[s-cars] yet another rim question...ECS 3

[DOUGLAS LANDAETA]

Paul,

Glad to hear about your first mod. That's a lot of brake! My ECS box
arrived today, lots of pad/rotor bedding instructions.  Did they take
care of that for you? I thougt first mods were supposed to add HP to go
faster - not to slow down!
 BTW, I think that S6 wheel is different than the S4s

Doug L
94 S4


----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Dooley <WeSki at icubed.com>
Date: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 9:34 pm
Subject: RE: [s-cars] yet another rim question...

> Doug,
>
> I just bought the ECS Stage 3 from the last GP (thanks Cody).  I was
> going to go with the Stage 2 because I run OEM 16" wheels in the
> winteron my 95 S6.  Tom and Brian at ECS said I could go with the
> Stage 3 and
> they would clear the 16" OEM.  So I did and I had ECS do the
> installation.  I still left my snow tires on until they were installed
> last weekend.  Well, they clear - no problems.  Even with the
> weights on
> the inside of the wheel.  So on my S6, the 322mm 993TT 2 piece rotors
> fit under the OEM 16" wheels without any spacers.
>
> And they look so good and what GREAT pedal feel.  I also did the SS
> lines on the rear.  My 1st major mod to my S6.  The next will be the
> suspension as soon as my wallet recovers :-0
>
> Paul Dooley
> 95 S6 with shiny Big Reds
>
>
>
> 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
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-admin at audifans.com
> [s-car-list-admin at audifans.com]On Behalf Of TM
> Sent: Monday, April 28, 2003 10:00 PM
> To: lee at wheelman.com; thomas.pollock at amd.com; s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: RE: [s-cars] yet another rim question...
>
>
> 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 [lee at wheelman.com]
> Sent: Monday, April 28, 2003 9:56 PM
> To: TM; thomas.pollock at amd.com; s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: RE: [s-cars] yet another rim question...
>
>
> 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
>
>
>
>