RE: FS:Hockenheim R's

["Horch, August" <Horch.August@tci.com>]

> I recently installed a set of the 16 X 7.5 TSW Blade wheels
> (35mm offset) and 205/55X16 tires on my 89 200TQ. Yes, the
> TSW catalog states that these wheels with 35mm offset will
> fit on the '86-'90 5000TQ/200TQ but they state in small
> print that "Body modifications may be necessary on rear
> fenders". I ended up using a baseball bat to pry/roll the
> rear fender lips out by 3/8 inch to get the wheels and
> tires to clear.
> 
There's a real cool guy (Scott, you met him at Pike's Peak...) that
detailed how to flare the rear fenders on the 44 chasis cars.  The
detailing is available in the Quattro archives, on 04 March 1996.  Note
that the wheels that Mr. Cool installed after doing said flaring are now
a classey coffee table in his apartment in Boulder, once Mr. Cool
discovered how uncool 17's really are if you intend to drive the car on
an actual road.

-August