Agreed - good quality wheels are both light & strong. My 16" Borbets are much lighter than my 15" cheapies. They don't bend either. S/ Euan Wotherspoon Assoc. Technical Analyst
mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Balkan Sustainment Hungary ******** INTERNET E-MAIL PRIVILEGED INFORMATION FOOTER ******** Privileged/Company Proprietary Information may be contained in this message. If you are not the addressee indicated in this message (or responsible for delivery of the message to such person), you may not copy or deliver this message to anyone. In case, you should destroy this message, and notify the sender at Brown & Root Services Corporation immediately. -----Original Message----- From: alpacino [SMTP:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, January 28, 2000 12:36 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: (no subject) bent rims come with poor quality....get a 17" bbs and i promise you have less unsprung weight than a stock g60 wheel for instance and some other 15's .....bbs are light and strong ...you can have both if youre willing to pay for the workmanship. ive seen alot of vw stock wheels 15" bend easy..just depends -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, January 27, 2000 4:26 PM Subject: Re: (no subject) >In a message dated 1/27/2000 7:14:56 PM Eastern Standard Time, >[email protected] writes: > ><< 15s or 16's. It's really hard to find a proper sized 205 tire smaller > than 15. And, most people would agree with me here: 17's are too big > and heavy (for an A2) unless you're putting out a LOT of power. IMHO > 15" wheels with 205/50 (or 195/50) are the best idea. If you really > want the 'big wheel' look and don't mind spending more money, > consider 16", but realize the drawbacks (extra cost, unsprung weight, > rotational mass, and rolling radius). 17" wheels exacerbate these > problems and are just for show unless you have a modded VR6 or turbo > 16V under the hood to spin them! >> >id agree with that sentiment, a 17 is a BIG wheel to fit under an A2, id >stick with 16s if your going for the low-pro look, 15s if you want better >performance with decent looks too, 17"+ wheels are very popular, but whats >popularity if your spending 200 dollars a month to replace bent rims...but >thats just my opinion >-Mike >_____________ >List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com >To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message >See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com >Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org > _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
