17x8", 30mm offset on a 4kq or Coupe GT?

lindgre lindgre at online.no
Sat Jan 10 12:03:37 EST 2004


I ran 17x7.5" ET35 w/ 205/40R17 on my 87 Coupe quattro, and they rubbed a lot, 
I had to roll the fenders, which helped a bit, but the tires still kept 
rubbing the very front end of the rear bumper. They also sometimes rubbed the 
front fenders at full lock. I replaced them with 16x7.5 ET28 w/ 205/45R16 and 
that helped a lot. My 14" wintertires, that are installed today, of course 
doesnt even come close to rubbing.

When I had the rubbing problems with my 17" wheels, I checked out a few specs 
on the FWD vs quattro models, and I found that a FWD 4k or Coupe is about 15 
mms narrower in the rear end than their quattro counterrparts. THis of course 
helps a bit when fitting wide wheels in the rear end.

PerL
87 Cq

auditude at cox.net wrote:

>Hi,
>
>Thanks for the responses on the windshield washer squirters.
>
>I have found some wheels for my 4kq that are a specific size.  I'm wondering 
mostly about how well they would fit, and less so how they might look (since 
that's a personal thing).
>
>Has anyone ran 17x8", 30mm offset wheels on a 4kq, or Coupe GT for that 
matter?  I think my 17"s are 7" wide, and the offset is higher as well, maybe 
40mm.
>
>I am becoming increasing a fan of the German style of smaller diameter wheels 
(meaning 15" or 16") with significant lip.
>
>These wouldn't quite be that style, but they would have more lip than my 
current convex-ish Revo's due to both the size and style.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Ken
>
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