16" alloys and 40mm lowered all round?

1. user_39284 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Nov 2009 Pembrokeshire Posts: 3952 DubYaRex

   #1 23rd November 2009, 15:12

   hey Sax-p people im new to the forum, and im pretty sure its been asked before but here goes..
   
   can i fit 16" Peugeot alloys with 195/45/16 tyres to my mk2 VTR?
   
   and still lower the car 40mm front and back?
   or will i need to do anything to the arches?
   
   advice would be more then helpful
2. supershineysaxo L-plater Joined: Nov 2009 bournemouth, uk Posts: 56 MkII VTR

   #2 23rd November 2009, 15:15

   umm 45 might get some rub, i got 195/40/16 tyres on my vtr with a 50mm at the front and 40 at the rear, for the front u might be pushing it but if your lowering the back by that much, if you have 2 people in the back it drops further and that may very well rub. if u can afford it id advise 40 profile tyres only 5mm difference but may make all the difference.
3. Cutz Regular Poster Joined: Jul 2009 Walsall, West Midlands. Posts: 388 Black Saxo VT? ;)

   #3 23rd November 2009, 15:19

   I got 195/45/16's on mine and lowered 40mm all round. Rubs just on full lock, but barely anything, and rubs if i have anyone more than say 11 stone in the back.
   
   
   
   Cutz
4. user_39284 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Nov 2009 Pembrokeshire Posts: 3952 DubYaRex

   #4 23rd November 2009, 15:23

   ok sounds fair enough, i rarely have passengers in the back, so i dont really need to worry about that
   
   so it could be done, but pushing it a little?
5. Cutz Regular Poster Joined: Jul 2009 Walsall, West Midlands. Posts: 388 Black Saxo VT? ;)

   #5 23rd November 2009, 15:26

   Its not even really pushing it, think it looks perfect IMO! My arches sit just nicely around wheel as seen above.
   
   Cutz
6. user_39284 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Nov 2009 Pembrokeshire Posts: 3952 DubYaRex

   #6 23rd November 2009, 15:29

   heh thnx! ill look in to it then