porsche 17's to fit vr6

[DUB 12V]

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Porsche-Wheels-and-Tyres-17_W0QQitemZ120389322244QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Car_ Parts_Accessories?hash=item120389322244&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A975%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C2 40%3A1318

Just wondering if these will fit vr6, its not 5x100 in no il need adaptors what size hub adaptors will i need? & has any one found problems with running 17's rather than 16's evan with stretch?
thanks

[Pullstarter]

I run 17" x 7"s with 205/40/17 tread, no issues unless considerably lowered or spaced out. Offset is fairly high though, may rub on your struts without some form of small spacer.

[Mischa]

those would look schweet on a vr6! high enough offset to fit spacers too :) H&R make spacers from porsche to any vw fitment.

[RhysQ]

20mm spacers front and back and they would look damn tidy!

[MIS.18T]

;292931']20mm spacers front and back and they would look damn tidy!

are you sure that 20mm would be sweet we cant work it out? cheers

[RhysQ]

whats the standard offset of the VR6's

[MIS.18T]

;292938']whats the standard offset of the VR6's

et35 i think

[Mrk_Mickey]

I thought it was ET43..

[MIS.18T]

I thought it was ET43..

haha you win it is 43

[Mischa]

yeah you'd want about et35 with that kind of width i would think??? get ready to roll/chop/pump your guards though

[rayray086]

5x100 - 5x130 adapters should be OK.

Fronts should fit easy. Adapters less than 30mm thick on the front should still tuck. I'd use 25mm on the front.

Rears might be a little trickier - 20-25mm adapters should keep it tucked in or at least flush with the fender, but I wouldn't be sure when it comes to suspension clearance. 30mm or thicker adapters will start poking it out (30mm will get it looking similar to how my steelies sit).

205/40R17 both front and back and you should get adequate clearance. I wouldn't go larger.

Nice find on the wheels by the way! Sick wheels.

[MIS.18T]

thanks heaps ray. i have a mad hook up for wheels lol, about 200 porsche rims lol. at least we know they will fit. thanks so much:)

[DubSteve]

Can you be as gangster as me though?

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2008/03/IMG_4038-1.jpg

[MIS.18T]

oh we have you coverd steve lol, :) hey were your 17,s and what et were yours.? cheers

[WABIT]

there 16's and around the ET52 mark im pretty positive

dom

[Mischa]

oh we have you coverd steve lol, :) hey were your 17,s and what et were yours.? cheers

haha now thats a sucker punch to the gonads

[Mrk_Mickey]

Hahaha. Steve's got nothing (except photos of shiny dinner plates) :nana:.

[KI11Z]

5x100 - 5x130 adapters should be OK.

Fronts should fit easy. Adapters less than 30mm thick on the front should still tuck. I'd use 25mm on the front.

Rears might be a little trickier - 20-25mm adapters should keep it tucked in or at least flush with the fender, but I wouldn't be sure when it comes to suspension clearance. 30mm or thicker adapters will start poking it out (30mm will get it looking similar to how my steelies sit).

205/40R17 both front and back and you should get adequate clearance. I wouldn't go larger.

Nice find on the wheels by the way! Sick wheels.


i reckon 20-25mm for the rear too, i'm running 17x8 +25 and they clear my 50mm coilovers by 15mm with still another (approx)8mm to the outer gaurd though the front will need 35-40mm to be flush, i had 30mm on my et44 17x7's . . .

if the price stays nice n low, do eeeeet! :biggrin:

[MIS.18T]

i reckon 20-25mm for the rear too, i'm running 17x8 +25 and they clear my 50mm coilovers by 15mm with still another (approx)8mm to the outer gaurd though the front will need 35-40mm to be flush, i had 30mm on my et44 17x7's . . .

if the price stays nice n low, do eeeeet! :biggrin:

thanks im sure DUB12V will do it, thanks heaps for the info he is getting coilovers first and buy in the rims now to put them aside till he gets his P;s cant have porsche rims on L plates. hahahahah:bowdown: DUB12V...

[DubSteve]

oh we have you coverd steve lol, :) hey were your 17,s and what et were yours.? cheers

Hahaha you ahole!

They were 16s Porsche 928s running 215/40s with 30 and 40mm adaptors while scrubbing on the back :D

[The_Hawk]

I was looking at Prosche wheels for my car, seems that unless you get the wheels damn cheap it can get pretty expensive to get the adaptors (good adaptors)... and thats before you consider the legality of using spacers/adaptor plates.

In the end I was looking at a set of custom wheels in a Porsche Turbo Twist style from Oz Wheels in St Marys, although their website no longer exists so the photo's aren't there :(

Either way they were $2600 and customer made to any pattern or offset you wanted, so perfect fit :D
Full three piece wheels ... oh so sexy... one day...
So basically this style but three piece:
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2009/03/Porsche_Twist-1.jpg

You can check out the original thread for details about porsche wheels on a Mk3 if you want:
http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/newforum/upload/showthread.php?t=12148