Help!! Wide rims on rear? what fits????

[ezachari]

I want to purchase a new set of wide lip rims for my 2001 A4 2.8. I want a wider chrome lip in the rear, but both front and rear to be 18". Please let me know what will fit and some rims to take a look at. I want tires that will ride smoother and take bumps better rather than handle corners.

Thanks for any help.

 

[silver75]

8.5 will fit im sure with 235 tyres...maybe 9 with some arch work.
BBS RS GT
BBS LMs
Rial Nogaro
Rial Daytona two peace
Keskin and Azev make a load of 2 piece deep dish alloys... depends on how much you want to spend
If money wasnt an option I would go for some custom made HREs http://www.hrewheels.com/home/

 

[Randomjim]

Im just about to order 2 9" wheels for the rear may need some arch work but i reckon it'll be ok. Got 8" at the moment and plenty of room.

 

[nomadx]

are you guys running wider rear tyres then? looking at fitting 235s on the back of mine, have 225s on the front

 

[Andy.B]

If any of you guys are running quattro i was told it was a big NO NO to run different width wheels on the rear to the front. FWD is no problem though.

 

[hiltoa]

I'm running 245/40 17s (front and rear) on my B5 quattro sport avant with no issues... (apart from excessive grip!)

 

[naefeart]

I'm running 245/40 17s (front and rear) on my B5 quattro sport avant with no issues... (apart from excessive grip!)

I thought the correct profile for 17s was 45, as in 245/45/17.

If your profile is indeed 40, won't your rolling radius be out 5%?

I'm about to move up to 18s and down to 40 profile tyres (225/40/R18).

N

 

[jcb]

your issue is not the arches, especially on a quattro.
9J wheels will only fit if you have a very low offset (which OK, requires the archwork).
I have 8x18 running 240mm tyres and I have around 1-2mm between tyre edge and the top curve of the hub carrier.
thats why they run ET20's on RS4's

 

[Jimbo.King]

I thought the correct profile for 17s was 45, as in 245/45/17.

If your profile is indeed 40, won't your rolling radius be out 5%?

N

You have to downsize profile because you gain it back when you go for a wider tyre.

http://miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

 

[hiltoa]

I thought the correct profile for 17s was 45, as in 245/45/17.

If your profile is indeed 40, won't your rolling radius be out 5%?

N

What Jim said!