[s-cars] UU---Wheels, deals, camber plates, and pads(long)

[Joseph Pizzimenti]

wrt soft 9 spoke OEM audi wheels...on the 2003 S8 we
have, all 4 are bant, and that's only after taking
delivery in January.  Dealer will not warranty them,
so we picked up a set of RS4 replicas (18x8, ET35, OEM
RS4 center caps) from Achtuning and no bendage thus
far and they look exactly the same.  Hey, it's better
than paying the 700/wheel that the dealer wants for
em.

Those OEM 9 spokes may bend easily, but they sure do
look pretty and I now have 4 9 spoke garden hose
coils, if anyone's interested.  ;-)

Joe
--- Keith Maddock <Keith.Maddock at TRW.COM> wrote:
>
> A very interesting subject...  Recall the RS4 "soft
> wheels" which are supposedly that way on purpose to
> protect fragile suspension components.
>
> I'd be interested to hear more discussion on this,
> as I swapped over from soft OZs to hard SSR's on my
> car a year ago, not just for improved looks and
> reduced unsprung weight, but because I was tired of
> bending rim lips when driving around Detroit....
>
> Cheers,
> Keith
>
> Keith Maddock, TRW Automotive,  Koblenz, Germany
> Slip Control Systems, Systems Design, Traction
> Control
> +49 (0)261/ 895 2474    -   -
> keith.maddock at trw.com
>
>
> >>> <CaptMagu at aol.com> 14:22:44 13.06.2003 >>>
> --
> [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ]
> Guys
>
> (snip)
>
> Speaking of that pothole encounter I'd like to
> discuss hard vs soft wheels.
> My TSWs are a soft wheel and that combined with the
> 2nd generation 2Bennett
> camber/caster plates allowed my suspension to absorb
> the blow of the pothole
> without damaging any suspension components. All that
> was required was a new 4
> wheel allignment and 1 new rim and I was on my way.
> Unfortunately, my rims were no
> longer available so I had to go with a new set of
> rims but since these have
> just been released, I shouldn't have that problem if
> I go through with this
> again. Another CO Mafioso who had a similar
> experience with hard rims and ended
> up with numerous bent suspension pieces. I guess the
> saying that you pays your
> money and you takes your chances really does apply
> here. I don't know who came
> out better but I just didn't like the sound of bent
> pieces.
>
> (snip)
>
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