Tire Wheel Combo

[Beatty, Robert]

I have an 87 5ktq with the A6 16" wheels and 205/55/16 tires on it and NO
body mods.  I have about 3 mm of space between the front tires and the tie
rod ends and about 8-10mm between the rear tires and the body...  I havent
seen 17" before without body mods not sure if it will work, just be advised
about the tire to tie rod clearance.


Rob
> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Theron J. Bliss [SMTP:tbliss at mestek.com]
> 
> You shouldn't have any problems fitting 17".  If I could do it on my golf,
> you
> definately can on the 5k.  Probably like a 225/40-17, or a 215/45-17 would
> work
> great.  Just double check your offset, but if the rims have the wrong
> offset,
> spacers can be safely used.  
> 
> I hope this helps.  I also have a tire size conversion chart in xls
> (Excel)
> format if you want to properly plus size tires.  It gives you circumfrence
> and
> RPM divergence.
> 
> Theron J. Bliss
> 1990 V8 Quattro
> 
> 
> 
> Nik Brkic wrote:
> 
> > What is the biggest tire wheel combo that I can fit on a stock bodied
> '86
> > 5KTQ? how wide can I go with out getting too personal with the tie rod?
> I
> > want to fit a 17" rim with at least a 215/40 or 45/ZR17 and am willing
> to do
> > some body work to make this combination work. TIA
> >
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