Re: Wheel and tire size for 1983 coupe quattro (help)

[John Karasaki <johkar@teleport.com>]

>Date: Sun, 02 Mar 1997 23:08:58
>To: kys@rivtow.com
>From: John Karasaki <johkar@teleport.com>
>Subject: Re: Wheel and tire size for 1983 coupe quattro (help)
>
>At 03:59 PM 3/1/97 -0800, you wrote:
>>I have a 1983 Audi Quattro Turbo Coupe.
>>
>>	I recently updated the wheels to 16" * 7" and 225/50/16 tires.
>>the rear tires rub when I hid speed bumps hard. I don't really want to
>>roll the fender lips. The front right tire rubs the charcoal canister.
>>I am going to raise it a little (the canister), hopefully this will fix
>>that. 
>>
>>DOES any one know what is the maximum (or best) tire size for my
>>situation ? (with the 16" * 7" wheels)
>>
>>													...Keng    kys@rivtow.com
>>
>Well, that's a very vague question.  Is your car lowered?  What is the
offset of your wheels?  I have 16x8 wheels with 35mm offset, and 225/45/16
tires on a lowered car with NO rubbing.  Also my rear fenders are not rolled.
>
>With the 7" wheels, you might try a 205 series tire.  I run 205/50/15 on
15x8 Ronal 24 mm offset wheels without rubbing.  Now isn't that all over the
offset map!
>
>
Regards,


John Karasaki

Audi Quattro Fanatic