Help with Mk 5 golf GTtdi

[hanlilly77]

Hi guys ! Wheels, need need need new ones as factory fitted ones on now and they are scuffed and shabby looking, however issue is no matter how slow i go the under body of the car ( mainly front end) scrapes on speed bumps! it is not lowered so was wondering if i could get away with bigger wheels and does anyone know what size MAX i can go for with out them catching arches etc i am not at the stage of body mods yet! thanks in advance x

[r11co]

hanlilly77 said:

Hi guys ! Wheels, need need need new ones as factory fitted ones on now and they are scuffed and shabby looking, however issue is no matter how slow i go the under body of the car ( mainly front end) scrapes on speed bumps! it is not lowered so was wondering if i could get away with bigger wheels and does anyone know what size MAX i can go for with out them catching arches etc i am not at the stage of body mods yet! thanks in advance x

IIRC Mk5 Golfs are known to crack their front springs. I'd be getting that possibility checked out first as you shouldn't be grounding the car on a regular basis.

[Stu08]

As above.

How certain are you the car hasn't been lowered? Have you checked springs and shocks? Have you checked that the front bumper is mounted correctly, or under trays are mounted correctly?

I'd be checking these areas to begin with, before looking to change wheels. You could end up changing the symptom not the root cause of the problem.

[Limpet]

Stu08 said:

under trays are mounted correctly?

This. Every car I see with an under tray hanging off seems to be a VW.

[hanlilly77]

hi thanks i have checked under car noting hanging down all guards still on etc i will check front springs as i do go on many country lanes etc, is there any mods for this to improve if i need to replace ?
Also don’t know if it has been lowered how would I know what to look for?

Edited by hanlilly77 on Wednesday 7th March 12:27