desperate help guys!regarding 9j all round bbs splits

need help off anyone in the know or actually running this set up,bought a set of bbs rm002 splits 9j all round when i first got the cabby about 4 year ago (not knowing a thing about sizes) and im about 75% complete with my project and came round to fitting these on coilys wound quite a way down and abviously stick out quite a bit so ive come to a stand still   and kinda stuck with what to do next as the next stage is bodyshop,if anyone has any ideas or know whats best please let me know  

lee

You will struggle to get 9s on the rear letalone on the front!

you could get new dishes, to take them down to 7 front 8 rear, or sell them me!! lol

It doesn't matter how desparate you are, you can't fit something 9" wide into a gap too small for them.

paul_c said

It doesn't matter how desparate you are, you can't fit something 9" wide into a gap too small for them.

i know mate,what i mean is there any possibility to get them to fit atall?ive seen close to this fitted in golf+ before,ie 8.5?so im not far off so wondered if anyone on here has done this and how

There is a possibility……narrow the axles and modify the wheelarches to cope. Or, fit 2½" extended wheelarches.

gti_lee said

paul_c said

It doesn't matter how desparate you are, you can't fit something 9" wide into a gap too small for them.

i know mate,what i mean is there any possibility to get them to fit atall?ive seen close to this fitted in golf+ before,ie 8.5?so im not far off so wondered if anyone on here has done this and how

Whats your wheels off set? you might have a odd ball set anyway

thanks paul,just any advice helps as i really would like these on after having them all this time,and i think they are ET33 if i remember rightly,would need to check that to be sure,bought them off a lad who had them on an mx5

et33 shouldn't poke on a mk1.
do the barrels not hit the suspension being that wide and with that offset?
i'd be supprised if you could get the mounting face near the hub! i'd double check et mate.
have you thought about berg cup style arches?

they dont poke that much to be fair,a decent camber may get them nearer,i should have got a picture really,i will double check ET! tbh i dont want to run those,kinda happy with just the gti arches,looking slim though isnt it  

well ive just read the pm i bought off the guy and he said they were ET33,15x8  :dontknow: i dont have the wheels with me at the minute to check

just to give you a rough idea, my 15x7 bbs' have an et of 13 and they poked this much;




had to have some work done on the arches and gave it a bit of camber and they sit flush now

mines exactly the same poke as that! not much difference if any,what did you do to get those to fit on?

actually scrap that they aint,ive found a picture of the fronts on before the coilovers went on and this is how they look

i took my car to this guy;

http://www.frankiespaintshop.co.uk/

he is a top bloke and loves his vws.

he rolled the arch lip at the top only (this helps keep the wings rigidity) and flared them out slightly and on the rear he cut the lip back and re welded it in some way that keeps it all smooth so if it does scrub, the tires dont get damaged. he did a really good job of them i think.

front track is wider on a mk1 so i gave them a slight camber to get them under properly.
i also run slightly stretched tires to keep the tread under the arch.
that is about it

awesome! thanks for the advice mate,like i say any help is great,if i have to bite the bullet and sell then so be it but i wanted to see if i can get to fit to prevent doing that,he sounds like a top guy and would prove helpful,as you can see i have alot of stretch on mine so covered for that,found another pic of the rear when i first tried them on too and with an eaten rear arch  :redfaced:

what size tyres are they i have got bbs rms with 8.5 at the rear with 195/45/15 and sit fine

same size tyres mate :? so shouldnt be to much a problem really then,have you got a picture of yours on?

gti_lee said

same size tyres mate :? so shouldnt be to much a problem really then,have you got a picture of yours on?

will take one later,the fronts are only 7s though