps
	>
	>
	>
	> David Kim wrote:
	>
	> > Cooley, Christopher,
	> >
	> > yes, it will work.  I have the Neuspeed sport lowering
springs
	>and
	> > Bilstein HD's struts/shocks and have not had any rubbing at
	>all.  My
	> > care is up on J. Welty's page:
	>
	> I'm considering the same setup, but with the stock wheels.
Why
	>did you go
	> with HDs instead of Sports?  I thought Sports were supposed to
	>be for lowered
	> cars (although I know there are a million combinations and
kinds
	>of
	> Bilsteins/springs).
	>
	> Also, do you have any problem with bottoming out when loading
	>the trunk full
	> of crap (if you do) or carrying two passengers in the back?
	>These,
	> unfortunately are concerns for me.
	>
	> thanks
	> -erik
	>