£1650 is a great price and I really would have taken them right now but just can't stretch to it right now. Going on holiday in 2 weeks so need cash for that and the subsequent credit card bill that will follow... dammit..
oh no....not so good.. at least you tried....now I have a dilemma though... buy your Vossens and get a divorce or just wait it out and save up...
i went for a standard suspension set up for ride quality, a set of Pirelli p zero 235/35/19Id like to use this thread to start documenting different setups and finding out which setup works best.
Some people like slammed and tucked, while others care more about drivability and maintaing almost close to stock setups. My predicament is that I lean more towards the stance , i want a lil poke,, but i, more of a coilover/handling guy and still need the ability to tear up the mountain roads aggressively. On my previous car i ran an aggressive setup with wide wheels, and although it looked good, it killed the drive. This time around id like to find that happy medium between stance and driveability
This thread isnt about personal preference, and i hope it doesn't get derailed because of that and/or Mono.Pur . The outcome of this thread is to document different setups and find out
If your interested in posting your setups, please provide wheels specs tire sizes, suspensions mods, fender mods etc.
- the most aggressive setup you can run without any fender mods,
- which setups required fender rolling,
- and what setups work for slammed/stanced look.
- it also seems like the sedan s3 can run a more aggressive setup than the hatch
- Issues with rear wheels hitting struts on wider wheels. (has anyone succesfuly run a 10.5?)
- Oil pan issues on lowered cars similar to the 8P guys.
So far, Rabbit222's car is running the most aggressive setup (that ive come a cross) on this site.
His specs:
20x8.5+40 plus a 10mm spacer
235/3520 tire size.
No fender mods, no rubbing.
I think his car is one of the nicest S3's out there. There are more aggressive setups out there, but the Ch-R titanium wheels on sepang blue S3 go unbelievably well together that. Plus i understood that this setup has no rubbing issues and maintains driveability. Win.
Now out in the land of the rising sun, probably one of the first modified S3's and the only true "aggressive" setup out there.
19x8.5+32 plus a 5mm spacer
19x10+36
tires:225/35/19 and 245/35/19
NEX Coilovers SS-type
Modified rear fender
This set up is super aggressive and not for the faint of heart. Those rear fenders were pulled out 15mm to accommodate the larger wheels. I think this looks bad ***. definitely an aggressive setup.
Another Setup in Japan that has me going nuts is this one. unfortunately i couldnt find the exact specs but the setup seems similar to Rabit222's setup.
20x8.5
KW V3 cols
Does anyone know the clearance of the struts for the S3 sedan?
I am thinking of a 19x9 ET45, which adds 9mm on the inside, 17mm outside
Was kind of hoping someone had the measurements of the stock wheel to the strutIt could be trial and error. I had some 19x9 ET52 TT wheels and they did fit however the poke on the hatch was too much on the front. Perfect on the back. Didn't foul the strut either.
Looks like Skidz in Falkirk?i went for a standard suspension set up for ride quality, a set of Pirelli p zero 235/35/19
Vossen 19" wheels
If you have a look near the top of the thread, you'll see Marc18's car. That's the only hatch I've seen with an 8.5 / 9.5 staggered set up.
Not really pushing fitment boundaries, but i think these two look friggin awesome,
OZ Futura 8.5x20+40
KW Suspension V3
BBS CI-R 8.5x20+32
H&R Supersports
What tyres for 19x8.5 et 44 on a 2012 8p sportsback ?
Are there spacers on here as well?I cant believe i forgot to post the info on here. The dude who have the Niche wheels, just changed them to vossens,
He is running 20x9 +32 front and rear. No rubbbing,
Here is a pic
Wheels: Vossens VFS1
Size: 20 x 9 +32
tire: 235/30/20
No rubbing
What offset are they?
Id like to use this thread to start documenting different setups and finding out which setup works best.
Some people like slammed and tucked, while others care more about drivability and maintaing almost close to stock setups. My predicament is that I lean more towards the stance , i want a lil poke,, but i, more of a coilover/handling guy and still need the ability to tear up the mountain roads aggressively. On my previous car i ran an aggressive setup with wide wheels, and although it looked good, it killed the drive. This time around id like to find that happy medium between stance and driveability
This thread isnt about personal preference, and i hope it doesn't get derailed because of that and/or Mono.Pur . The outcome of this thread is to document different setups and find out
If your interested in posting your setups, please provide wheels specs tire sizes, suspensions mods, fender mods etc.
- the most aggressive setup you can run without any fender mods,
- which setups required fender rolling,
- and what setups work for slammed/stanced look.
- it also seems like the sedan s3 can run a more aggressive setup than the hatch
- Issues with rear wheels hitting struts on wider wheels. (has anyone succesfuly run a 10.5?)
- Oil pan issues on lowered cars similar to the 8P guys.
So far, Rabbit222's car is running the most aggressive setup (that ive come a cross) on this site.
His specs:
20x8.5+40 plus a 10mm spacer
235/3520 tire size.
No fender mods, no rubbing.
I think his car is one of the nicest S3's out there. There are more aggressive setups out there, but the Ch-R titanium wheels on sepang blue S3 go unbelievably well together that. Plus i understood that this setup has no rubbing issues and maintains driveability. Win.
Now out in the land of the rising sun, probably one of the first modified S3's and the only true "aggressive" setup out there.
19x8.5+32 plus a 5mm spacer
19x10+36
tires:225/35/19 and 245/35/19
NEX Coilovers SS-type
Modified rear fender
This set up is super aggressive and not for the faint of heart. Those rear fenders were pulled out 15mm to accommodate the larger wheels. I think this looks bad ***. definitely an aggressive setup.
Another Setup in Japan that has me going nuts is this one. unfortunately i couldnt find the exact specs but the setup seems similar to Rabit222's setup.
20x8.5
KW V3 cols
Oh wow, way to bring this back from the dead. This thread on the other forum took off, whilst this one slowly died.Great write up and research.
Awesome looking cars, saloon gets my vote. Stunning.
OEM 19" S3 wheels on my S3 hatch which were not an option during spec - these came from a 2016 S3 cabriolet
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255 is too wide. I'm running 235 all round.
Depends how low your car is as well.