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What's wrong with your set of 18x8 +35 BLN355?
Are the getting too impratical?
They are fine for daily drivers but if you're pushing corners at the height mine is there's some slight rubbing on the inner guards. That and traction issues (i love a spirited drive ) with the stage 1 tune and CAI I want to go to a 17 with 215 or 225 wide semi slicks.
2001 S4 Matte Charcoal metallic | M6 | MTM tuned | Zinram 3.5inch catback | SRM SMIC's | ST Coilovers | Work Meister S13p's
2002 Bora 4Mo Indigo Blue Pearl | FK Coils | Air box swisscheesing | Audi B5 S4 Wheels
What tyres are you running on those? Do you have problems clearing the guards during everyday driving.
I have stock gti rims on h&r 25/40 springs and thinking about getting 18x8 with 225/35R18 tyres all around.
At same time I don't want to be hitting the guards every minute on our cr#p roads.
Experiences from those with a similar setup?
i have 215-35's on em, truth is, the is a tad of scrub when hitting a pothole. just gotta avoid all the potholes. not much i can do about it seeing i have the 33/55 springs. the tire pokes about 5mm~ from the guard and the rim another 5mm~ past that so only advice i can give is.. invest in some coils haha
18x8.75" +30 All round on my A1. Running KW V1 Coilovers and 215/40/18 Federal 595 Tyres. Great fit + about 10mm of poke from the guards with no scrub even under heavy cornering.
18x8.75" +30 All round on my A1. Running KW V1 Coilovers and 215/40/18 Federal 595 Tyres. Great fit + about 10mm of poke from the guards with no scrub even under heavy cornering.
An important requirement for all replacement wheels is that the wheel track must not be increased by more than25mm beyond the maximum specified by the vehicle manufacturer for that vehicle.Where non original axle or suspension components are fitted, the offset of the wheel in relation to the axle or stub axle assembly used shall not be increased by more than 12.5mm each side of the vehicle based on the specifications of the axle components used.
and
Wheels up to 26mm wider than the largest optional wheel recommended by the vehicle manufacturer for the vehicle can be fitted without the need to notify the RTA.
So you can legally go 1" wider in rims than the maximum specified and maximum reduction in offset is 13mm (rounding up). If you're interested in maintaining legality that is.....
Resident grumpy old fart VW - Metallic Paint, Radial Tyres, Laminated Windscreen, Electric Windows, VW Alloy Wheels, Variable Geometry Exhaust Driven Supercharger, Direct Unit Fuel Injection, Adiabatic Ignition, MacPherson Struts front, Torsion Beam rear, Coil Springs, Hydraulic Dampers, Front Anti-Roll Bar, Disc Brakes, Bosch ECU, ABS
Anyone worried about "defects" shouldn't modify their cars. Everyone I'm sure is aware of the laws and mod at their own risk.
Audi A1 come with an Optional 18x8.5" +42Offset wheel so I can run my wheels no problems. Only thing is the offset but really I could tell em its +30 and they wouldn't have a clue.
Anyone worried about "defects" shouldn't modify their cars
This! Put quite simply, Victoria is just a 'nanny' state anyway. Laws are laws yes...but the general population in the car enthusiast arena just don't give a hoot about those stringent laws associated to vehicle modification.
Audi A1 come with an Optional 18x8.5" +42Offset wheel so I can run my wheels no problems. Only thing is the offset but really I could tell em its +30 and they wouldn't have a clue.
Isn't that 18x7.5?
It's all well and good to not follow the regs... but if you have an accident and this "defects" are found you could be with insurance coverage.
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) with the stage 1 tune and CAI I want to go to a 17 with 215 or 225 wide semi slicks.
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