Re: A8 wheels vs A6/A4

[James Marriott <marriott@micron.net>]

Sean Ford wrote:
> 
> I'm under the impression (meaning I have no concrete evidence to back this up),
> that the A8 wheels are wider and pure aluminum, whereas the A4/A6 wheels are an
> alloy mix.

Don't know about the size, but pure aluminum (or titanium, magnesium, or
iron) is a very poor structural material.

hth,
James

> 
> Sean Ford
> sean@nwh.org                   '92 Audi 100CS 5-spd 31K mi
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> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > [SMTP:owner-quattro@coimbra.ans.net]On Behalf Of Audinamx
> >
> > I've gotten conflicting information ... I've heard that the 16" 5-spoke
> > wheels from the A4/A6/A8 are all the same, and I've heard that the
> > A8 wheels are different ... which is true?  If there is a difference what
> > is it and how apparent is it?