Re: s6 with a4 rims

[John Karasaki <johkar@teleport.com>]

The A4 wheel will NOT clear the boxster caliper without thick spacers.  The
A8 wheels with 39mm offset do fit if a 5mm spacer is used.

HTH.



At 10:42 AM 11/17/99 -0500, you wrote:
>My S6 wagon came with a set of 15" steel rims, with Blizzaks and covers.
>The tires are 195/65-15, and 3 are pretty well worn to my eye.
>This set if for sale, by the way.
>
>I'm thinking of selling these and going to 16" so I don't lose as much
>handling, and also so I will be ready if/when I go with Bira brakes.
>
>The best candidates for me, cost and appearance-wise, are the A4 16"
>7 spoke wheel, which is a 16x7, 45mm offset wheel.  I plan on using 
>205/55-16 for a snow tire.
>
>Any idea if the A4 wheel will work well for the S6 wagon, and also
>whether or not it will clear the Boxster caliper?
>I plan on testing with Greg Amy but I'm anxious to find out, as I have
>a line on some cheap rims.
>
>Thanks.
>
>
>
Best Regards,

John Karasaki