7.5x16 ET37 on type 44Q?

[Joshua Van Tol]

The 91 20 valve is quite a different animal. It has flared rear
fenders. You can't even get 16 x 7.5" 37 mm negative offset (not +)
with 205/55-16 on the earlier cars.
On Monday, October 21, 2002, at 07:55  AM, Steve Marinello wrote:

> Although, the 16 x 7.5, +37 Avus'  run quite nicely on my friends '91
> 200q
> avant with 225/50-16's.
>
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joshua Van Tol" <josh at spiny.com>
> To: "quattro quattro list" <quattro at audifans.com>
> Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 7:05 AM
> Subject: Re: 7.5x16 ET37 on type 44Q?
>
>
>> It will rub. I tried that combo, which tire rack sells for that car,
>> and claims will fit. it will not. It rubs pretty badly, and would need
>> massive amounts of negative camber to make it fit. I ended up with a
>> 7x16 42 mm offset, and those don't rub, but just barely, and I have
>> 3/4
>> degree negative camber in the rear.
>> On Monday, October 21, 2002, at 02:53  AM, Eyvind Spangen wrote:
>>
>>> I can buy a set of original '94 S2 (Avus) wheels relatively cheap
>>> now.
>>> They are 7.5x16 and ET37. Is is possible that they will fit in the
>>> rear on a type 44Q with 205/55-16 without rubbing?
>>>
>>> I had 7x16 ET37 on my 100 FWD and it worked fine, but I thought that
>>> maybe the additional wheel width could be a problem..
>>>
>>> --
>>> E. Spangen
>>> '86 Audi 100 2.2 CS quattro
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