[s-cars] Front tires rubbing

[Lee Levitt]

Jim writes:

> John Tilden wrote:
>
> >I have a 1995.5 S6 wagon, lowered with Eibachs, with 235/45 Yoko
> AVS db tires mounted on 8 x17 wheels with 35 mm offset.
> >The front tires rub the inner fender liner on moderate bumps,
> especially when turning.Obviously, it is the outside tire which
> contacts the fender. Seattle/Bellevue streets leave a lot to be desired!
> >
> >I am contemplating installing camber plates to correct the
> accelerated wear the inside of the tires experience.
> >The problem that I anticipate is the rubbing will get more
> severe as I tip the top of the struts out to correct the camber
> induced by the shorter springs!

> Do the avants have different front ends? Becuase Im runng 245 tires on
> 8.5" wide rims with 30et with no rubbing except a little at full lock
> and its on the inside of the wheel well. no where near the fender. I
> have h/r and koni.
>
> wierd.
>
> Didnt lee have this problem with his avant too?


Yep, you have a good memory. The 235/45 series tire is just slightly taller
(by more than a half inch in diameter) than the 245/40 series tire. My
avant, with Eibachs and camber plates, had rubbing on the right wheel, inner
fender liner. It wasn't the width of the tire, but the height. The *top* of
the tire is rubbing, not the side.

Do some playing around with the tire size script at
http://powerdog.com/tiresize.cgi. You'll see what I mean. The 235/45 is the
tallest tire you'd consider putting on an S6...

Next time I do 17s, I'm going with a 245 or 255 40 series tire. Right now
I'm running 245/45 16s, on stock 16x8 wheels, on the street.

HTH,

Lee
'95.5 S6 avant
'96 A6 quattro avant