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

[Igor Kessel]

Ken Ng wrote:
> actually, the OEm 16x8 5 spoke ET40 wheels do clear
> the 993TT caliper mated to the 314x30mm EuroA8 rotor
> (ECS Tuning Stage II)... but only by the NARROWEST of
> margins...
>
> i have two sets of OEM rims, one set (with balancing
> tape weights) clears with about 1mm of space between
> the stick on weight and the caliper...
>
> on the other set, i had to move the tape weights
> inwards to avoid rubbing...causing a less than ideal
> balance... (could also mount the tape weight on the
> polished lip but it would look awful...)...

An interesting datapoint, Ken.
In own my experiments with Stefan's 16x8 5 spoke OEM wheel did not clear
the 993tt caliper (a black 928gts really, but dimensionally it is the
same) mated to the RS2 bracket over the 323x30mm early S8/ later A8 rotor.

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Igor Kessel
two turbo quattros