Dragster

[Walesy 0]

arggghh..... i gotta problem.

 

i think i need some different rims.....they fill the arches nicely with the wrong tyres on ((how i bought them))....but with the right tyres they look too small.

 

ive just had the front tyres changed and now i have a dragster. Like i said...the wheel looks better on the front but it doesnt look right on the car.

 

bloody nightmare!.....any decent swap from mk1 gti owners?

[GIXXERUK 0]

the front look ok to me , the rear look like tractor tyres , i reckon you should live with it for a while, you're just used to seeing it the way it was

[gradeAfailure 0]

Yeah man, the fronts look like they're supposed to now!

 

What size tyres did you get in the end?

[Walesy 0]

195/45/15's.....Goodyear F1s.....

 

the front look ok to me , the rear look like tractor tyres , i reckon you should live with it for a while, you're just used to seeing it the way it was

 

you are right..ill give it a while.....theyre already growing on me.

 

cheers guys :D

[gradeAfailure 0]

Well, you've gone from 205/50 to 195/45 so I'm not surprised there's a difference! :lol: Your speedo will be over-reading too now, as your front wheels will be smaller rolling radius than the original VW size...

[Walesy 0]

as your front wheels will be smaller rolling radius than the original VW size...

which is????

[Walesy 0]

????

[dinkus 10]

205/50/15 on the VR but I have a feeling its 195/45/15 on the valvers?

[Walesy 0]

I have a feeling its 195/45/15 on the valvers?

 

if thats true then mine should be right?

[dinkus 10]

Aye, if I'm right then your front wheels are right, but that all depends on me being right. Which I might not be.

 

How about doing a Search?

[Walesy 0]

oooooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhh

 

cos it can take ages to look through endless threads that dont have the exact info you're looking for :wink:

[dinkus 10]

cos it can take ages to look through endless threads that dont have the exact info you're looking for :wink:

 

*cough* http://the-corrado.net/.archive/forum/viewtopic. ... lver+tyres

 

Page 2, 3rd post ;) :roll:

[Walesy 0]

humble pie anyone???

[Bally 0]

oh dear

[Kevin Bacon 5]

That's confirmed what I suspected might happen..... saw some 215x40x15 Dunlop SP9000s at inters for £60 a corner which I nearly bought, but I think they would look too small and feck up the final drive ratio!

[Walesy 0]

yeah...i cant get rid of this image in my head... :(

[gradeAfailure 0]

Ach, just bite the bullet and get some 195/45s for the back too, then drop the suspension a bit more, et voila: full-on Euro-Rado! 8)

[Walesy 0]

spot the difference?

[gradeAfailure 0]

Weeeelll, it don't matter cos you're gonna be bidding on them Borbet As in Deutschland soon, aren't you...? Only 7hrs to go though... ;)

[Walesy 0]

yep..im watching mate...had a couple of emails from the guy selling them too... he reckons about £70 for postage...not bad.....but we'll have to see...they've gone up in price today...i ain't gonna pay more than £300 all in so......fingers crossed :thumbleft: