Porsche wheels on a MKV

[artdohc]

Hey guys and gals,

I have an 08 GTI and I have been searching for some wheels for it. I have been looking for a few months now and I don't have a big budget so I am looking for something used.

I have not been able to find what I want, so I'm starting to branch out. I have always been a huge fan of factory Porsche wheels, and I particularly love the C2 turbo cup and the 993 turbo twist wheels.

Cup

Twist

Ideally I want 18"x8", but I think the cup wheels only come in 17"x8", which would still be fine with me because I love those wheels so much.

What does it take to get these wheels to fit on a MKV GTI? It appears the Porsche wheels are 5X130 compared to our 5X112 but that the offset is pretty much identical.

Also, if they can fit, what is the $$$ cost and cons of running these wheels?

Thanks

 

[dkwince]

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=mkv+gti+with+porche+wheels

 

[merkeyterkey]

You spelled "Porsche" wrong dude

 

[Cbus mkv]

you need a adapters 5x130 to 5x112, you will need a lot of camber and stretched tires and coils or bags to pull them off

 

[PatientlyWaiting]

I've had 4 sets of 5x130 wheels on my car, 3 sets of Porsche wheels. Porsche wheels have very high offsets, making them very adaptation friendly. On the 18x8s the offsets should be somewhere around et50-55mm. With the minimum adapter thickness of 15mm that puts you at an offset of et35-40mm, which is very doable on our cars. I will steer you away from the 18x10" as the fitment is very aggressive.

The 17" cups were available in 17x7.5 and 17x9.5 as stock sizes. I have found they make replicas anywhere between 7.5 and 9". Just make sure the offsets of the wheels are above 40-45mm so you wont have copious amounts of poke.

 

[steveo17]

I've had 4 sets of 5x130 wheels on my car, 3 sets of Porsche wheels. Porsche wheels have very high offsets, making them very adaptation friendly. On the 18x8s the offsets should be somewhere around et50-55mm. With the minimum adapter thickness of 15mm that puts you at an offset of et35-40mm, which is very doable on our cars. I will steer you away from the 18x10" as the fitment is very aggressive.

The 17" cups were available in 17x7.5 and 17x9.5 as stock sizes. I have found they make replicas anywhere between 7.5 and 9". Just make sure the offsets of the wheels are above 40-45mm so you wont have copious amounts of poke.

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nothing wrong with copious amounts of poke :biggrin:

 

[PatientlyWaiting]

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nothing wrong with copious amounts of poke :biggrin:

They way I saw it, since the OP was so unfamiliar with mk5 fitments, I did not want to recommend anything that would require camber, fender work, or any sort of stretch. I ran 10's and I loved them, my 1/4's did not. My Porsche winter wheels are 18x9 et38 rear, not copious, but def pokey.

Wanna talk about poke, I'm about 10 minutes away from picking up these.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BBS-..._Accessories&hash=item35b33644cc#ht_500wt_924

 

[artdohc]

You spelled "Porsche" wrong dude

:word:

 

[artdohc]

They way I saw it, since the OP was so unfamiliar with mk5 fitments, I did not want to recommend anything that would require camber, fender work, or any sort of stretch. I ran 10's and I loved them, my 1/4's did not. My Porsche winter wheels are 18x9 et38 rear, not copious, but def pokey.

Wanna talk about poke, I'm about 10 minutes away from picking up these.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BBS-..._Accessories&hash=item35b33644cc#ht_500wt_924

Thank you very much, I am definitely not looking for poke (not that there is anything wrong with poke) I prefer to drive my cars hard and this setup might see track time, so stretched tires with high camber on a setup that is poking out past the fenders is not for me.

Hmmm, I wonder if the 17"x7.5" cups would work for me with an H&R adapter...

 

[Tadddd]

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=mkv+gti+with+porche+wheels

Troll Identified.
The Cups look nice. I feel like I've seen a similar design in wheels before. But whatever I'm thinking of is probably a pretty penny more than used cups.

 

[frenchsosa]

late but

I have an 07 rabbit I have the oem cups, 17x9 and 17x7 my concern is the 17x9, what tire do you guys think would fit, i have in mind to use h&r 15mm adapters to leave the final offset at 40. im on FK's and i just am worried about it not fitting, i wouldnt mind flaring the rear. just want some opinions.

 

[Elliott]

225/40 will be doable but prob better if you went 215/40 or even 205/40
Depends on how you feel about stretch and also how low you want to go. Anything under 23.5 ftg if go for the later options.

 

[thewhiteone]

im selling some bbs porsche twists if your searching for some

 

[F1vargas]

You spelled "Porsche" wrong dude

You spelled Porsche wrong bro