Non-Stanced Rabbit

[NotQuiteWes]

makes perfect sense being FWD... either way you still need more ground clearance if your going down the roads he says hes going down. and there are fwd rally cars.

Why do you need that much ground clearance if it's FWD. If he's rock climbing then buy a jeep. Or perhaps an Audi All-Road.

[magics5rip]

If OP is taking his car off-road on logging roads for fishing, camping and such...why not? This place gets too obsessed with being low and slow.

[NotQuiteWes]

If OP is taking his car off-road on logging roads for fishing, camping and such...why not? This place gets too obsessed with being low and slow.

Not at all. Just this makes no practical sense in any way. It's like saying I want to buy a Jetta TDI to haul my horse trailers because it's a diesel... Why not buy a vehicle for the practical application?

[mldouthi]

Why do you need that much ground clearance if it's FWD. If he's rock climbing then buy a jeep. Or perhaps an Audi All-Road.

I dont buy a jeep because I have access to one, and they get like 15mpg, and most climbing for me is at least 2hrs of highway driving, at least, away. And I dont buy a Audi all-raod because my pockets arent that deep. It I had more funds I would be doing this to a R32.


Also Im doing it because its different. I followed for a while and had a lowered car, but now I have a unique car that is more usable for me.

No where I have been climbing needs 4wd besides ice climbing in the winter (because of snow/ice), most places are just rutted out gravel which a stock height fwd car will make it through, but will scrape like crazy.

[magics5rip]

Not at all. Just this makes no practical sense in any way. It's like saying I want to buy a Jetta TDI to haul my horse trailers because it's a diesel... Why not buy a vehicle for the practical application?

And you seem to believe that anything that isn't tarmac is the side of a mountain. Dirt roads, even mostly flat ones, you'll need more suspension travel and clearance. He isn't mud bogging. He isn't driving through lake beds and 20' snow drifts. It's light duty off-road use.

[mldouthi]

I thoughts on wheel color? They will be 15x8 with a +6mm offset. Fender flares will cover accordingly.

Heres the wheels Im thinking about.

[VWFSIB6]

you NEEED mudflaps. for real, they'd give it a much more aggressive look, DOEEETTTT!!!!!!

[GreenWagen]

WHITE!!!!! Mud flaps too. Loving it.

[NotQuiteWes]

It's light duty off-road use.

get a truck. /thread.

But I guess I can give props to the OP for bucking the trends. But still not practical in my eyes.

[magics5rip]

My choice, it'll display the dirt and offroadyness much better

[GreenWagen]

get a truck. /thread.

But I guess I can give props to the OP for bucking the trends. But still not practical in my eyes.

Seems more practical than a truck to me. Better MPG's, OP already has this car and doesn't have to buy another one, and you get way better handling out of the rabbit.

[VWFSIB6]

But still not practical in my eyes.

ye but the majority of this forum slams their GTI... I'd say that's much less practical than what the OP is doing

[Sammyscenepoints]

ye but the majority of this forum slams their GTI... I'd say that's much less practical than what the OP is doing

[wamp.wamp]

aha...me and a few friends were just saying the other night that the next big thing was going to be raised cars...looks like it has already begun.

[KyleCrish]

aha...me and a few friends were just saying the other night that the next big thing was going to be raised cars...looks like it has already begun.

lol

[GreenWagen]

Any updates? Im loving this build.

[mldouthi]

Any updates? Im loving this build.

No updates. The money tree isnt growing well, along with lots of research on this wheel and tire thing.

Looks like I will have to get 15x7 wheels due to the fact that if I got the 15x8 wheels I would have to get 29 or 30 inch tires (wont fit) I am still debating cutting the fender out for bigger tires, along with the fender flares, or just fender flares and stick to under 28" dia. I also cant find a offroad looking tire wider than 225 and stay under the dia. requirment.

Another note on the wheels, I am trying to find a place in the area to redrill the wheels rather than using adaptors, but that is proving to be difficult. The wheels are +12 offset and therefore with an adaptor I would be pushing it, having the wheels poke out to much.


These wheels are the plan as long as I can find someone to redrill them, and at a reasonable price. I am also looking into other stock wheels to powder coat white. None have caught my eye. Well that are as reasonalbly priced as these.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/USW-90-5712P/

[mldouthi]

I also keep getting a CEL saying bank 1 is to lean. Do I need to get a tune to fix this? I have the p-flow intake and glasspack exhaust.

Thanks

[dextervw]

Better pictures with a clean car will come later.

Hells YES!!!

[mldouthi]

ORDERED!

[magics5rip]

ORDERED!

Nice...what size did you go with? Offset?

[bificus99]

Man I would love to see the WRC style wheels on a rabbit.

[sebasEuRo]

awesome! I was going to suggest Diamond wheels which are similar to the ones you ordered but require a bigger tire (you cannot run it with low profiles or they bend easy). Can't wait to see them on with mudflaps!

You should also pick up some OEM GTI sideskirts

[AKdub914]

Car looks cool man, all u need is some rally mud flaps the wide flat kind like trucks have and your golden man! Dope


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[mldouthi]

Nice...what size did you go with? Offset?

I got 15x7 5x4.5 and getting them redrilled. They have a 4.5 backspacing. which is +12 offset!! POKE haha. but not really. They are backordered and wont ship until the 29th.

[magics5rip]

I got 15x7 5x4.5 and getting them redrilled. They have a 4.5 backspacing. which is +12 offset!! POKE haha. but not really. They are backordered and wont ship until the 29th.

Poke just means you can run fender flares!

If I could find some D-hole style wheels in 17's with a decent offset, I'd be all over them.

[mldouthi]

I also keep getting a CEL saying bank 1 is to lean. Do I need to get a tune to fix this? I have the p-flow intake and glasspack exhaust.

Thanks

Bump

[sebasEuRo]

Poke just means you can run fender flares!

THE WIDEBODY RABBIT FLARES!! Yes!

[mldouthi]

THE WIDEBODY RABBIT FLARES!! Yes!

What flares would those be. Link?

[magics5rip]

What flares would those be. Link?

Make some fiberglass molds to make some! I don't there there are any mkV flares out there right now...


ESC has these listed under the r32 section...

http://www.ecstuning.com/Volkswagen-...-3.2/ES414240/

[BackroadsJetta]

Holy good lord jesus christ this thing is EPIC.

[sagerabbit]

I'm in! Looks awesome. Are you going to get a box for the roof?

[SpecialFX]

Make some fiberglass molds to make some! I don't there there are any mkV flares out there right now...


ESC has these listed under the r32 section...

http://www.ecstuning.com/Volkswagen-...-3.2/ES414240/

Item title days R32, but description says Toureg?


I want to like this but I just can't decide. I am withholding judgement until the new wheels/tires. I think that will make or break the whole package.

[Thisbunnyroars]

Love this thing....Mud flaps please!

http://www.rallyarmor.com/store/univ...ogo-p-267.html

[magics5rip]

Item title days R32, but description says Toureg? :confused

Yeah, I was a little confused by that too. A quick call to ECS should clear up any confususion.