[urq] Compomotive Question

[djdawson2 at aol.com]

Scott,

I thought you retired that crack pipe?

He's not going to have ANY issue with the steering arm with a 14mm offset.  But I'd bet he'll be in trouble with the fenders in a big way.

Dave


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To: racingiron at comcast.net; A2000sportster at aol.com; urq at audifans.com
Sent: Wed, 23 May 2007 7:16 pm
Subject: Re: [urq] Compomotive Question




 Data point
've run 235/45 on 17 x 8.5  ET30  on my 83 with rolled  fenders and the 
tock springs.  That would be the same as a 8in with ET  24.  Pull another .6 
nches in, things getting close.  My suggestion  is to put the Ronals on and see 
if you have .6inches between the wheel and  upright.  I doubt it, but more 
pecifically I doubt you have the tire  clearance to the steering arm..

ME, it's not so much if the wheel touches, but the tire is really close to  
he steering arm.  I don't think you can put a 10ET wheel on an audi with a  
ire on it.  I've seen many an urq in my shop with the steering arm rubbing  
he inside of the tire down to cord.

TH and my .02

cott Justusson
heels and offsets aplenty

n a message dated 5/23/2007 7:01:27 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
acingiron at comcast.net writes:
> So  the Ronals are 8x15 24 ET, and the movement is 
 directly outboard by  14mm on a 10ET wheel, is that 
 right? 
Yup.
> For  some reason I thought it was the center of 
 wheel so they would be  outboard by 7mm if all else 
 was the same.
No, you may be  thinking of width measurement of the wheel.  If you go 1"
ider  (assuming the same offset), you end up with 1/2" more on the
utside and  1/2" more on the inside.
> So why would "...where those coilovers  are set..." 
 be an issue. Isn't a set of coil overs a direct 
  reduction of the spring perch diameter, and of 
 course the springs?  
Coilover kits generally do have smaller perches, but the main reason  for
hem is adjustability of ride height.  Strictly speaking, the  stock
etup is a coilover, and the kits are just _adjustable_  coilovers.  In
his case, if they are set for an extremely low ride  height, fender
nterference becomes more likely.
Eric R.
86  urq
93 urS



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