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5-spoke, C5 A6 4.2 17x8 5-spoke, V8 16x8 BBS, for a few examples.

BTW, you are limited with a C5 S6 to wheels that will clear your brakes- the
D2 A8 wheels and the V8 BBS may not clear your front calipers.

Good luck finding a set of the C5 A6 5-spoke wheels- they're not very common
in the US (the cars, that is), so supply is quite limited. You might have to
start checking ebay.de, although I think you'll find a lot more C6 wheels
these days.

Taka



On 8/1/07, Grant Lenahan <glenahan at vfemail.net> wrote:
>
> Thanks so much, see below:
>
> On Aug 1, 2007, at 7:18 AM, Taka Mizutani wrote:
>
> >
> > The 17x8 ET35 "fat fives" with the slightly flared out spokes and the
> > high polish finish are forged wheels, were original to sport package
> > C5 A6 4.2s.
> >
> > Those are nice, strong wheels. I don't recall the exact weight, but I
> > think they are in the low 20lb. range.
>
> Sound attractive for me...
>
> >
> > C5 S6 Avus 17x8 ET35 wheels are in the 25-26lb. range, the ones made
> > by Speedline as opposed to the Ronal-made S4tt Avus.
>
> They sure feel heavy!
>
> >
> > The D2 A8 17x8 ET48 5-spoke wheels that look almost the same as the B5
> > A4 2.8 5-spoke wheels are also forged and strong, but they need a
> > 10-15mm spacer to set the offset correctly for a V8 or a C4 S4/S6.
> > Otherwise, they look "sunken" into the wheelwells, like the S4tt
> > wheels I was running for snows on my old '91 200q.
> >
> > Sorry, I misread your post- the 16x8 wheels from a C5 A6 4.2 base
> > model are 6-spoke, non-forged, IIRC. IMO, not attractive wheels.
>
> No, you read right. I wrote wrong. They are 6-spoke indeed (they are on
> my car right now).
>
> >
> > If you're going aftermarket, there are not too many strong,
> > inexpensive wheels that aren't bricks.
>
> Pretty much the consensus - aside from BBS, maybe Ronal, few
> aftermarket are any good period.
> >
> > 16x8s are going to be hard to find, as most aftermarket wheels didn't
> > come in 8" wide, most top out at 7.5".
>
> I've already been down that route. Thus its pretty much limited to the
> 3 I asked about.
> >
> > OEM MBZ wheels from a W140 are 16x8", forged construction. I think the
> > centerbore is off by about 1mm, though- I would advise using caution
> > before machining the centerbore, you might induce stress related
> > failure down the road. They wouldn't be very expensive used, though.
> > Any aftermarket MBZ wheels might work if they're not machined
> > hubcentric (IOW, they use a hubcentric ring).
>
> I wont go there - asking for trouble.
>
> >
> > AZEV Type A wheels are quite strong, weigh about 25lbs. each in 17x8",
> > look sharp IMO. You'd have to find them used and they're really rare
> > in the US.
> >
> > What's your budget and what car?
> Car is my 2002 S6.  Budget is low - this is simply about either fixing
> my Avus OEMs (maybe repeatedly); going with the 8 x 16 whcih are on it
> now (the ones you don't like, btu I find just fine) or getting the fat
> 5s, whcih, if forged, might be just the ticket.
>
> Thanks again, any other advice certainly welcome.
>
> Grant
> >
> >  Taka
> >
> >
> > On 7/31/07, Grant Lenahan <glenahan at vfemail.net> wrote:
> >> with it.
> >>
> >> ==================================
> >> Taka,
> >> On to a related topic, since you seem to know a lot about wheel specs,
> >> I need some ...
> >>
> >>
> >> I'm looking for lightish, strong wheels for my S6.16 x 8 or 17 x 8,
> >> -35mm.
> >>
> >> Do you know the weights -- or where I could go to look them up -- of:
> >>
> >> OEM Avus 17 x 8 wheels?
> >> OEM A6 4.2 16 x 8 5-spoke ('fat 5s")?
> >> OEM 17 x 8 fat 5s?
> >>
> >> Also, do you know any specs or experience based info on which ones are
> >> strongest and will resist the little out of rounds I'm getting far too
> >> many of?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Grant
>