General introduction and advice if possible

A3.RICH · May 5, 2015

Hi All,

I'm new to the forum, and would like to introduce myself and ask a few questions which I have been pondering over, so please bear with me...

First and foremost. I'm 22, living just outside Oxford. I collected my 'new' 2008 Audi A3 Sportback 2.0 TDI 170 S Line Quattro just over a month or so ago. This is infact my first car, and what a car it is. Very low mileage I believe for its year as its only achieved 40k miles.

After seeing various other A3 Sportbacks around (And there seem to be lots!) I can't help but think that they do look great with other types of wheels than the ones I currently have fitted to mine. I'm currently running 18" S Line wheels with 225/40/18 Eagle F1 tyres. Would anyone be able to advise on what wheels would sit slightly wider on the car and fill the arches a little more, as they currently sit inside the arches a little too far for my liking. I have thought about the possibility of fitting 19" + 8.5J wheels with stretched tyres for the summer. Has anyone done something similar?

Thanks,
Rich

Sayam · May 6, 2015

Hello and welcome to the forum.

All sorts of weird and wonderful wheel fitments can work or be made to work. The fitment that retains comfort, gives you the looks you want and maintains drivability (not crawling over speed bumps, rubbing on inner arches etc) is 18x8J ET45 with 225/40R18 tyres.

You could just use spacers with your current wheels but remember to get hub centric ones. H&R Trak+ are widely accepted to be good, but aren't exactly cheap...still cheaper than new wheels I guess. You want 10mm on the front and 12mm on the back.

Some people do use 19" wheels, one or two have used 20" as well. In my opinion, this chassis isn't any better with 19" wheels and you lose the comfort which was probably what made you buy an Audi over a golf or leon in the first place. They do, however, look s3xy with 19" wheels...so how far do you want to go? You'll deffo need to lower on coilovers or aggressive springs with 19" wheels to achieve the look you want.

Hope some of that is useful

Rob C · May 6, 2015

Welcome to the forum, it's nice to see another A3 member in the Oxford area.

I'm in the same boat as you but I'm thinking of sticking with the standard wheels and buying some spacers as mentioned above.

Sandra · May 6, 2015

Hi Rich, welcome to audi-sport.net. Very nice car. If you interested in local meets, have a look at small events section. There is a meet at crawley audi on the 7th june, if you wish to attend please add your name on the list. Enjoy the forum.

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