My New Rims

[Philzy]

Hiya people! N00b to the forum!

I live in South Wales and drive a Seat Ibiza 1.2

Just a sunstrip and bog standard.

Nothing new here either....

Popped down my local halfrauds and seen these :

And what would you know, they would bolt straight on!

So.....

The size difference!

More like it!!!

Sitting pretty

Closeup

They are brand new 17" Matrix Extreme 1's with 205/40/R17, replacing the Fox R1's :

Ive had 4 people in the car, and its not even rubbed a single arch!

What do you guys think of them?

 

[mrcoyote]

Welcome.

Looks like you need to lower your car a bit now.

 

[stoneyfordNI]

no lower than 30mm tho , mins down about 40mm+ n it rubs


nice shine tho

 

[STOCKY]

Nice colour choice

Used to own a 1.2 myself with 17s on and all anyone told me was to lower it.

30mmm and itll look really good

 

[Stephen O]

What tyres did you go for?

 

[Sisson]

looks good mate

a nice start

 

[Empi5]

Looks really nice mate, i bet your well chuffed.

Welcome to the site fella.

 

[Ruddmeister]

ello

 

[andy_gdon]

no lower than 30mm tho , mins down about 40mm+ n it rubs


nice shine tho

pffffttt!!!!!!!!!

Only pooftahs go for a 30mm drop and say that it is fine!!

I have a 30mm drop and its not enough so coilovers are going on in a few weeks!!

 

[vwsurfbum]

looking good matey, 30mm drop and a nice zorst and that 1.2 will sound like it looks!

 

[Triple D]

30mm will be fine im sure.like stoney ford said realistacally any lower and you will have to look into rolling arches, effecting the camber ect due to the angle its lowering it at, i might be wrong on the camber thing though.

 

[Tom B]

Nice, I like them wheels!

My old TDI was like THIS and with people in the back, on a saintly drive, it didn't scrub either. The fronts did if you drove it a bit hard!

 

[andy_gdon]

how low is that at the back toXXin???

Im looking a 50mm up front and a full on 75 at the back!! (may not fit the adjusting thingys at the back to go a good 100mm closser to the tar!!

 

[stoneyfordNI]

pffffttt!!!!!!!!!

Only pooftahs go for a 30mm drop and say that it is fine!!

!!

mines down 40 odd n it rubs ,

this is from the guy with a whoosy dump valve on a massey ferguson engine ( thats a tractor by the way andy)

 

[CUPRA99]

Nice choice of rim there mate, looks really good

 

[andy_gdon]

mines down 40 odd n it rubs ,

this is from the guy with a whoosy dump valve on a massey ferguson engine ( thats a tractor by the way andy)

When i bought my car people said that they looked crap and had no potential-look at how popular they are now!!! Thats how dump valves will be!! Im a trend setter-not follower

As for the rubbing....where does it rub??

I have the solution....

 

[BeEzA]

i put 17" Seat Sport Rader Wheels on mine with 205/40's an dropped it 35mm (30mm spax kit) have had 5 fully grown people in it an not had any problems with rubbing. but next week i will have my boot install in which weighs about the same as 5 people lol will see what happens

 

[Chewbacca]

welcome

rims look smart

 

[Tom B]

That was without the spring platform in, on KW coilovers. Basically, fooking low!

The wheels were ET32 and there were never going to scrub on the rears...lowering the front is the ballache as the tyres end up scraping the bumper bracket. I cut mine out.