92 gti bolt pattern compatible?

i'm looking to buy some winter rims/tires for my 92 gti 16v. can
someone tell me if these rims will fit my car?

http://tinyurl.com/7nhg6

here are some charts that i've found. so it looks like any year civic
4x100 bolt pattern is good to go, but there are some other numbers that
i'm not sure about (56.1 vs 57.1, 1.5 vs 1.5b)? any help would be
appreciated.

for honda:
http://www.discountedwheelwarehouse...._Reference.cfm

and for volkswagen
http://www.discountedwheelwarehouse...._Reference.cfm

thanks,
phil

"PBo" > wrote:

>i'm looking to buy some winter rims/tires for my 92 gti 16v. can
>someone tell me if these rims will fit my car?
>
>http://tinyurl.com/7nhg6
>
>here are some charts that i've found. so it looks like any year civic
>4x100 bolt pattern is good to go, but there are some other numbers that
>i'm not sure about (56.1 vs 57.1, 1.5 vs 1.5b)? any help would be
>appreciated.

The 1.5 is part of the lug nut/bolt thread specification. For
exampe: 12mmx1.5 means a 12mm diameter bolt/stud with a 1.5mm pitch
(distance between each thread).

The 56.1 and 57.1 is the diameter of the center hole in the
wheel in millimeters. That site uses "CB" which stands for the center
bore of the wheel.
VW 4x100 wheels have a 57.1mm hole in the wheel which fits
over the 57.0mm hub. Honda 4x100 wheels have a 56.1mm hole which fits
over their 56.0mm hub.
DO NOT put a Honda wheel with a 56.1mm hole on a VW with a
57mm hub! If you're lucky, the wheel won't fit. I've heard of at
least one unlucky guy that managed to put Honda wheels on a VW. They
barely fit over the hub, and when he tightened down the lug bolts the
wheels press-fit themselves onto the hub. Later when he took the lug
bolts off, the wheels where thoroughly stuck to the hubs. Mega
pain-in-the-butt to get them off.

Also, that site doesn't give the wheel offset for each model.
Offset is the distance from the centerline of the wheel to the hub
mounting surface. That tells you how far inward the wheel extends.
If you use wheels with too much more offset than stock, you may run
into problems with the wheels hitting the suspension.

Bottom line, use proper wheels meant for a VW.


Todd
Seattle,WA
'86 GTI, Red of course. (exciting racey car) 261,000 miles
'87 Golf, Polar Silver. (boring work car) 541,000 miles <- Yeah, baby!
http://www.pureluckdesign.com <-Ferrari & VW stuff

thanks!