Re: Wheels, rims and fender gaps

["George Turner, Jr." <george@dxnet.com>]

this is where all the fun comes in true dat!!!!  one thing you MUST LOOK OUT FOR when getting 17's is the quality factor...you must get a pretty desent rim or you will bend it..do not shave cost on quality of wheels cus you will most deff bend a cheap 17.  if you get some cool tires, they have a bomb rim protector.  i have some dunlap sp8000(personally they dont stick enough for me, wanna go toyo t1) and i got a flat about 1 block before i got on the freeway.  i was driving and hit this HUGE pothole i didnt see...didnt think anything happened, i was knida in a hurry(me and 2 buddys were racing on the freeway, and popo got one @130 mph, and the other @90 mph..i saw popo..slowed down..and broke left) so i took a couple side streets to get back on the freeway to see what was happening...after i hit the pothole and got the flat which i didnt know about i am driving on the freeway for about a mile, then decide to change lanes...one side was cool..the other side hit pretty hard..didnt think much about it till i changed lanes again....i hear that side hit hard again...i am driving about 75 mph...thinking 'was sup??'  so i decided to pull over and check it out..by now i have drove almost 3 miles..when i got to the side...the tire was completely flat!!  cone to find out that you could drive for 35 miles @55 mph on a flat sp8000 and it wont damage your rim..of coarse the tirs hole was not repairable....but the tire did its job....moral...get a good set of tires when you but 17" rims!!!!
geo
btw...the two guys got off scott clean(they were cops themselves)
geo
- -----Original Message-----
From: Cooley, Christopher <Christopher.Cooley@bactc.com>
To: 'jettaglx@igtc.COM' <jettaglx@igtc.COM>
Date: Thursday, May 21, 1998 9:50 AM
Subject: RE: Wheels, rims and fender gaps


>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
> >
>