Ive got a s2erst an ive got the standard 15" rims fitted at the mo, im toying with the idea of fitting maybe rs 7 spokes or rs mondeo 7 spoke soft spokes rims with a 205/40/17 tyre, thing is the car is fitted with a spax sportskit which is fairly bumpy at the mo, if i was to fit the 17s will the ride comfort be alot worse than the standard rims?? also will the rims fit straight on and will they touch the bodywork on full lock and 4 up?? cheers guys ..............p.s im not looking at changing the suspensin setup b4 any off say change to konis etc

 

I you keep to 35 et offset and you havnt got rear discs you should have no probs, if you have rear discs and its lowerd it will catch the rear bodywork the only way round that is a differant offfset on the rear with spacers on the front which is want im doing at the momant.

 

nope havent got rear disks so should fit ok then, what about ride comfort over standard?

 

I had mine lowered 25mm and ran 205/40/17's and it never rubbed with 4 up... But handling was wank with 17's....Which you want looks or handling?

Trouble is rs 7spokes look the nuts

 

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How low is the car? 7 spokes are 7 1/2" wide. Mine used to catch on a 25mm drop with just a passenger ! I do run rear discs though.

 

Mine are -20 there very wide with 7.5j,s and rear discsthats why there coming of

 

iv just fitted 17'' to my s2 and its lowwerd 45m and its not good they scrape the aurches im still tryiing to work out what to : do ive been told that the only way around it is to cut the lip of with a grinder our higher the car back up . its a nightmer because it looks so good with 17'' down low.had 16'' before no problems but its to late ive got the wheels now.

 

Just change the springs, -45mm on an RST is silly

If you stay with 15's, it'll handle just perfect with a nice suspension setup, bugger wheels = more risk or upsetting handling and making it a bumpy ride

I would also adjust the top knob on each shock to see if you can make it smoother without making it handle like jelly

 

thing is i like the standard rims but 17s do look nice , what ill prob do is refurb the standard rims and put nice tyres on and run them for abit

 

Mine handles ok on 17's. Not that I have much choice in the matter

 

Tony, you could do what Christian has, I also have the same brakes as you

Sure 16's is a possibility??

 

Yeah, a motorsport 16" will fit. Unfortunatly I have more important things to spend the money on, like more power urgh urgh urgh!

 

Sell the Mo's to pay for the 16's - job done

 

No, not driving it around on 16's on the road.

 

16'' just look to small.

 

16in all the way on any Mk3/Mk4 Best for every reason!


Brakes big enough to stop a train would fit under 16in wheels so if your brakes dont fit, your brakes are for show


IMO of course