17s with MEAT (aka "small" wheels with FAT tires)

[R32sSayBwaaa]

OMG, 235 and 50?!?!?! Gawd dayum....!

Why 235 on a narrow 7" wheel? Wouldn't a narrower tire be better in the snow?

hahah. yeah. found them on Craigslist for like. $125, i couldn't resist. figured i'd be obnoxious.

anti-form and function. :thumb up:



got it washed, and this is a pic taken a week after said wash, and still looks decent she cleans up nice

[R32sSayBwaaa]

You've got longer gears now

hitting 60mph in 2nd

[R32sSayBwaaa]

bump, saw this guy at the mall today, he parked next to me. but check this out... 16s!!!









a shot of the seats to prove its a real R. it had ll the R firm, steering wheel, rear bumper, everything. just a weird shaved 20th front bumper.

[vw-tim]

those arent the stock R brakes they cant be! ha

[R32sSayBwaaa]

those arent the stock R brakes they cant be! ha

it looks like it.. maybe he ground them down...? they look like our "tall" dual piston brakes..

but i could most definitely be and more than likely am wrong. i wish i could have met him and talked to him.

[dave13s4]

It's either not an r32 (plenty of people swap over R parts) or its an r32 with 20th brakes. The last one is very possible, i have regular gti brakes on the front of my car (so I can run 15's with slicks or drag radials) with the calipers painted black all around. Btw anyone who says gti brakes won't stop an r they are dead wrong, my car with poterfield pads and slotted rotors stops just as well if not better than my r brakes did with less fade.

[Projekt R32]

I love this car

[R32sSayBwaaa]

It's either not an r32 (plenty of people swap over R parts) or its an r32 with 20th brakes. The last one is very possible, i have regular gti brakes on the front of my car (so I can run 15's with slicks or drag radials) with the calipers painted black all around. Btw anyone who says gti brakes won't stop an r they are dead wrong, my car with poterfield pads and slotted rotors stops just as well if not better than my r brakes did with less fade.

its gotta be an R. everything on it is R. R rear bumper, dual exhaust, whole interior is R, badges, everything. except that shaved 20th bumper. lol. but I'm fairly certain its an R.

and its very possible they are gti brakes.

I love this car

thanks man, i appreciate it. its coming along.

[dave13s4]

its gotta be an R. everything on it is R. R rear bumper, dual exhaust, whole interior is R, badges, everything. except that shaved 20th bumper. lol. but I'm fairly certain its an R.

and its very possible they are gti brakes.

yea its most likely an R with smaller brakes

[vw-tim]

so im thinking of maybe doing like 17x8 bbs lm reps.... what you guys think?? ive always loved them cant afford real ones.. ha and i like the price of tires for 17 inch wheels..

[dr. b]

It's either not an r32 (plenty of people swap over R parts) or its an r32 with 20th brakes. The last one is very possible, i have regular gti brakes on the front of my car (so I can run 15's with slicks or drag radials) with the calipers painted black all around. Btw anyone who says gti brakes won't stop an r they are dead wrong, my car with poterfield pads and slotted rotors stops just as well if not better than my r brakes did with less fade.

anniversary rotors, Brembo 4 pot cali's, still don't fit tons of wheels, but they can engage the abs without much effort.

and i may be going with RPF1s and more rubber here very soon...

[vw-tim]

These are the pictures that got ahold of my wallet.

what tire size is this? i digg it

[ThatVdub]

225/45/17
http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?5467955

[QBNR32]

Here is mine, 17x8 RPF1's with 235/45 Toyo R888's

[vw-tim]

Here is mine, 17x8 RPF1's with 235/45 Toyo R888's

i just hateeee wheel gap! haha it looks good but just little more lower haha

[vw-tim]

Lower indeed looks nice, but you lose too much suspension travel and increase damage potential
giga fold, in every possible way, no less lose so much handling...

thats true! handling is pretty nice ha

[QBNR32]

i just hateeee wheel gap! haha it looks good but just little more lower haha

That was it's "track" height, it currently sits a little lower for street duty

[vw-tim]

That was it's "track" height, it currently sits a little lower for street duty

forsure! post up "street" height pic! same wheel setup or you run different set up for street duty? ha

[R32sSayBwaaa]

OMG, 235 and 50?!?!?! Gawd dayum....!

Why 235 on a narrow 7" wheel? Wouldn't a narrower tire be better in the snow?

just realized it was a 55 series today. lol.

anyways, went out and had fun today, heres a teaser pic to the videos I'm trying to string together, we got like 14" of snow or something to that effect. this is early in the day, ~8am. it snowed until about 4pm.

[aircooled56]

I'm seriously digging your rally-esque setup!

[vw-tim]

seriously i wanna get some lights on my roof! hows the light out put with them?

[R32sSayBwaaa]

I'm seriously digging your rally-esque setup!

thanks man

seriously i wanna get some lights on my roof! hows the light out put with them?

they send more light everywhere, but when it comes to pure distance the light penetrates straight ahead, high beams are a liiiiittle better. but. i wanna drop in a set of HIDs into all 4 fogs.

[ThatVdub]

but. i wanna drop in a set of HIDs into all 4 fogs.

Who are you trying to kill?!

just realized it was a 55 series today. lol.

Damn!!!

[R32sSayBwaaa]

Who are you trying to kill?!



Damn!!!

just want it to match my headlights. and be brighter
its rigged up to my OEM pull-out-fog switch, but that means i can't run them + high beams, only 1 or the other.

and yeahhh. they're obnoxious. went and did a lot of snow drifting today... going to put to gather a video in the next few days hopefully. but once we were all done, we turned to head home, and just nicely driving down the road, i went to turn left and hit a curb concealed by the snow and ripped my front passenger tire :face palm:

all good now though. replaced the fronts with a 235/45s so now i can turn without rubbing

[vw-tim]

just want it to match my headlights. and be brighter
its rigged up to my OEM pull-out-fog switch, but that means i can't run them + high beams, only 1 or the other.

and yeahhh. they're obnoxious. went and did a lot of snow drifting today... going to put to gather a video in the next few days hopefully. but once we were all done, we turned to head home, and just nicely driving down the road, i went to turn left and hit a curb concealed by the snow and ripped my front passenger tire :face palm:

all good now though. replaced the fronts with a 235/45s so now i can turn without rubbing

post pic haha an that sucks! how much did the whole light set up cost you? and hid in the lights would be dope! id make em all yellow ha

[Tredmark4]

I have been seriously thinking of going this route lately. This might be the place to ask this. I'm looking at 17x8 et38 at all corners. Will this work for us?


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[R32sSayBwaaa]

post pic haha an that sucks! how much did the whole light set up cost you? and hid in the lights would be dope! id make em all yellow ha

I'm the huge omfg mood of the moment (not to mention snow storm) I never took a pic of the stupid tire :kickself: I'm going back to the shop to mess around with a couple things though, and I'm betting the tires still sitting in the tire graveyard. I'll grab a pic.

The whole light set up was relatively cheap, I caught the Hellas on sale. Amazon saw me checkin em out, then they sent me an email a couple months later when they went on sale

And I want them to be 8000k like my headlights, I want them to match and be bright. I want to get bora fogs for my lower grilles and drop yellow hids into those. Then fix all the wiring do I can run all of them together, override the relay or limit switch that says "only high beams or fogs, not both."
Then align the yellow bora fogs to the "pull out 1 click" on the euro switch and the light rack to the "2 clicks out" position.
Light for dayssssss

[ThatVdub]

I'm looking at 17x8 et38 at all corners. Will this work for us?

It should.
Can you test fit one?

[R32sSayBwaaa]

It should.
Can you test fit one?

x2. it should, just be careful about wheel weights used and where they're placed. I've had 2 sets of wheels have their wheel weights rub on my calipers, a set of 17" rotas and a set of 18" raderwerks. i had to take them somewhere else for thinner wheel weights.

i sounded like a sprinkler going down the street.

[Jap2Germ]

Here is mine, 17x8 RPF1's with 235/45 Toyo R888's

What offset if you dont mind me asking. Looks perfect!
Does it rub at all? I know its a bit high but form and function are my goals too, not the low n slow

Great setup!

[vw-tim]

I'm the huge omfg mood of the moment (not to mention snow storm) I never took a pic of the stupid tire :kickself: I'm going back to the shop to mess around with a couple things though, and I'm betting the tires still sitting in the tire graveyard. I'll grab a pic.

The whole light set up was relatively cheap, I caught the Hellas on sale. Amazon saw me checkin em out, then they sent me an email a couple months later when they went on sale

And I want them to be 8000k like my headlights, I want them to match and be bright. I want to get bora fogs for my lower grilles and drop yellow hids into those. Then fix all the wiring do I can run all of them together, override the relay or limit switch that says "only high beams or fogs, not both."
Then align the yellow bora fogs to the "pull out 1 click" on the euro switch and the light rack to the "2 clicks out" position.
Light for dayssssss

haha dang sounds like your gonna be the sun at night! ha be all bright and .:Radiant! haha are you gonna power the lights off another battery?

[Tredmark4]

It should.
Can you test fit one?

No I cannot. But based on the spoke design I don't think caliper clearance is an issue, only really worried about unnecessary poke up front.


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[vw-tim]

No I cannot. But based on the spoke design I don't think caliper clearance is an issue, only really worried about unnecessary poke up front.


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i dont think there will be any poke.. im no expert but im running 19x8 et35 and then i put on a 10mm idk if this pic helps...

[ThatVdub]

No I cannot.
But based on the spoke design I don't think caliper clearance is an issue, only really worried

17x8 at ET38 should only be a concern for caliper, not poke. But, I am no wheel expert.

[samajvr6]

Can u share some more pics.
Are u running any spacers?
Are the fenders rolled? Any rubbing issues with 235/45 profile tyres?

Here is mine, 17x8 RPF1's with 235/45 Toyo R888's