I'll ask my mate to keep an ear open on the Uk-Mkiv's etc, as he's got a mate who also thinking about fittng the 345mm Leon brakes on his Mk5
That will be great! really good of you
That will be great! really good of you
Excelent,he's going to have a big list once my finances get back to around £0 lol
Whats the rough cost of this lot? Cheers.Paul
it can be expensive. and discs weigh quit a bit so try buying them local along with pads. you could be lucky on fleebay for a set of 312mm carriers, however give David a shout here:
http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=249
his contact details are here: http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=191165
he should do you a good deal on new carriers though please sit down when he tells you the RRP of them
Hopefully next weekend or there abouts I should have mine lowered. ALso looking for a set of 18" or 19" Alloys to go on the beat, but just undecided as yet as to what to put on.
it can be expensive. and discs weigh quit a bit so try buying them local along with pads. you could be lucky on fleebay for a set of 312mm carriers, however give David a shout here:
http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=249
his contact details are here: http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=191165
he should do you a good deal on new carriers though please sit down when he tells you the RRP of them
Hopefully next weekend or there abouts I should have mine lowered. ALso looking for a set of 18" or 19" Alloys to go on the beat, but just undecided as yet as to what to put on.
Thanks Toxic! some great advice and links there! waiting for my bank balance to recover before even asking lol! I'm booked in for a Revo remap in 2 weeks too so theres another £400 gone
19's would look stunning,but rather you when it comes to tyre renewal prices
You'll have to get some pics up when its done
yeah 19" do look nice, but it is the price for tyres and more likely wheel bearings I'll put up some photochopped images of my Altea, lowered and different wheels on them if I can get suitable wheel images for you to see. I'll most likely go for 18" however.
I'll put up some photochopped images of my Altea, lowered and different wheels on them if I can get suitable wheel images for you to see. I'll most likely go for 18" however.yeah 19" do look nice, but it is the price for tyres and more likely wheel bearings
Theres a lot of talk of Wheel bearing problems over on SXOC (200 club) where i normally live
But this seems to be unproven ,if its mixed with big spacers ,say 40-50mm per axle then maybe so,but i don't think bigger wheels will be a problem! just those tyre prices 
right.. I really want some new springs... but everywhere i have called seem to want in the region of £200 for fitting!!!
They also go on about it needing 4 wheel alignment afterwards...
Just don't know if its something i could do myself... despite that fact i don't seem to have half the tools needed...
They also go on about it needing 4 wheel alignment afterwards...
Just don't know if its something i could do myself... despite that fact i don't seem to have half the tools needed...
That is a lot,but if it included the alignment its not too bad!
i suppose if you don't have access to any specialist tools,then you are probably looking at £50 worth of tools to do the job,but then once you have them you have them!
At the moment i've got a set of Forge 16mm's going on the rear,and just a set of 5's on the front,but in time i want a set of 20mm's to go on the rear and move the 16's up front! run out of money for the next 2 months though
any pics of the spacers/wheels now fitted with space left to fill the arches? I have my eyes set on either the Seat Sport BTCC 7 spoke ones (Polished silver or Polished Anthracite)
or something else, the BTCC ones are 7.5x18 ET51 so these would need spacers. if I got for another type of alloy say 8x18 et45 then Spacers would not be needed or only on the back to fill the arches.
or something else, the BTCC ones are 7.5x18 ET51 so these would need spacers. if I got for another type of alloy say 8x18 et45 then Spacers would not be needed or only on the back to fill the arches.
Nice wheels there! like both sets!
Just tried to take pics now,but it doesn't really show the difference! I am a bit dissapointed how much gap there still is with a 15mm spacer rear,but hopefully alignmet will bring the top out another few mm on Thursday!
Here are the pics with a 15mm rear and a 5mm front (But the front tyre is a 235/40/17) so it looks further out in the arch! the wheel is still in a fair bit!
I'll try and get some better shots Friday after its aligned!
Just tried to take pics now,but it doesn't really show the difference! I am a bit dissapointed how much gap there still is with a 15mm spacer rear,but hopefully alignmet will bring the top out another few mm on Thursday!
Here are the pics with a 15mm rear and a 5mm front (But the front tyre is a 235/40/17) so it looks further out in the arch! the wheel is still in a fair bit!
I'll try and get some better shots Friday after its aligned!
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Yes another 5 mm on the rear would be good ! i think 15 front and 20mm rear would be the best combo!
06 manual shows the following.
Track Width:
Front 1525mm Rear 1509mm
Front 1533mm Rear 1517mm
a) This data will change depending on the type of wheel rim.
Track Width:
Front 1525mm Rear 1509mm
Front 1533mm Rear 1517mm
a) This data will change depending on the type of wheel rim.
Handy info that! i suspect the 17's with the 225 tyres are the wider track?
my guess is the type of wheel fitted, one is a 7x17 but ET46 (taken from ETKA) or possibly the FR may have slightly wider or different track lengths due to different parts fitted on the transmission perhaps.
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