RE: 4000 Quattro and other stuff..

[Gary Kaklikian <Gary.Kaklikian@digital.com>]

On Mon, 8 Mar 1999,  Todd Phenneger wrote:

>	What?  Must be due to offsets because the 215 is obviously >wider
>than the 205.  Or do you mean height?  Also, what size wheel for the >15's.
>IF it was a 6.5" then maybe the D60s were bulging causing them to >take up
>lost of room.  ???  Just curious.

I was using 15x7 37mm offset with 205/50-15 and occasionally rubbing front
(?!) and rear under hard cornering on uneven surface. This even with all
four fender lips rolled. Have not had this problem with the 16x7.5 35 offset
with 215/40-16 even though I know I'm taking the same corners faster. This
setup is marginally wider and shorter.
(btw - these cars really need a front strut brace for this kind of driving;
mine's going on once the battery is moved).


>
>Yep, gotta love that grip.  We went through the Twisty part of
>Montana (If youve ever driven through Montana you know where that >is, its
the only twisty part for like 800 miles. :-)   Anyhow, we >wentthrough
>there on the way to Pikes Peak 98' at 100.  Corners were marked at l

I was in Montana last July on my K1100RS motorcycle (still for sale btw).
Actually found lots of great roads in Montana - from Missoula into Idaho,
near Glacier, and just north of Yellowstone. Also, went up to Calgary,Banff,
etc and returned through your area, northern Idaho. Some of the best roads
were in B.C. just north of the Idaho border. Wasn't about to fly through
there though - mucho wildlife and cops.

Gary