[urq] Fwd: Good wheel/tire fitment info

[JAM]

Great info, Steve and Johnny!  Very interesting that the "16x7 ET45 - 
225/50-16 Rubs under HL/HC".  I tried a similar combo but with my urS4 fuchs 
16x8 et40 with 225-50 Kumho MXs and the tires made big time contact with the 
tie rod.  Seems to me that the extra 5mm in the wheel would have given 
enough room for the tires to clear but maybe its just that the MX has a 
wider section?  Who knows.

Mike S., what brand of tire are you running?  Seems to me that differences 
in tire brand can make a big difference in section width as witnessed above.

Jason
83 urq
95.5 S6a


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> Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 07:13:28 -0700
> From: "Mike Sylvester" <mike at urq20v.com>
> Subject: Re: [urq] Ur-q Wheel / Tire fitment guide (update)
> To: "Johnny" <a.pre95 at gmail.com>
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> It will depend on what year your car is.
> The '84+ had rolled fenders in the rear.
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> 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.
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> Mike
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>> -------- 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
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>> 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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