Aftemarket wheels and tires for roadracing

[ttsupramiv]

hi pwpanas, my set up for my mk4 tt 6 spd.
front: 18x8.5 + 45 ( 245x40x18 )
rear| 18x10.0 + 50 ( 295x35x18 )
it that good? or bad?
thnx.

[pwpanas]

Originally Posted by ttsupramiv

hi pwpanas, my set up for my mk4 tt 6 spd.
front: 18x8.5 + 45 ( 245x40x18 )
rear| 18x10.0 + 50 ( 295x35x18 )
it that good? or bad?
thnx.

I'm sorry to say that I don't really consider that much of an upgrade over the oem rims. The oem rims are 8" wide in front and 9.5" wide in the rear. If you're going to spend the $$$ on aftermarket rims, why not go with something substantially bigger? I consider 9.5" wide in front and 11.5" wide in the rear to be a bare minimum. With fender flares (eg. Veilside) you can run even wider rims.

What is your horsepower spec? If you're still running the oem 320rwhp with the oem twin turbos (i.e. not BPU, etc.), then perhaps those rims really are okay...