[urq] Fwd: Good wheel/tire fitment info

Mon Jun 7 12:11:24 PDT 2010

Remember that that "extra 5mm" in the offset is actually pulling the tire further into the wheelwell.  IE.... 16x8 et40 vs ET35.  The ET35 will stick out 5mm further giving more tie rod clearance but less fender clearance.  The ET40 sits further in the wheel.

I just test fit some 16x8 wheels w 225/50-16 slicks  on my urq and as you noted, the fronts hit the tie-rod badly.  On my other urq I have 5kt front struts with coilovers which flip the tierod to enter the steering knuckle from the top.  These should clear those wheels just fine.  If so an option wold be to either swap in some modified front struts or if you dont mind cutting up your originals, drill the hole out and flip it with a heim jointed end.  If you ever plan on going coil-over though then the 5ktq front strut housings work well and once the spring perch is cut off they are very similar to the urq housings.

--- On Sat, 6/5/10, JAM <jscarstuff at charter.net> wrote:

> From: JAM <jscarstuff at charter.net>
> Subject: Re: [urq] Fwd: Good wheel/tire fitment info
> To: "urq list" <urq at audifans.com>
> Date: Saturday, June 5, 2010, 7:52 AM
> 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
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Steve Schmidt" <schmidt694 at gmail.com>
> To: <urq at audifans.com>
> Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2010 7:11 AM
> Subject: [urq] Fwd: Good wheel/tire fitment info
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> > From: Steve Schmidt <schmidt694 at gmail.com>
> > Date: Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 7:16 AM
> > Subject: Fwd: Good wheel/tire fitment info
> > To: "Schmidt, Stephen" <stephen.schmidt at usfood.com>
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> >
> >
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> > From: Steve Schmidt <schmidt694 at gmail.com>
> > Date: Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 6:18 AM
> > Subject: Good wheel/tire fitment info
> > To: Steve Schmidt <steve.turboa4 at gmail.com>
> > Cc: nate <n-engelbert at terrans.net>,
> Roman <klodzko at hotmail.com>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 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>
> > Cc: urq at audifans.com
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> > 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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