[s-cars] 255 wide tire fitment question - rubbing survey

[LL - NY]

Dave, Sean;

I have 235/45-17 on 17 x 8's, ET35, Eibach Pro-Kit with spacer. Haven't checked 
inside clearance (not too concerned there, especially if Sean has 17 mm. Heck my
200Q 10V has about 0.5 mm inside clearance up front on 205/55-16s, A4
ET45 rims, NEVER has been an issue), outside clearances are: Front,
about 8 mm within the fender, Rear, about 5 mm inside the fender. I'd
imagine I could've pushed to 245's and been JUST inside the fenders,
but no more than that.

LL - NY 

On 5/26/05, Sean Douglas <quattro20v at telus.net> wrote:
> Dave:
> 
> I have 255/40-17 on a 17x8 ET 30 (forged 5 spoke from A6 4.2) with no
> rubbing, suspension is stock.
> 
> Front inside clearance is tight, about 17 mm to the where the tie rod
> mount is, front outside, not problem and sits within the fender lip.
> 
> Rear inside lots of clearance, rear outside sticks out about 5mm beyond
> the fender lip. Personally, I don't like this and will likely change to
> 225/45-17 when the tires wear out.
> 
> Sean Douglas
> 1997 Audi S6//RS2-spec
> 1990 Audi 90 quattro 20v
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> > [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Dave Ellis
> > Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 11:14 AM
> > To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> > Subject: [s-cars] 255 wide tire fitment question - rubbing survey
> >
> >
> >
> > O.k. S-heads,
> >
> > A few weeks back a few listers mentioned that they had some slight
> > rubbing when at full lock or in reverse using 255 width tires.  I'm
> > just curious if everyone using 255 width tires experiences
> > this, or if
> > it is just a few?
> >
> > If you do have some rubbing, where exactly is the contact
> > taking place?
> > What is the width of your wheel and what offset is it?  What
> > suspension
> > mods do you have?
> >
> > If you don't experience any rubbing, what width of wheel are
> > you using
> > and at what offset?  What suspension mods have been made?
> >
> > I'm trying to definitively pin down what does and doesn't
> > work, and what
> > effect offset has upon rubbing issues.  Any information on where
> > exactly any rubbing contact takes place would be very
> > helpful, as would
> > any information from those of you running 255 width tires about how
> > much room is availbale between the inside edge of the tire, the
> > suspension components, and the inside fender.
> >
> > Later this week I intend to get under the car and take some
> > measurments
> > of the front and rear wheel wells and how they relate to the wheel
> > mounting surfaces to help fill out the information.  I'll be happy to
> > share any information and conclusions with the list once I
> > have figured
> > everything out.
> >
> > Thanks!
> > -Dave
> >
> > '93 S4
> > '99.5 A4 1.8t
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