[s-cars] Wheels: 17 vs 18

[Theodore Chen]

that's right.  i just looked at tire rack and the first few 17" wheels were all 17x8.  poke around and you'll even find some 17x8.5 or 17x9.




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From: "djdawson2 at aol.com" <djdawson2 at aol.com>
To: tony.curran at sympatico.ca; tedebearp at yahoo.com; S-CAR-List at audifans.com
Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 3:43:53 PM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Wheels: 17 vs 18


Check Tire Rack.  You have 73 different 17" wheels to choose from.  18s would be pretty harsh in the UrS, IMO.  The OZ Ultraleggeras are always a nice choice... fairly reasonable cost, and weigh in at under 17lbs.

The Ebay crap often has only 7.5 inch options.  I'd steer clear of the really cheap aftermarket stuff, as they tend to be very heavy (I've seen over 25lbs), are often out of round when new, and damage very easily.  I balance a lot of tires for a lot of fellow Audi geeks, and those types of wheels are usually very poor.

Dave



-----Original Message-----
From: Tony Curran <tony.curran at sympatico.ca>
To: 'Theodore Chen' <tedebearp at yahoo.com>; S-CAR-List at audifans.com
Sent: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 4:32 pm
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Wheels: 17 vs 18


I haven't seen any 17 inch wheels with greater than 7.5 inch width. Just the

places I've looked have only indicated 17 x 7.5.


Tony

96 S6


-----Original Message-----

From: Theodore Chen [mailto:tedebearp at yahoo.com] 

Sent: March 31, 2009 6:21 PM

To: Tony Curran; S-CAR-List at audifans.com

Subject: Re: [s-cars] Wheels: 17 vs 18




huh?  there are 17x8 wheels out there, and some of them even come on audis

(A6 4.2, A8, S6).  i wouldn't get an 18x8 unless i needed the 18" to clear

some humongous brakes.  larger diameter = more unsprung weight.





----- Original Message ----

From: Tony Curran <tony.curran at sympatico.ca>

To: S-CAR-List at audifans.com

Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 3:13:34 PM

Subject: [s-cars] Wheels: 17 vs 18


I looking at getting new wheels soon. I'm leaning towards 17 inch but the

tire of choice Sumimoto HRZ IIIs only fit an 8" width wheel which isn't a

17" size.


Should I move up to 18 just to fit the tire of choice? What is ride like?

Recall I have Eibach and Bilstein setup, so concerned about the lower

profile. Also Ottawa roads ain't that great.


Tony

96 S6

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