Widest possible tires on a TYP89 sedan?

[Todd Phenneger]

I am running 5-bolts.   However,  I believe the 15x7 4-bolt
Ronals were ET-45.  Iknow the 14x6 were ET 45 and I thought the
15x7 were as well.  But I could be wrong.
  Also, some manufacturers have HUGE hub surfaces on the wheels.
 Frequesntly you can machine down the inner edge to make a ET 35
wheel in to whatever you want.  Say, ET 40 maybe with a 5mm
spacer in front to clear the tie rod?  But maybe the type 89's
dont have that rear fender clearence problem.
  BTW...Alex N  has not had great success pulling out the rear
fenders.  He's running 225's back there (225/45-17's I think)
but with a Porta Power unit maxed out they wouldnt pull very
far.  Look inside the car, they are connectected to the frame. 
Ungh!!!   So to do a real fender flare you need to cut that seam
and pull them out.  UNGH!!!
l8r
  Todd


--- "Kaklikian, Gary" <Gary.Kaklikian at COMPAQ.com> wrote:
> I'm not aware of  any 4x108 wheels available with a 45mm
> offset. You do have
> 5-bolt hubs, right Todd? 
> 
> I'm using wheels similar to Alex's - 4x108, 7.5x16, 35mm
> offset -- with
> 215/40-16's on my 4kq. With the fender lips rolled all around,
> this works
> fine in front but will rub in back, paricularly over
> bumps,dips, etc with
> passengers or other heavy load in the back. It's not a problem
> with only
> myself and a front passenger, unless I hit a bump or dip while
> cornering
> hard. I've never had a problem on the tracks I've been on.
> This is with a
> very stiff suspension and lowered about 1.5". Also, the
> 215/40-16 is shorter
> than a 195/60-14, so gearing is effectively lower. 
> 
> 225/40 is closer to the stock height and might work in front
> with 35mm
> offset, depending on the tire profile.  I think the P7000's I
> use would
> work. The 225/45-15 Hoosier I tried with a 7.5" 37mm offset
> rim wouldn't
> even turn it was pushing against the tie rod so much.  
> 
> Running 45mm offset in back might work on the 4k, but, like
> you say Todd,
> you need 35mm or less in front to clear the tie rods.  I
> wonder what impact
> the narrower rear track would have on handling at the limit?
> 
> maybe it's time for some improvisation with the rear fender
> wells!
> 
> Gary Kaklikian
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Todd Phenneger [mailto:tquattroguy at yahoo.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2000 11:36 AM
> To: JShadzi at aol.com; Audi_80 at email.msn.com;
> quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: Widest possible tires on a TYP89 sedan?
> 
> 
> My Bad,
>   Sorry.  Anyhow, I would still think that if you can do 225's
> on a 4kq (which is tight) then you can on the 90q.  Where does
> it rub first.  I've found on the 4kq that 35mm offset doesnt
> work in back.  45mm is great in back but then your awefully
> close to the tie rod in front and either have to grind it or
> get
> some say 6mm spacers.  Maybe a similar setup woule work on the
> type 89?
> l8r
>   Todd
> 
> --- JShadzi at aol.com wrote:
> > In a message dated 10/24/00 1:32:07 AM Pacific Daylight
> Time, 
> > tquattroguy at yahoo.com writes:
> > 
> > << I SWEAR I've seen much larger.  I've seen 225's on a 91'
> CQ
> > and
> >  isn't it the same.  Differetn front suspension but is it
> THAT
> >  different?  Seems to me you should be able to run 215's
> fine
> > and
> >  225's maybe.  esp with some creative work.
> >  l8r
> >    Todd
> >   >>
> > 
> >     No, they are not the same, the Coupe has much larger
> > fender openings, 225 
> > are easy, you can even go bigger on a coupe.  Also, the
> coupe
> > has a wider 
> > front and rear track.  I think with the perfect offset one
> > could likely go 
> > 225 section tires, 215 should not be a big problem, I have
> no
> > issues with my 
> > 205, seems to be plenty of clearance...
> > Javad
> 
> 
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