Re: Upsizing wheels/tires on 93 90CS

[Elliott Potter <epotter@abraxis.com>]

Randy Bindrup wrote:
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> I have recently acquired a new addition to the family, a 1993 90CS (non
> Q).  I really debated about buying another Audi that was a non Quattro,
> but for the price it will make a nice run about.
 
Hey, it's a great car!

> I want to dress this car up a bit and thought the wheels deserve
> attention first.  Sorry, I haven't paid much attention on the list to
> posts about the 90's, so I'm not too familiar with this car.
> 
> The car currently has the 15" flat face alloys, 4 x 108 bolt pattern,
> 37mm offset with 195/65/15 tires.  I have seen another 93-95 90S that
> had 16" wheels with 225/50/16 tires.  Is this a difficult fit?  Doing
> the calculations for size, it should work if the offset is correct.  Is
> anyone out there running this setup?  What wheels are available
> (probably not many because of the bolt pattern)?  Another calculated
> size is 225/45/17 that should fit very close.  I have 45 series tires on
> another car and the ride is not too impressive, but they look sooo
> nice.  Let me know what options are available.
 
I think that 205/50/16 is as big as you can go without lots of
suspension modifications.  Ronal has lots of offerings in the 4x108
pattern...two sites you can check are http://www.wheelrack.com and
http://www.cecwheels.com/wheelm.html ...for both I think you need to
chose the Cabriolet, which has the same bolt pattern and suspension
setup as the 90.

HTH!
--
Elliott

> Thanks lots!!
> 
> Randy