It's interesting to note the little differences in other markets. You have the high-res screen from the Tech Pack but your MMI buttons are black rather than the silver we get here
All good. Actually fitted 5mm spacers today to get the wheels more flush. My feeling is that a 20 x 8.5J ET35 on a lowered S3 will be the perfect fit.
I would try them out to be honest. With ET52, you should have room to play
Is 8.5j the maximum you can go on the S3? I've got a set of 19" speedline split rims from my TT which are slightly wider at 19 x 9 with ET52. Currently got 255 35 19 R's on and I have a hunch they may be too wide... Your 20's look superb, really making me love those rims and I'm very tempted but I've only just spent the best part of £500 on a full refurbishment of my split rims and would really like to use them. If I used spacers would there be simply too much rim out of the arch?
Speechless. Which H&R's did you have fitted? 28826-2?
Hey guys,
Apologies for the delayed response. No rubbing whatsoever on the car. She feels seriously planted now.
Now for the interesting part...
I removed the 5mm spacers and fitted 10mm H&R spacers in the rears and 8mm H&R spacers up front. Car looks insane and guess what? No rubbing! That takes the ET on the rear to ET30 and the front to ET32! That's just insane!
Attaboy. Looks ridiculously sick. Nicest S3 by a long shot. Wheels look spot on. Also looks like u got a few more mm left too.
Any 3/4 pics from a far? would like to see the cars "presence on the road"/ stance
So no fender mods (no tab removal, no fender roll ) whatsoever ? How low are you on those coils btw? between top of tire and fender, is there even one finger gap?
im soooo glad u did this, cause i was losing sleep over whether a 19x9.5 ET32 would require crazy fender mods and cause performance probs.
But your making it really really hard to not go for 20s. Can you still drive the car aggressively? How badly do the 20inch rims affect performance compared to18s ? esp since the CH-Rs are quite a heavy wheel
Sorry soo many questions, but everytime i look at your car, i ask myself why the hell am i considering 19s and not 20s.
Attaboy. Looks ridiculously sick. Nicest S3 by a long shot. Wheels look spot on. Also looks like u got a few more mm left too.
Any 3/4 pics from a far? would like to see the cars "presence on the road"/ stance
So no fender mods (no tab removal, no fender roll ) whatsoever ? How low are you on those coils btw? between top of tire and fender, is there even one finger gap?
im soooo glad u did this, cause i was losing sleep over whether a 19x9.5 ET32 would require crazy fender mods and cause performance probs.
But your making it really really hard to not go for 20s. Can you still drive the car aggressively? How badly do the 20inch rims affect performance compared to18s ? esp since the CH-Rs are quite a heavy wheel
Sorry soo many questions, but everytime i look at your car, i ask myself why the hell am i considering 19s and not 20s.
Amazing love the mods.
Can I check do you have magnetic ride and if so has the ride quality been affected much by the H&R lowering springs?
Thanks dude
I'll need to snap up more pics. How far back do you want me to snap them? Front and rear?
No fender mods whatsoever dude. This is why I was shocked at the fact that I could fit 10mm at the rear. Truth be told, there's space up front so I'm going to fit those 10mm upfront and remove the 8mm. I reckon I could squeeze a finger in there if that. This H&R lowering kit is perfect and has saved me forking out loads on a coilover kit. It's the perfect ride height without compromising the ride quality. Bear in mind, my wheel is 8.5J vs your 9.5J. That could change things I'm sure?
Car feels perfectly fine with the 20s dude. Doesn't feel any different over the stock peelers. I can drive the car aggressively without any issue at all.
This will all be found out in March! Thanks for the advice, fingers crossed it doesn't hit the strut / brake.a 19X9+51 wheel will be recessed 14.7 mm more than Rabit222s current setup and only.
But with the 9+51 id be more concerned about hitting the strut/brake.
only one way to find out. Test fit
So glad I bought those wheels. After seeing yours it made me want them. Currently stacked away waiting until she arrives next month!
I went for 19 x 8.5J ET48 with 225's.What size did you go for? Colour of your car?