Wheel options for 5kt

[Lawrence C Leung]

Even with the tire size taken into account, I'd doubt a 7.5 or 8 inch rim
would fit up front w/o spacers, at least in a 16 inch size. I have 16 x 7
A4 (45 mm offset, A8s have a 37 mm offset) rims on my 200Q with
205/55-16's and the clearance between tire and front steering knuckle is
quite literally about the thickness of a credit card. I have had no
rubbing however, and I have autocrossed the car. Car is riding at stock
ride height with stock springs, but this wouldn't matter as far as the
steering knuckle clearance is concerned. 

LL - NY

BTW - the switch to 16s and 7 inch rims is very much worth it, IMHO.
Nothing rubberwise improved the handling and response with the 15 x 6s.

On Sun, 29 Oct 2000 14:10:06 -0500 Ameer Antar <ameer at snet.net> writes:
>so a4 wheels fit all around w/ lowering? what size are these wheels?
>
>I assume they're....16"x7" w/ 45mm offset.      is this true?
>
>what would fit if it's 7.5 or 8" wide? The tire size is really what 
>makes 
>the difference in fender clearance [as long as center line hasn't 
>changed], 
>but it seems in the front there is a clearance issue between the wheel 
>and 
>strut housing. Would anything beyond 7" even work? Thanks.
>
>-ameer
>
>At 01:51 AM 10/29/00, you wrote:
>>In a message dated 10/28/00 11:04:23 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>>pdooley at gte.net writes:
>>
>><< Just bought an 87 5kt.  Nice looking car except for the wheels.
>>
>>  Do A4 wheels have the same bolt circle and offset?
>>
>>  >>
>>
>>im running A4/A8 wheels on my '86 5kt...you can run either A4's or 
>A8's all
>>around, but i did the combo for better clearance (though if your car 
>is stock
>>ride height, it will clear just fine) i did the combo because i was
>>anticipating lowering my car a bit, but i ended up keeping it stock.
>>chris
>>'86 5kt
>