RE: offset

["merlin" <merlin@ameritech.net>]

I don't know...just know I'm frigging up my fenders waiting for my Fikse's
to arrive...
Kevin


-----Original Message-----
From:	Ti Kan [mailto:ti@amb.org]
Sent:	Sunday, October 03, 1999 10:44 PM
To:	merlin@ameritech.net
Cc:	Ti Kan; Quattro List
Subject:	Re: offset

>>merlin wrote:
>>> I have a 1996 Audi A4quattro.  My question is, what was the original
wheel
>>> offset and what would the new offset be with Big Red brakes?

>I wrote:
>> The stock A4 2.8q wheels are 16x7 ET45.  I don't see why a brake upgrade
>> should affect the offset spec, unless the caliper is so big that you need
>> to space the wheel out to clear it?

merlin wrote:
> Such is the case with the Porsche Big Reds.  My 17x7.5 Azev Type A's need
> just over 3/4 in. spacer to clear the calipers but the wheels/tires stick
> out over the fenders.

Wow.  What offset are your Azev wheels?

-Ti
96 A4 2.8 quattro
84 5000S 2.1 turbo
80 4000 2.0
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