Re: Ur-Q wheel offsets...

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In a message dated 97-01-10 08:51:50 EST, you write:

<< Since I'm planning on autocrossing my '85 Ur-Q and will be running it in a
 stock class that limits the number of modifications that can be made, I need
 to be able to prove my car is legal in the event it's protested.  I am
 required to bring a "Factory Service Manual" with me to every event to
 document the legality of the car so I've been carefully comparing my car to
 the manual in order to make sure they agree with each other.
>>>  You will need to get that corrected with a letter from AoA, Jeff, that
is a typo...  You can't get a 45mm to fit in that car with a 8X15
 
 So far, so good ... except the Bentley lists the OEM 8x15 wheels as having a
 45mm offset instead of 24mm, the offset of the wheels that are actually on
 the car.  I suspect this is a typo but since the rules allow only a +/- .25"
 variance from the stock offset, my car could be deemed "illegal" if I'm ever
 protested on this.  I'm pretty sure that a 45mm offset 8x15 wheel *WON'T*
 fit the car without rubbing something on the inside but I'm also told that
 some people have seen and/or own a set of OEM 8x15s with this offset.
>>>  I'd like to meet them...  the most radical I've seen is a 35mm with a
15X7.5 on the later cars (v8), I have yet to see that 8X15 in anything but
the urq wheel, and given the number of 8X15 wheels that audi sells, an easy
fix...  That IS a typo... A letter from AoA will take car of protests....
 
 Does anyone have any input on this?  Likewise, I've also heard there is/was
 a "Factory Service Manual" other than the Bentley ... does anyone know
 anything about this too?
>>>>  not sure on this one, but I'm interested too...
 
HTH

Scott