[s-cars] FS: Avus 16x8 wheels, tires for sale

[Larry C Leung]

You may not be able to use OEM bolts. They have a Ball seat. Most
aftermarket wheels have a cone seat. You MUST use the proper bolts for
each type of wheel or they will not have the right preload. Buy the bolts
from the vendor selling the wheels, they should be able to supply the
correct ones. Depending upon the wheel, I'd go chrome on the bolts, more
rust resistant, smoother turning in the bolt holes. If you don't like the
look, you could always cover them with VAG bolt covers, at $0.48 ea, a
simple low cost appearance change. 

LL - NY

On Mon, 20 Aug 2001 09:30:03 -0400 lee at wheelman.com (Lee M. Levitt)
writes:
>
>Okay, now that I know that these wheels are *not* 8" wide, but 7 1/2", 
>I'm
>rethinking their sale...I'd appreciate some advice here.
>
>My 3 season wheels, as of the first week of September, will be a set 
>of Oz
>Nova 17" wheels, and Kumho tires. They will *not* be used in the snow. 
>:)
>
>I bought a set of 16x7" A4 5 spoke wheels to be used for snow tires. I 
>like
>the look of these wheels, and have a set on my wife's A6 wagon. I 
>didn't
>think I wanted to use the Avus wheels because they were wider...but a 
>half
>inch isn't going to make much difference.
>
>Personally, I like the look of the A4 wheel...it's cleaner. However, I 
>don't
>know whether they'll fit over Bira System 3 calipers, which I hope to 
>do
>this winter or next spring. I'd hate to sell the Avus wheels and then 
>find
>the A4 wheels incompatible with the System 3.
>
>I'm on the horns of a dilemma here...would appreciate your thoughts.
>
>Also, btw, what do I use for wheel bolts for the Oz Novas? Should I 
>use the
>OE bolts and get a set of plastic covers, or is there a better 
>solution?
>
>Thoughts appreciated!
>
>Lee
>'95.5 S6 avant
>'96 A6 quattro avant
>