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Chrissyt wrote:Scotty you in plymouth???

I thought they looked cool, bit dodgy on cut springs though!

Would GTi rims fit if they were them?

Chris

Yep i'm in plymouth,

futbus wrote:Any machining work to help get your wheels on, then we can help, just give us a call.

Ah hello again but not on Westcountrydubs forum this time I still need to pop in and see you about alloys for the jetta

kooldubs wrote:well done m8..


best you pop over for a coffee and let me look see..

Will do. Let me know when your back . And dan still is desparate for your gearbox

DanO wrote:They look like the spoke alloys off a 5 series BMW from a few years ago???

I think they are early BMW wheels too so i guess he has adaptors? nice though

Just an update
Have fitted propper Avo 50mm springs now , so no more rubbing on hard corners





Done for now........

the wheels are stepped so 7 inch fronts and 8.5 rear as are the tyres 205 front and 255 rear- i'm told 255 tyres fit on the back with no sliding door mods needed but i'm not convinced so are yours 205 all round? is a 205 tyre on a 8.5" rim result in some serious tyre wall stretching? My wheels...

I had a play with the very same adapters you've got- are they galvanised a goldish tinge? i see what you mean about a bugger to mount the wheels. What width are your rear tyres? My only worry is i've got a set of boxster s wheels very similar to yours but the rear wheel is 8.5" wide and its sp...

I bought mine off Ebay £140 steel ,but no hub centric lip. so a bugger to fit the wheels each time and to center. When fitted the they wobbled at speed so had to remove them all again and use a bit off copper slip and gently tighten the bolts and wobble the wheel to get perfectly central then tighte...

Have now rolled the arches and flared them a bit too. Avo shocks have been exellent. :twisted: pics? where did you get the arches done? Well , its easy to see i did the arches my self, BUT it was an emergency as the arches lip was trimming the tyres alot, so i used a round headed hammer and metal d...

Have now rolled the arches and flared them a bit too. Avo shocks have been exellent.

:D :D :D http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj85/scottyinsw/Ebayscott027.jpg http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj85/scottyinsw/Ebayscott029.jpg The deed is done. Avo adjustables on the front and going to get blistens for the rear Used bmw 3 series touring springs on the rear. Controversial but work...

Pinpin that van is sweet :ok I've got some AVO adjustable dampers for the front and i'm going to do the back dampers later. once lower i will prob get narrower tyres if needed. I dont drive it hard so will be cool i reckon. going about 50mm. Didn't get chance last fri so will put pics up once done. :D

Pepperami wrote:IMHO it's the lowering that's the problem. I have JK -60mm JK and it is total rubbish.

Have you got stiffer shocks with the JK springs?

I'm running 18s on my 88 Magnum by Oettinger. 225/40s up front and 245/40s on the back all with lowered springs slightly raked towards the front. I also fitted a set of Bilstein sport shocks on the front and have some spring adjust's to fit on the front to help with the bounce. No fowling of the ar...

i am on my third set of lowering springs and have finaly got it right, i went full avo and the ride is great, no wheel/arch contact. would it be poss to put a thinner shim in the front? or will it start fouling the front sus then? HMMMM Full AVOs. Will check it out. Cant reduce the spacers / adapte...