[V8] V8 17" Tire Size

Ron Wainwright ron_01056 at yahoo.com
Sun Jan 25 07:45:22 PST 2009 

Yeah after World Impex sold a bunch of sets @ $600 they jacked the price up to $750 I think... but IMHO the Bolero rim is a thing of beautey! Which makes me wonder why I do not have a set???!!!!

 Yeah that was a GREAT price that Javad gave to all of us! Good to see you took advantage of that.
 Can I ask were your or got the P-car calipers, rotors, ect??????

 Yes the 200 10v's (ONLY)... NOT the 20vt's!!!... & the 100's & 5k's OE rubber lines will work.
 Why I say you CAN NOT use the 91 200 20vt, V8 or the Urs4/6 OE rubber lines is because they won't be long enought. Even though the 86-95.5 cars had G60 calipers they were changed a bit for the //scars. They added a bracket & a small hard line to attache to the caliper from the rubber line.
 So YES OE rubber lines from the early type 44's will be fine for a Non tracked car.

 As far as tires go.... I've never had anything bad to say about Kuhmo's! I ran the MX's on my ol OZ rims, I ran them on my wife's ol 200tqa & they are fantastic & cheap to boot!
 last time I looked @ tirerack they were $120'ish for 255/45's!!!!

 http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Compare1.jsp?width=255%2F&ratio=45&diameter=17&startIndex=0&search=true&pagelen=20&pagenum=1&pagemark=1&performance=EP&performance=MP&performance=UHP&manufacturer=Kumho&RunFlat=All&x=55&y=10

 Ron


--- On Sat, 1/24/09, Bob Tomkins <j.tomkins at zipcon.net> wrote:

> From: Bob Tomkins <j.tomkins at zipcon.net>
> Subject: Re: [V8] V8 17" Tire Size
> To: ron_01056 at yahoo.com
> Date: Saturday, January 24, 2009, 4:54 PM
> Yes, i think that was the place.  World Imprex.
> 
> I did get them off that group buy with Javad.
> 
> I have not made up my mind on the lines.  i never plan to
> track and  
> don't need stainless for that reason.  Have been toying
> with just  
> using a stock OE.  So the early 200's and 5000TQ  will
> direct connect?
> 
> No not set on Michelins but i have always had good luck
> with them.  I  
> have them on the 92 now on the stock rims (225/60-15) and I
> have been  
> satisfied with them.  The MXV4 have about 60,000miles on
> them now.   
> Current price is at 195 installed and that is attractive
> for a  
> 245/45-17.
> 
> On Jan 24, 2009, at 4:09 PM, Ron Wainwright wrote:
> 
> > Ok, I gotch now.
> > Two sets of Boleros..... were do you live again...
> & what times are  
> > you usually not home.... ;-)
> >
> > Was the web distributor worldimpex? I remember they
> sold them for  
> > $600 way back in the day.
> >
> > You can all so use 928GTS calipers with those Rs2
> brackets.
> > & you get the Rs2 brackets through the GB I did
> through Javad?
> >
> > What brake lines you going with? Paragon makes nice
> ones with banjo  
> > fittings instead of the straight line fittings.
> >
> > All so, I busted one of the lines once & found
> that you could use  
> > the OE rubber brake lines from the 5ktq's &
> 200tq's up to 1990.
> >
> > You dead set on using the Michelin Pilot Sport's?
> >
> > Ron
> >
> >
> >
> > --- On Sat, 1/24/09, Bob Tomkins
> <j.tomkins at zipcon.net> wrote:
> >
> >> From: Bob Tomkins <j.tomkins at zipcon.net>
> >> Subject: Re: [V8] V8 17" Tire Size
> >> To: ron_01056 at yahoo.com
> >> Date: Saturday, January 24, 2009, 3:29 PM
> >> No, I am unsure of the other sets off set.  Sorry
> I was
> >> confusing in
> >> the last email.
> >>
> >> I do have two sets of Boleros, one set with
> studded snows
> >> (225/45-17)
> >> and a bare set still  in the boxes.  I bought them
> and the
> >> rotors when
> >> I was in Kuwait in 2003.  The rotors were a
> standard spec
> >> there
> >> (314x30) so half of what they would cost here and
> I just
> >> shipped them
> >> back with my gear.  Wheels I found on a close out
> on the
> >> web, although
> >> I don't remember the distributor.
> >>
> >> i don't have two BIRA brackets, I have the
> Audi RS2
> >> bracket which uses
> >> the 993TT.
> >>
> >> Tire, toying with a more unsophisticated tire, the
> new
> >> Michelin Pilot
> >> Sport +.
> >>
> >> On Jan 24, 2009, at 2:48 PM, Ron Wainwright wrote:
> >>
> >>> OH, 35et... the better of the two Boleros
> offered. The
> >> other Bolero
> >>> rims was/is 40 something ET I think... do you
> know?
> >>>
> >>> So you have two sets of BIRA brackets... or
> you have
> >> one set & a set
> >>> of Rs2 brackets?
> >>>
> >>> & the Euro A8 rotors you using are 314x28?
> or the
> >> 323x30?
> >>>
> >>> Have you decided on a tire yet?fusi
> >>> Ron
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> --- On Sat, 1/24/09, Bob Tomkins
> >> <j.tomkins at zipcon.net> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> From: Bob Tomkins
> <j.tomkins at zipcon.net>
> >>>> Subject: Re: [V8] V8 17" Tire Size
> >>>> To: ron_01056 at yahoo.com
> >>>> Date: Saturday, January 24, 2009, 2:42 PM
> >>>> Hi Ron,
> >>>>
> >>>> They are 35.
> >>>>
> >>>> I have the BIRA brake brackets and the
> Porsche
> >> calipers and
> >>>> Euro A8
> >>>> rotors as well as a second set of the the
> brackets
> >> for the
> >>>> "Big
> >>>> Reds"  (bought on a whim during a
> group buy).
> >>>>
> >>>> Since I have all of the BIRA  gear, I
> expect will
> >> install
> >>>> them.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On Jan 24, 2009, at 2:26 PM, Ron
> Wainwright wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> I ran 255/45's on my ol OZ
> sup's over
> >> my Big
> >>>> Reds on my ol Pearl
> >>>>> beast.
> >>>>> Obviousley the speedo was off a bit
> cause of
> >> the
> >>>> larger tires....
> >>>>> stock size for 17's are
> 235/45's.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Right now I run 18x8.5 LM 35et with
> >> 255/35's.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Question..... what ET are those
> Bolero's
> >> your
> >>>> running?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> What BBK kit or stuff are you getting?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Ron Mit Alcon BBK's
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> --- On Sat, 1/24/09, Bob Tomkins
> >>>> <j.tomkins at zipcon.net> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> From: Bob Tomkins
> >> <j.tomkins at zipcon.net>
> >>>>>> Subject: [V8] V8 17" Tire
> Size
> >>>>>> To: v8 at audifans.com
> >>>>>> Date: Saturday, January 24, 2009,
> 2:12 PM
> >>>>>> I have been looking at old posts
> regarding
> >> using
> >>>> either the
> >>>>>> 235/45-17
> >>>>>> or the 245/45-17 tire.  I am
> curious what
> >> everyone
> >>>> has
> >>>>>> decided is the
> >>>>>> best of the two?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> I am not going to change springs
> but
> >> currently
> >>>> have Koni
> >>>>>> Sports
> >>>>>> installed.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> I will be installing big brakes so
> figured
> >> now was
> >>>> a good
> >>>>>> time to
> >>>>>> decide on a size for my 17"
> Boleros.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> I appreciate any of your thoughts.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Bob
> >>>>>> 92 V8Q
> >>>>>> Bruised but still running
> >>>>>> (by the Suffolk Tornado)
> >>>>>>
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