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

[Lee Levitt]

Would an ET 35 wheel bring the tire inside the fender?

Lee



On Thu May 26 11:55:17 PDT 2005, 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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