[urq] Ur-q Wheel / Tire fitment guide (update)

[Mike Sylvester]

It will depend on what year your car is.
The '84+ had rolled fenders in the rear.

I have and '83 (not rolled).
I am running 215/45ZR17 on 17x8" ET35 wheels.
The front is OK.  The rear will rub the fender on a hard corner into an
incline.

Mike

www.urq20v.com

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [urq] Ur-q Wheel / Tire fitment guide (update)
> From: Johnny <a.pre95 at gmail.com>
> Date: Tue, April 20, 2010 9:40 am
> To: urq at audifans.com
> 
> 
> Hello all,
> 
> I was doing some digging and came across this message posted on the
> mailing list back in 1998. I was hoping to get some updates for the
> list here for what people are currently running and know to fit the
> early cars. I would like to run a 16" wheel but the tire selection for
> the 45 series are slim. I will likely be test fitting some 225/50-16's
> (though larger rolling diameter, has roughly 10x the amount of tires
> to choose from). Also, it lists different diameters of tires for the
> front & rear on some of the fits below, I had thought this would cause
> issues with the quattro system? Insight appreciated!
> 
> Johnny
> Pre95
> 
> -------------------------
> Original Message:
> Thanks to everyone for their help in compiling a list of permissible wheel and
> tire combination's for the early style UrQ. Thanks especially to Ben Howell,
> Frank Smith, John Karasaki, Jeff Hemmerlin and Jeffrey Goggin. Please keep in
> mind that this is a working list. If anyone has any comments or questions
> please email me privately. I'll update the list periodically as new
> information arises. I hope I haven't misquoted anyone, if I have email me.
> Thanks. The following tire and wheel sizes are purported to work with
> non-flared rear fenders and a lowered suspension (Eibachs/H&R, etc) unless
> noted.
> 
> 15-INCH WHEELS
> 15x6 ET45 - 205/60-15 Stock size, it damn well better fit.
> 15x6 ET45 - 215/60-15 Rubs (J. Hemmerlin)
> 15x7 ET45 - 205/60-15 Stock, optional
> 15x8 ET24 - 205/50-15 Fits for track use (J. Karasaki) 15x8 ET24 - 215/15-15
> Fits with rolled fenders, rubs badly without rolled fenders (anyone)
> 16-INCH WHEELS
> 16x7 ET30 - 205/50-16 Rubs under Heavy Loading/Heavy Cornering (HL/HC)(J.
> Carpenter)
> 16x7 ET37 - 205/55-16 OK (B. Howell)
> 16x7 ET45 - 225/50-16 Rubs under HL/HC (F. Smith)
> 16x7 ET45 - 205/50-16 OK (B. Howell)
> 16x7.5 ET35 - 225/45-16 OK (F. Smith)
> 16x7.5 ET35 - 215/45-16 OK (B. Howell)
> 16x7.5 ET35 - 225/60-16 OK? (F. Smith)
> 16x7.5 ET35 - 225/50-16 (Front) 205/55-16 (Rear) OK (B. Howell)
> 
> 16x8 ET34 - 225/45-16 OK may v. occ. Rub under HL/HC) (G. Lawton)
> 16x8 ET35 - 225/45-16 OK (J. Karasaki, G. Lawton)
> 16x8 ET35 - 225/50-16 Rubs under HL/HC (J. Hemmerlin)
> 17-INCH WHEELS
> 17x8 ET33 - 215/45-17 OK (J.Goggin) Rolled rear fenders.
> 17x8 ET35 - 235/40-17 (Front) 215/45-17 (Rear) OK (B. Howell)
> 18-INCH WHEELS
> Don't go there without help.
> 
> >From this compilation there are some notables. 16x7.5 ET35 w/ 225/45-16, 16x8
> ET35 w/225/45-16, or for the slightly more budget minded 16x7 ET37 w/
> 205/55-16. Interesting combo is the Benn Howell suggestion of different sizes
> front and rear with the 16x7.5 ET35 wheel. HTH,
> Andrew Finney
> 1983 UrQ.
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