tirefitment 200

[Ed Kellock]

I responded privately that I have had the following on my car with no
rubbing whatsoever, even when heavily loaded:

16x7 et35 225/50-16 Dunlop SP8000
16x8 et35 235/50-16 Dunlop SP5000, then 215/55-16

My car is a 91 Avant with 232k and 5+ year old Bilstein HD's with no
recent suspension freshening.

It has been my experience that Bilsteins (and Boge TurboGas) raise the
ride height when installed.

However, I believe I negated that with one particularly heavy load
while running the SP8000's with 2 spare SP8000's, a full size spare in
the tub, spare UFO calipers & rotors, a set of height adjustable euro
lights, and a whole dirt bike stuffed in the back (pix available)
right after I bought it in CA and drove home to CO.  No rubbing.

With the 235/50's I have loaded up the car for a 5-day camping trip
and experienced no rubbing.

YMMV.

Ed




On 2/1/07, Ben Swann <benswann at comcast.net> wrote:
> Once again -
>
> The car is a '91 200Q20V avant. I also have a '91 2C20V sedan for comparo, and
> that car uses stock BBS and 215/60 15" with no problem.
>
> On avant:
> 225/60 15 on stock BBS 7.5" wide wheels = problem sometimes
>
> 225/50 16 on aftermarket BBS 8" wide wheels = no problem.
>
> Ben
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Grant Lenahan [mailto:glenahan at vfemail.net]
> Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 7:25 AM
> To: Ben Swann
> Cc: 200q20v at audifans.com; dragracer at netstep.net; quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: tirefitment 200
>
> This is a 200, right?
> 215/55-16 Should work.
>
> That's a C3 chassis.  Most C3s came with 195/65-15 didnt they?
> That's circumfrally equal to 205/55-16 or 225/50-16, whcih are the same
> diameter/circ.
> 215/55-16 is abotu 1% bigger (no prob in most cases) and increases your
> load rating (good).
> It is the standard tyre size for C5 A6s and the winter tyre size for C5
> S6s.
>
> Grant
>
> On Jan 31, 2007, at 9:22 PM, Ben Swann wrote:
>
> > Eric,
> >
> >
> >
> > I'm running 225/50 16 on 8"width wheels.  I can run fairly loaded to a
> > point -
> > can't take 6 bags of concrete in the trunk for example, but 3 adult
> > passengers
> > in back and some luggage is OK.  I had some 225/60 15's on before, and
> > had
> > some issues when fully loaded - more so than with the 225/50 16 which
> > won't
> > rub except under the most extreme load and bottoming out.
> >
> >
> >
> > Bad suspension could be possible culprit, either sagging springs or
> > worn
> > struts or anything messing with the geometry.  I had to adjust the
> > camber in
> > at the top on one of my 5000's when it rubbed on one side, so that may
> > be a
> > possible solution.  That is fairly easy to do by turning the trap link
> > until
> > there is sufficient clearance - it doesn't take much, and usually you
> > would be
> > putting the car in better alignment rather than taking it out of
> > spec., at
> > least I had no tire wear issues when I did this.  If you cant put your
> > fat
> > finger between the tire and the fender well with a big boy is standing
> > on the
> > bumper then you might want to try this before buying new tires.
> >
> >
> >
> > Ben
> >
> >
> >
> > [Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 00:51:35 +0000
> >
> > From: Mike Del Tergo <mdeltergo at hotmail.com>
> >
> > Subject: re: tirefitment 200
> >
> > To: <200q20v at audifans.com>, <dragracer at netstep.net>
> >
> > Message-ID: <BAY126-W229EBE164739DC131551EDA4A50 at phx.gbl>
> >
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
> >
> >
> >
> > I was running 225 50 16 on Audi A4 5 spokes, no problems whatsoever.
> > Sounds
> > like your suspension?
> >
> > Mike
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Eric Huppert dragracer at netstep.net Tue Jan 30 08:30:48 EST 2007
> >
> >
> >
> > ***
> >
> >
> >
> > My recent acquisition of some Mille Miglia (16x7x38et) and tires has
> >
> > provided me with some unwanted knowledge! 225 55 16's do not fit in the
> >
> > 20V's very well! Was okay until I had a couple of kids in the backseat
> > and
> >
> > took some turns! Backs rub slightly under suspension compression,
> > fronts
> >
> > lightly rub on parking lot full turn maneuvers. All is fine with no
> >
> > passengers though, should I just remove the back seat :o)
> >
> >
> >
> > Hoping to sell tires to help offset cost of some new ones!!
> >
> >
> >
> > Question is.... Has anyone successfully fitted 215 55 16s? Will go for
> > all
> >
> > seasons, have looked at the specs for 225 50 16's, they're a bit
> > shorter
> >
> > than the OE 215 60 15's and the 215 55's...  ET on the new rims
> > shouldn't
> >
> > create much of a issue as they're narrower (7") and rim should end up
> > about
> >
> > the same.,, or inboard a touch more than OE. Lots of room between
> > steering
> >
> > arm and tire.
> >
> >
> >
> > 215 55 16? Thoughts, BTDT's?
> >
> >
> >
> > Eric]
> >
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