[urq] The price of greatness

[Ingo Rautenberg]

John,

That was me.  I (maybe incorrectly) assumed everyone knew they were forged
(the reason they're so light and strong).  They were also never an option on
the Urq here in the states, but were only available as an option on later
5ktq cars in the US.  Due to their design, snow/ice doesn't tend to get
stuck and cause imbalances like the regular ronal wheels.  Agreed, great
choice for winter driving especially.

-Ingo
'91 200q20v...Slightly modified
'84 Tornado Red Urquattro Euro spec
'91 v8 quattro 5-Speed (not exactly stock) :-)
'91 V8 pearl (new addition)
http://hometown.aol.com/quattringo/index.html


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Koenig" <johnkoenig at greennet.net>
To: <urq at audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 5:24 PM
Subject: Re: [urq] The price of greatness


> Somebody said "light and strong" but I just thought I'd add, since no one
> else has, that part of the attraction of the Fuchs wheels is that they're
> forged, like the Fuchs wheels that were used on 911s for about 20 years.
> This gives them their attractive strength-to-weight ratio.  Unfortunately,
> they're only 7" wide, and a little outdated for summer tires, but still
very
> useful for rally or winter tires, or The Look (or an upgrade from 6" R8s).
>
> If the ebay wheels were $75 for a set, that sounds incredibly cheap!
>
> John
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Andrew B <andrew.sb at gmail.com>
>
> >
> > Also, what's the deal with Fuchs wheels?  I know 8" Ronals have some
> > desireability, but are these as collectable?  I saw a set on ebay go
> > for $75, guess I should have picked them up!
> >
> > -Andrew
>
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