15x7.5 et 40 wheels on 86 5ktq?

[Larry C Leung]

It's not a type 44. They have no room.

LL - NY '89 200Q

On Fri, 30 Nov 2001 19:35:32 -0000 "alan pritchard"
<alanthecelt at alanthecelt.screaming.net> writes:
>hmm, i have 15"x7.5" running 205/50's (i think) on my cgt, i thing
>they are
>et 37's though, car looks very wide, i get light scrub with 2 people
>in the
>back, but if i rolled/ground the arches that would stop, incidently
>its only
>one side!!! dunno if that helps!
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "TM" <t44tq at mindspring.com>
>To: <J123fs at aol.com>; <quattro at audifans.com>
>Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 4:55 AM
>Subject: RE: 15x7.5 et 40 wheels on 86 5ktq?
>
>
>> I have not seen successful mountings of any wheels wider than 7
>inches
>> and with an offset greater than 45mm on the rear of a non-flared
>type
>> 44.
>>
>> This would definitely require a test-fitting.
>>
>> Taka
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: quattro-admin at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-admin at audifans.com]
>On
>> Behalf Of J123fs at aol.com
>> Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 11:25 PM
>> To: quattro at audifans.com
>> Subject: Re: 15x7.5 et 40 wheels on 86 5ktq?
>>
>>
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>> [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ]
>> Hi,
>> Has anyone have any BTDT with mounting a set of 15x7.5 et 40 wheels
>on a
>> 5ktq? I have an extra set of tires (BFG R1s, autocross cast offs)
>and
>> would like to mount them on a wider wheels then the stock 6 inch
>rims.
>> Fuch's 7 inch wheels would be nice, but none are available that do
>not
>> cost big $ ( around 500 - 800), and I can buy new 15x7's from tire
>rack
>> for 100.00 apiece also..... ....But..... 15x7.5 s4 wheels might seem
>the
>> ticket with their 40 mm offset. Any advice? Also has anyone used a
>> 225/50/15 with the before mentioned combos? Thanks to all in
>advance!
>> Johnny
>>
>