[s-cars] yet another rim question...

[TM]

Doug-
Very few 16" wheels period clear big brakes- just so happens
that 993tt calipers will clear the OEM 16x8 5-spoke S4 wheels as well
as the 16x7.5 Avus wheels.

Taka

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From: Doug Landaeta [mailto:landaeta1 at comcast.net]
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 12:37 AM
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Taka,

Please elaborate on the 16" - did you mean very few *aftermarket* wheels
will clear ... I'm planning ECS Stage2 under the OEM 16"

Doug Landaeta
94 S4


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Sent: Monday, April 28, 2003 10:00 PM
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Maybe I should add to my post that I meant 17" or 18" wheels.

Very, very few 16" wheels will clear Stoptech ST-40, Porsche 996, 993tt,
996tt, Brembo 4- or 6-piston (except the Lotus- based kits), which are
the most common calipers. AP Racing and Alcon have calipers that will
clear but they're so pricey that I haven't even considered them.

Taka

-----Original Message-----
From: Lee Levitt [mailto:lee at wheelman.com]
Sent: Monday, April 28, 2003 9:56 PM
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Taka writes:

> Also, if you have or plan on doing any brake upgrades, it would be
> prudent to select your wheels carefully- pretty much any wheel that
> will
fit a
> '00-'02 S4tt or a '00-'02 A6 2.7T/4.2 will work with big brakes as a
general rule (of
> course there are exceptions), but many wheels that fit A4s will not
> clear
big
> brakes.

The 5 spoke wheels off the 2.7T don't fit over BIRA System 3. You need a
5 mm spacer to clear, and that doesn't give much clearance...

Lee
'95.5 S6 avant
'96 A6 quattro avant




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