[s-cars] 16 inch wheels on big reds?

[Christopher Leal]

You can always cut down the rotors and brackets if you need to run the 16"s
that often.

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Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2002 4:35 PM
To: jimk at spotgraphicsinc.com; mlped at qwest.net
Cc: dburig at igsenergy.com; s-car-list at audifans.com
Subject: RE: [s-cars] 16 inch wheels on big reds?


I have crewed for a guy who's car has similar brake to wheel clearance.
He has gone through a few sets of wheels because he has gotten rocks and
other debris stuck between the caliper and the rim.  I would be wary of
running such a tight clearance.

-----Original Message-----
From: jimk at spotgraphicsinc.com [mailto:jimk at spotgraphicsinc.com]
Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2002 4:20 PM
To: mlped at qwest.net
Cc: dburig at igsenergy.com; s-car-list at audifans.com
Subject: RE: [s-cars] 16 inch wheels on big reds?


I just tried this - when I put the BigReds on I put the stock 16" Avus
Wheels over them.  Very tight.  I don't know why, but I attempted to
turn it by hand when it was on the jackstands and realized that the
stick-on wheelweights were in the way.  That could have been very ugly.
I took off the weights and carefully drove home and slapped the 17's on.
With the 16's it is less than a 1/16" clearance circumferentially. Jim


Message: 12
Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2002 15:59:11 -0700
From: "mlp qwest" <mlped at qwest.net>
To: "Dave Burig" <dburig at igsenergy.com>, s-car-list at audifans.com
Subject: RE: [s-cars] 16 inch wheels on big reds?

The (??) Avus, I think that the style, 16's fit -- just barely. photo
attached if that helps you any in ID'ing the wheels, & in illustrating
just how close a thing it is.  Close enough that it may come down to who
did your brake bracket &/or how heavily Luigi & Toni were laying down
the paint at Brembo when you calipers were made.

mlp

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