17's

[walsby]

aight all, i need some help/advice! basically im plannin to fit 17's to me mk2 nova (TSW evo's im thinkin :D), BUT basically i aint got the foggiest:'>! i know u have to have arch work done thats about it! can ne1 tell wot other things it involves such as ne changes to suspension/lowering? er ne thing have to b done to brakes etc? u get the idea, im lost :-/! Cheers Alan

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[Maimpreza]

Have a look at the articles section! Micky Owens has done a good one about wheels and lowering etc!

[walsby]

Cheers m8, ive read it its pretty helpful! would i b better off gettin 16's or even 15's :-/ ne1 with 17's let me know wot they done, cost?, how much its lowered? suspension, brakes etc. Cheers Alan

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[macca_novasr]

tsw evos only come in et40 offset. On novas, its best to stick to et45 or et49.

i've fitted 17s on mine and as far as bodywork is concerned, there is quite a bit of work involved.you'll need rolled front and rear arches, and flared rear arches.

The first bodyshop i went to quoted me ?180 a side for flared arches.when i went to another one, coz i was getting it resprayed he didnt charge me for the rolling and flaring.if you got them done seperately though, they would be expensive!
you could possibly roll the arches yourself, but i'd leave flaring to the experts.

Suspension wise, stick to 40mm and you'll be fine.go any lower and you may need coilovers(v.expensive).

only trouble with the brakes will be that the disks will look tiny comapred to the wheels...

if you need any more help...email me (LM_Y2K@hotmail.com).

hope this helped,

Macca

[walsby]

cheers m8 thats a wkd help, il b in contact :D!

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