[V8] Wheel offset

[Ed Kellock]

Actually et42 places the wheel further inboard than stock (et35).  Your concern might be on the inner side.  The wheel might be just fine but the tire may interfere.

I have fitted 17x9 et35 on mine with 255/40's and no problem.  It's close, but works fine.

Let's see, my fitment puts the inner wheel rim 3/4 of an inch further inboard than the stock 7.5-inch wide rims.  That's about 19mm.

You're fitment will put it 7mm (42-35) plus a 1/2-inch  further inboard.  (The 1/2-inch being half the difference between 8.5-inch rims and the stock 7.5-inch rims)  That's a total of about 19.7 mm.

BUT! your wheel rim will also be a 1/2-inch further from the axle center.  The relevance here is that my wheel rim is so close to my tie rod end that I can't fit my finger in between them.  Your wheel rim will be further away from the axle so in effect further away from the tie rod end in that dimension.  

I would guess that there won't be any interference there.

What size tire do you think you'll run?

Ed

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From: quattro + 5 or 8 = fun <thequattroking at yahoo.com>
Date: 2004/01/20 Tue PM 02:44:41 MST
To: V8 Audi Fans <v8 at audifans.com>
Subject: [V8] Wheel offset

So, will 18X8.5 wheels with an ET42 work on the V8q?  Will that push the
bounds of the how far out I can stick em??

Thanx much,


Shayne


Bay Area, CA
Eastern WA State


PARTING:  1972 Mercedes Benz 280 SE 4.5
PARTING:  1986 Audi 4000 CS quattro

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