S4 upgrades

[Ti Kan]

Well the S4 biturbo came stock with 17x7.5 wheels so the new 18x8s only
rides very slightly stiffer.  With the reduced noise from the superior
tires the car now actually rides in a more refined manner than before.

Our roads here in the San Francisco bay area are not glass smooth like
Germany but not *too* bad.  The newer cars have much stiffer body
structures, so the suspensions could do their job better to isolate
the road...

-Ti
2003 A4 1.8T multitronic
2001 S4 biturbo 6-sp
1984 5000S turbo
1980 4000 2.0 5-sp
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Livolsi, Stephane writes:
> Geez, what kind of smooth roads are you guys riding on with 18 and 19"
> wheels?
> Around here you have to consider carefully about even upgrading to 16"
> because you feel every little crack in the road - (not to mention they
> put enough gravel (not sand, gravel) on the roads in winter that it may
> as well just be a gravel road)
> 
> Seriously though, doesn't your ride comfort go downhill with such big
> wheels?
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ti Kan [mailto:ti at amb.org]=20
> > Sent: February 26, 2004 12:40 PM
> > To: laraa at sympatico.ca
> > Cc: "'Quattro List (E-mail)'"
> > Subject: Re: RE : S4 upgrades
> >=20
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> > Louis-Alain Richard writes:
> > > Just for my info: where do you buy OEM wheels for a=20
> > reasonable amount=20
> > > of money? Take-off? Replicas? Genuine items discounted at the=20
> > > dealership? Or maybe you did not pay a reasonable amount of money?=20
> > > (grin)
> >=20
> > I bought the wheels and tires (set of five, including the=20
> > spare) from someone with a new B6 S4 that switched to 19"=20
> > wheels.  It's still a chunk of dough, but nowhere near what I=20
> > would spend if I bought them new from the dealer.
> >=20
> > And the tires are already pre-mounted and balanced perfectly...
> >=20
> > -Ti