I'm about to buy some 17x7.5 alloys and want my car lowering 60mm, any ideas what I will need to do to make these fit onto an S1?

 

will prob catch on arches but dont take my word for it 17x7 would be better choice if not going to have to grind arches or get them rolled

jon

 

they will catch, r they rs7's? mine is dropped on them 25 mm and *did* catch, dont now, but I have no arch mods either

 

Not sure what wheels I'm gonna get really, there's a s1 in a magazine that's dropped 60mm on 17x7 alloys but I' not sure if it will catch with the extra half inch.What will need to be done to stop them from catching?

 

A miracle...

 

my RS7's caught on the coilovers b4 catching on the arches

 

Springs OR Coilovers?

 

Mine caught the springs and arches on 7.5"x16" wheels and 215 tyres. I could have changed the offset (I was on an ET30 wheel) and brought the wheels inwards if I didn't have coilovers. I am now on 7"x16" wheels (ET35) with 205 tyres and they don't catch the springs but do still catch the archs!

 

Daz, 195 tyres

 

i just put 7.5 17s rs wheels on ma s1 mate they do go on ok mines dropped 60mm to fronts are ok but rear arch and kit have yo be trimmed

 

Depends what kind of springs they are, some springs sit lower than others

 

If I go down to 195s I will end up backwards through a hedge. I have already had the back end skipping out a few times while cornering hard. I was sideways again last night.

I am using 205/40/16 to try and keep the profile down. I am going to try and trim the arches back a little more.

 

What suspension are you using wul young?

 

mine lowered 40 and it used to be scrape on arches like it was going out
of fashion, took kit of and did proper arch work and trimmed kit, still slighty scrape
on full lock