Re: who put A8 16x7 ET37 wheels on their typ44 turbo?

[JordanVw@aol.com]

In a message dated 7/13/99 12:09:50 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
quattro200@earthlink.net writes:

<< Doin' it, but the car is not lowered. The car is an '88 5kcstq with
 "stock" alignment. I get rub in back under hard cornering, but have no
 trouble carrying 4 people. It has been suggested that running -.5 deg
 camber in back eliminates the rubbing. I think the shape of the tire is
 a big factor as well. I have 205/55 16 P-7000 which have gotten noisier
 as the tread has worn.
 HTH,
 Wolff
 P.S. I had them on my '91 200 tq for a while and that application
 required a 4 mm spacer on the front wheels to clear the UFO's.
  >>

thats what i am in the process of trying to do, as i dont want to modify the 
suspension on my '86 5kT to run these wheels.  i am thinking of running the 
ET45 wheel on the rears, and the ET37 wheels on the fronts.  the ET45's work 
great on the rears, and there is not a chance of any rubbing.  however, my 
question is, during sharp/hard wheel turns, do the ET37's (with 205 55 16's) 
rub inside the front wheel wells?

i've tried the ET45 wheel with stock rubber up front, and while it fits, it 
is too close to the tie rod end for me...

i dont think a slightly different offset between the front and rears will 
give me any problem.

chris
'86 5kT
'86 5kTQ