Wheel questions

[Henry A Harper III]

I have seen UrQ Ronals on a UFO-equipped 200q20v (the car belongs to Kerry 
Griffith, I believe he sold the wheels recently), and I don't think any spacers 
were used. I even have pictures, if I would get the film developed.

For my own 200q20v's winter use I am very happy with the 195/65-15 Hakka-1s on 
15x7 Audi steel wheels. All studs are still present going into their fourth 
season, tons of tread left.

HTH
Henry Harper
http://www.srv.net/~hah
1991 200 quattro, 110k
1988 GTI 16v, 215k, noticed a tear in the multi-color-fade-pinstripe driver's 
seat back fabric today, they don't make that any more, for sure...I have got 
another bottom piece squirreled away but an upright??

> My guess is that UrQ 15 x 6 wheels won't clear w/o spacers. If you can
> find 15 x 7's (Fuch's or one of the optional Ronals) they MIGHT clear
> (then again, maybe not) and those MAY be a bit wide for 195/65's, the
> best source there is the tire maker or dealer. Beware, in winter, you are
> more likely to bump a hidden (by snow) curb, so the wider rims are at a
> slight disadvantage in this case. 7.5's are definitely too wide. I'd
> suggest considering a 205/60 snow. I think, (if you have a 20V or an
> UrS4/6), the extra weight of the vehicle over a 10V turbo will more than
> justify the slight increase in tire width, and improve how the car
> handles in non-slippery situations. Of course it does mean that you will
> be forced to go to the less snow oriented tread patterns/compounds in
> most manufacturers lines (except Nokian), but it's a quattro, eh?
>
> LL - NY
>
> On Sat, 11 Nov 2000 23:40:55 -0500 "Rex Pedersen" <fega at fega.com> writes:
> >Can someone point me to where I can find out which wheels will
> >clear UFO brakes?
> >
> >I assume my A6 2.7T wheels will clear, as the HP2 brakes are even
> >larger, and am I correct in assuming that my 15x6 ET45 stock 5ktq
> >aero wheels will not clear?
> >
> >Does anyone have a cheap set of OEM '91 200q or V8 wheels? I don't
> >know if this will work, but I want to mount my 195/60R15 snows on
> >a set of wheels that will clear the brakes, and could use a set of
> >wheels that do so. I guess if the 7.5" wheels are too wide for 195s,
> >I need to find a set of wheels that will properly clear the brakes
> >and will properly mount my snows. Any suggestions?
> >