hause
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- Joined
- Nov 12, 2011
- Location
- Charlotte (Noda), NC
- TDI
- MK4 Golf Tdi... all souped up also a MK7 Sportwagen on its way to greatness
So I wanted a little bit of a lift and a more aggressive look. I don't know a top about stance and wheels,tires,spacers etc. but I figured what the heck. From my google research I thought I knew enough to make a relatively well informed purchase decision. I picked up some used BBS (always wanted some) and from what I could find the true contact seemed like a good choice in tire for MPGS, went with 215/55/18 because I thought a 2" taller wheel/tire would give me 1" more clearance. I read an article on a VW site that made me think it would fit with out rubbing. They rub quite often, they look great, fill the wheel well perfectly but rub all the time. Wheels have 40et and I used 20mm spacers in the rear and 15mm in the front. I think they need 15mm in the rear and maybe 8mm in the front. I added a stage 2 Kerma tune at the same time as the tires. My MPG as dropped to around 30 from 47, I knew I'd take a hit but this is way to much. Has anyone went with taller than stock sidewalls? Is anyone running 205/45/18 or 205/50/18? Any other ideas besides changing tires? How will the different tire size effect my offset? Anyone in the market for 215/55/18 true contacts with 400 miles on them? Any help from the wheel/tire gurus on here is appreciated.
Another problem I'm having that I didn't anticipate is when towing (I like to tow) the effective higher gearing makes it difficult to start out on a hill with a decent load behind the car.
Another problem I'm having that I didn't anticipate is when towing (I like to tow) the effective higher gearing makes it difficult to start out on a hill with a decent load behind the car.
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