[s-cars] Wheels & tires from C4 S6 to B6 S4

[Lee Levitt]

Here's a point of information. Might be useful, might not. :)

I'm running 235/47 17 tires, 17x8 ET35 wheels on my '01 B5 A4. No 
problem with clearance on the body or suspension.

But the only way to tell whether a particular wheel will clear is 
to bolt it on and try it...

Lee



On Sat Sep 01 15:14:14 PDT 2007, Sean Douglas 
<s_douglas at telus.net> wrote:

> Mike:
> 
> I depends which axis (direction) is the limiting factor.
> 
> The Ronals are 1/2 wider and 13 mm more offset, in other words, 
> the
> centerline of the wheel will be 13mm farther out than the stock 
> setup.
> Spacers won't help here. Also, it may depend on the way the 
> spokes are cast,
> some wheels have concave spokes, allowing more (or less) 
> clearance.
> 
> If the inside diameter is the issue, then there is nothing you 
> can do, but I
> doubt that Audi would not allow a properly designed 17 inch wheel 
> to fit on
> the S4.
> 
> The only way to tell for sure is test fit one of the fronts and 
> see if it
> clears.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Sean
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:s-car-list-
>> bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Michael Bess
>> Sent: September 1, 2007 9:37 AM
>> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
>> Subject: [s-cars] Wheels & tires from C4 S6 to B6 S4
>> 
>> List gurus:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I have my snow tire package off my now departed '95 S6: Ronal 
>> R28 17 x 8.5
>> ET 30 with Nokian WR 225/45-17 that I would like to put on the 
>> arriving
>> 2004
>> S4.  Stock set up on the S4 is 235/40-18 on 18 x 8 ET 43 wheels.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Will they fit?  Ronal and TireRack say no (won't clear the brake
>> calipers).
>> I could put spacers on I suppose or transfer the Nokians to a 
>> set of 17's
>> that clear the rotors.  Input greatly appreciated.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Mike Bess
>> 
>> Ex-'95 S6 RS2
>> 
>> Pending '04 S4 4.2
>> 
>> 
>> 
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