full size spare, worth a custom wheel (Fuch)? (4 or 5 wheels?)

[auditude at neta.com]

Thanks Greg, Chris, and q-list.  I decided to just get 4 Fuchs
instead of 5.  I'll use a stocker for the full sized spare.

So my 5kcstq is getting Fuchs! :-)

It's the only thing I can do to stave off getting a set of 17"'s,
potentially Team Dynamics something's, which are available in
45mm offset and 5x112mm, folks.

At least with the Fuchs, I can still use my very new tires.  Also, the
ride will be kept stockish.  Aha!  More ammo to convince myself
not to lower it, to make/keep the car setup for what it's for, cruising
comfortably for long trips.  (I tend to belabor my upgrades and
enhancements.  Should I?  Shouldn't I? etc.)

I just don't like looking at those stock 'aero' wheels.  Are the Fuchs
any lighter than the stockers, btw?  I suppose they could be
heavier, but it wouldn't seem so.

Other wheels I was (am? sheesh!) considering for the car are the 7
or so spoke A4 wheels in 16".  The open lug design where the
spokes curve back.  Very nice, imo.  There's a pic of some car
somewhere on the net (q-club event), I believe it's a black wagon
(5kcstqa), that is lowered and has these on it.

Then there's the 2k S4 Avus wheels.  For the money, I was leaning
towards the aftermarket, like those Team Dynamics for example.

Cheers!

Ken

On 4 Jan 2002, at 15:31, Greg Galinsky wrote:

> Putting the 5th wheel & tire in rotation is fine as long as it's not
> directional.
> Greg
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ken Keith" <auditude at neta.com>
> To: "Greg Galinsky" <nokian at msn.com>
> Cc: <quattro at audifans.com>; "Ken Keith" <auditude at neta.com>
> Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 1:40 PM
> Subject: Re: full size spare, worth a custom wheel (Fuch)? (4 or 5 wheels?)
>
>
> > So, the other reason would be that the 5th wheel is truly a "spare", and
> it's not just for flat tires.  I have heard of people getting stuck with 3
> discontinued wheels.
> >
> > I didn't see my 2nd post hit the list (archives) yet, but I was mentioning
> that a reason for 5 of them would be to be able to rotate the spare with the
> rest without having either one different wheel or mounting/balancing cost.
> >
> > My understanding of what is practical is an intermittent (maybe
> selective!) one, so it's hard for me to tell. :-)
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Ken
> >
> > Quoting Greg Galinsky <nokian at msn.com>:
> >
> > > At least with the Fuchs or other OE wheels they seem to be readily
> > > available.  If one gets dinged you generally can easily and
> > > econonically
> > > replace it.   The aftermarket units generally are less expensive but may
> > > be
> > > out of production when the need for one arrives.
> > >
> > > I would think that the Fuchs are going to be available for quite a
> > > while; so
> > > I would think that 4 would do.
> > >
> > > Good luck
> > > Greg
> > > G & G SERVICE
> > > selling Hakkapeliitta winter tyres since 1979
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Ken Keith" <auditude at neta.com>
> > > To: <quattro at audifans.com>
> > > Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 1:11 PM
> > > Subject: full size spare, worth a custom wheel (Fuch)? (4 or 5
> > > wheels?)
> > >
> > >
> > > I'm trying to decide if I should get a set of 5 Fuchs, or just 4.
> > > What's
> > > the logic of having a full size "custom" spare?  I can use a stock wheel
> > > as
> > > a full size spare, so I don't know what value there would be to it
> > > being
> > > another Fuch.
> > >
> > > I was just wondering, as I have seen people own and sell sets of 5
> > > wheels.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Ken
> > >
> > >
> >
>