18" wheels, what tires?

[Ingo D. Rautenberg]

Most likely 235/40R18 would be the right match: Speedo would read about 1%
lower.  Is the 18" also 8" rim width like the 17"?

-Ingo
'91 200q20v with a few mods...+ '83 Urquattro
http://members.aol.com/Quattringo/index.html

----- Original Message -----
From: "Eyvind Spangen" <eyvind.spangen at c2i.net>
To: <200q20v at audifans.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2002 4:12 PM
Subject: 18" wheels, what tires?


> I just picked up a set of 18" A8 wheels for my 200TQ20v. Right now,
> they have 245/45R18 tires installed, they are too tall for the 200.
> Should I use 235/40 or 245/40 tires on them? What fits best? They have
> an offset of 48 mm, so I have to use spacers anyway, and can get
> spacers to "match" with the tire width.
>
> --
> Regards,
> ES
>
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