Front wheel width

[bald eagle]

Is it common to use a wide front wheel on the B4? I have bought my car 2nd hand, and it didnt come with a manual, I just got these new wheels and they are a wide front? will these be good?

[ashleyb4]

Wide wheels are what most people run there wide because its an american car and american tyres are wide but we strech our old skool narow tyres over the wide wheels you can get narrow wheels if you want.

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[FifteenthNeo]

I didnt realise the wheels were wide until i got my first set of tires. I dont know if this was correct, as I didnt know at the time, but I just cut the inner bead off and glued the tires as normal They worked fine.

[PaulRotheram]

The tyres being stretched over the wider rim makes the car more controlable and consistant. I've found the car to be overly snatchy and hard to drive on narrower rims.

[woOdy]

If you want your B4 to go, never use narrow wheels.

[bald eagle]

Wide wheels it is then... thanks alot guys.

[Oscar]

Originally Posted by bald eagle

Is it common to use a wide front wheel on the B4? I have bought my car 2nd hand, and it didnt come with a manual, I just got these new wheels and they are a wide front? will these be good?

I find a narrower front gives more bite on turn in, but less through the actual corner.
A wide is opposite, less initial bite into the corner, but more through the rest of the turn.
Personally I like the narrower wheel when using a green mini spike in the wet, and the wider rim everywhere else.