Righty, bought myself a Vrs and heading away to collect it in a couple of days. Bearing in mind all the comments regarding the Fabia being useless in the snow, I am thinking of getting a spare set of rims winter and occasional trips into the forests to marshal on rallies. I have access to a fairly decent supply of second hand forest tyres so I figure that is the way to go with them...

Does anyone know if I can fit 15" rims onto a VRS or am I stuck with 16's? 15" are about the most common size in rallying and 16" is by far the rarest, so I would obviously prefer to go with 15's...

If your vRS has standard brakes then 15" wheels will fit

If your vRS has standard brakes then 15" wheels will fit

just what I wanted to hear. No mention of uprated brakes so game on I guess

Worth noting perhaps, as far as I understand, tyres for loose surfaces (assuming forests) are very different to tyres for snow and ice. Definitely worth getting a second set of tyres, just make sure they're good for what you need.

Flip.

Worth noting perhaps, as far as I understand, tyres for loose surfaces (assuming forests) are very different to tyres for snow and ice. Definitely worth getting a second set of tyres, just make sure they're good for what you need.

Flip.

Yeah, forest tyres are not as good as snow/ice tyres for sure. I have been overtaken on a rally by an ancient Rover like I was sitting still and that was the difference. But, at between 5 and 10 quid a cover, I am sure I will make do until I have a bit of spare cash to buy a proper set of Vredesteins. They are a lot better than 'normal' tyres though

Edited 30 November, 201015 yr by imull