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

[DeWitt Harrison <de@aztek-eng.com>]

On Fri, 20 Aug 1999 21:23:39 EDT, Herr Goggin wrote:

>> 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.

One could also run 45 mm, or perhaps even 50 mm, at all four corners with
the appropriate H&R spacers at the front. You get the wide front track
benefit without the rotation hassle. It is often argued that using longer wheel
bolts in the front is a negative but my sources say that the shear strength
of the wheel to hub joint is not reduced.

DeWitt Harrison
Boulder, CO
88 5kcstq