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iirc the oem 17's are 17x9.5" for the rears and 17x8'' for the fronts.

For the stance in the above pictures, only the 17x8'' got widened to 11,5''.

For tire options i would suggest talking to someone who has more experience in tire choices,

I know there is a tire vs rim size calculator on the forum somewhere,,

I run 9J's up front with 245's and 10J's at the rear with 275's all are Bridgestone Potenza's RE050A.

 

How do you actually widen a wheel? surely there must be a risk to its strucural integrity? or is it completely safe? the only reason i asked is i actually really like the look of those 11.5s

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How do you actually widen a wheel? surely there must be a risk to its strucural integrity? or is it completely safe? the only reason i asked is i actually really like the look of those 11.5s

 

Bailey is the only person that i know has had this done...and he just sold his car.:(

 

I'm sure it requires the wheel to be split and an alloy band to be double welded in the centre. Can't imagine it'll be cheap to have done though.

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How do you actually widen a wheel? surely there must be a risk to its strucural integrity? or is it completely safe? the only reason i asked is i actually really like the look of those 11.5s

 

Here you go dude, here is the link to the tech article on MKIV.COM,

http://www.mkiv.com/techarticles/parts/oem_mkiv_rim_widened/index.html

Have a read through this thread too,

http://www.supraforums.com/forum/showthread.php?580277-Pics-of-MKIV-on-Factory-TT-Wheels/page4

For information on the widening process of alloy wheels,

integrity of the wheels after widening sent an pm towards,

http://www.weldcraftwheels.com/index-9.html

I think they can answer your questions.

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