Re: Tire sizes for urQ!? (longish)

[Sonar465@aol.com]

Ok, now I'm confused.  I have done a bit of research over the last few weeks
for wheels to go on my '84 Ur-q.  The stock wheels on this car are 15X8 ET24
and I am running 225/50/15's.  The wheels that I have ordered are 16X8 ET 27
Compmotives.  The reason I am going with 27's is the fact that it is the same
wheel that they use to produce an ET of 35 which seems to be the size that
most other Audi's use and if, knock on wood here, anything ever happens to the
Ur-q I can have the wheels machined "down" to 35MM ET to fit my other Audi's.
I plan on using a 225/45/16 sized tire for the time being since I think
225/50/16 might look a little "funny and the are starting to affect the final
drive by quite a few percentage. I guess what I do not understand is why you
would go with such a "deep" offset. A wheel with an ET of 38 means that you
are losing 28MM of track compared to a wheel with an ET of 24, and with the
rolled fenders you should have no trouble with rubbing since it is what the
car came with.  Am I all screwed up or will a 16X8 ET27 work just fine with a
225/45/16 on a '84 Ur-q.

Cheers,
Jim Hahn