[s-cars] Re: [BIRA] wheel fitment - System 3

[Dave Forgie]

Lee: Buy a set of H&R spacers and be happy.  They are high quality and
hub-centric.  I have to use 5 mm spacers to clear my System 1 with my five
spoke A8 7 x 16 "winter" mags.  This did require longer bolts but still it is
no biggadeal.

Dave F.

Lee Levitt wrote:

> Shit.
>
> The 2000 Audi A6 2.7T, 16x7 ET45, 5 spoke wheel that's listed as fitting
> System 1 does *not* fit over System 3.
>
> Shit.
>
> The outer edge of the caliper just barely makes contact with the outer part
> of the rim. It looks like a 2.5mm spacer would move the wheel far enough
> away from the caliper so that it would clear.
>
> So now I have to make a decision...do I look for *another* set of wheels
> that clear the calipers, or do I run a pair of spacers. My UPS guy is
> getting tired of shipping wheels back and forth!
>
> Here's a couple of items for the Bira.org website:
>
> - wheels that fit over System 1 will not necessarily fit over System 3
> - wheels that fit over the brakes on a 2.7T will not necessarily fit over
> System 3
>
> <sigh> I really didn't want to use spacers.
>
> Lee
> '95.5 S6 avant
> '96 A6 quattro avant
>
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