Re: people running A8 et37 wheels on your 5000/200T,TQ's...read,please...

[OorQue@aol.com]

> or those of you who are running the A8 16x7 et37  5 spoke "sport" wheel on 
> your typ44T, or typ44TQ, the safer thing to do is to run the A8 37mm wheel 
> up front, as it is spaced a safe distance away from the tie rod ends, and 
run 
> the A4 45mm wheel on the rears, as it is spaced a safe distance away from 
> the rear wheel well (body). 

An added benefit to running different offsets front and rear is a slightly 
wider front track, which helps reduce understeer.  I'm running 8x17 wheels on 
my '89 200q using offsets very similar to the above (33mm front, 45mm rear) 
and have had no body contact problems whatsoever with either 215/45-17 BFG 
Comp T/As or Dunlop SP-8000s ... rotating them is a pain, though.

JG