RE: Urquattro wheel/tire fitment????

[audidudi@mindspring.com (Jeffrey J. Goggin)]

>Can someone point me toward the date(s) that the thread on tire fitments
>for the Urquattro took place?  Or if possible, rehash for me what I could
>possibly fit under my '88.  The reason I ask - I have a set of gorgeous
>top-of-the-line BBS RS2's sitting at work, brand spanking new, but 17"x8"
>in size.  I did some measuring and I think I could get a set of 225/45R17's
>under there if the offset (ET) is right.  I am planning to save my Ronals
>for the snowy season - they are not really cosmetically up to snuff.

I've got 235/40-17s on mine presently and have had 215/45-17s on it before
and both fit fine.  That said, I think 225/45-17s might be just a bit too
tall ... 
For details about offsets, etc., check out my web page:

        http://www.mindspring.com/~audidudi/HTML/UrQ/Ur-QTires.htm

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