[s-cars] wheel clearance / Hakka Qs

[Lee Levitt]

Just a quick update...

I installed my 2.7t 5 spoke 7x16 wheels today. With 5mm spacers, I had maybe
a single mm of clearance from my System 3 calipers. Glad I got the red
painted calipers, and not the ones with the extra thick black paint :)

When I did my brake pad R&R, I was quite a bit surprised to find that my
inner left rear pad was totally gone. I did some pretty severe bedding of
these pads, and I'm wondering whether this pad came apart at that time. I
started to hear noise just after the bedding session. I only had about 10K
on the pads, and the rest looked fine. The Hawk HPS pads do seem to give
more bite, tho.

Also, btw I was surprised that the Hawks weren't drilled for the brake pad
warning sensor, so I tied up the wires out of the way. We spent a fair
amount of time matching the Porsche sensors to the Audi system!

Also, btw, the Hakka Qs are not the world's best dry tire. A *lot* of
sidewall give, a lot more than with the NRWs. I'm half tempted to swap tires
with my wife's car, which has the NRWs...

I am looking forward to checking out their foul weather capability...but
there's no snow in the forecast :(

Lee
'95.5 S6 avant
'96 A6 quattro avant