CopperAddict
Autocross Newbie
- Location
- Central Illinois
Ok everyone, I've researched this to death and I need to finally come to a conclusion on which wheels to put on my Candy White GTI.
The GTI is my daily driver, and I generally drive about 20,000 miles. I live in Central Illinois so we do get snow, but that's why I bought the car with the 17" wheels with all-season tires.
So the wheels will only be used seasonally, and have stickier performance-type tires mounted on them. I do want to stay with 18" for the ride quality.
The car has already been lowered 1.2" on Eibach Pro-Kits Springs.
Rubbing is always a concern, as I do carry some weight in the hatch with all my files, paperwork, laptop, etc that I carry for my job. The hatch is always full.
I've narrowed it down to an 18" wheel with either a 7.5" or 8" width, with a 225/40/18 tire. Offset 45+.
Price range I would like to stay in is under $2,500 for a set of 5 wheels and tires mounted. I would like to have the 5th wheel with tire mounted as immediate backup, so I don't have to wait around for someone to get a tire in for me.
I'm not looking for chrome wheels, or staggered setup. I have considered either a black or gray wheel, as I think it looks pretty sharp on the Candy White GTI's that I have seen on here.
Weight is also a concern, as I don't want some 25+ lb boat anchors at all four corners. So I've already eliminated several wheels based on their weights.
Can you tell I've been obsessing over this for a while?
Ok, here's the ones I am down to -
OZ Superturismo
Borbet FS
Privat Netz Gray
TSW Cataluyna
Spyn ZX Tuning
BBS CK Anthracite
RS6 Replicas (Tire Rack)
RS4 Replicas (??)
Anyone have any other suggestions?
Pete
The GTI is my daily driver, and I generally drive about 20,000 miles. I live in Central Illinois so we do get snow, but that's why I bought the car with the 17" wheels with all-season tires.
So the wheels will only be used seasonally, and have stickier performance-type tires mounted on them. I do want to stay with 18" for the ride quality.
The car has already been lowered 1.2" on Eibach Pro-Kits Springs.
Rubbing is always a concern, as I do carry some weight in the hatch with all my files, paperwork, laptop, etc that I carry for my job. The hatch is always full.
I've narrowed it down to an 18" wheel with either a 7.5" or 8" width, with a 225/40/18 tire. Offset 45+.
Price range I would like to stay in is under $2,500 for a set of 5 wheels and tires mounted. I would like to have the 5th wheel with tire mounted as immediate backup, so I don't have to wait around for someone to get a tire in for me.
I'm not looking for chrome wheels, or staggered setup. I have considered either a black or gray wheel, as I think it looks pretty sharp on the Candy White GTI's that I have seen on here.
Weight is also a concern, as I don't want some 25+ lb boat anchors at all four corners. So I've already eliminated several wheels based on their weights.
Can you tell I've been obsessing over this for a while?
Ok, here's the ones I am down to -
OZ Superturismo
Borbet FS
Privat Netz Gray
TSW Cataluyna
Spyn ZX Tuning
BBS CK Anthracite
RS6 Replicas (Tire Rack)
RS4 Replicas (??)
Anyone have any other suggestions?
Pete
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