JayS8

<center><img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/3706/a8lch.jpg"></center><p>Friend put on some staggered CH's, but I think he's going to change them out for 20's since the car makes them look small.

imisssefler

Yeah, 20s would look much better....

Krisko

And did you say the wheels were staggered? So the rears are wider than the fronts? First off, that's a poser BMW look, if he wanted a 7 series he should have bought one. Second, I remember reading somewhere that the wheels must all be the same size on a quattro car. It might screw up his ESP or quattro system.

JayS8

What's with the 'tude? Someone **** in your Cheerios today?

Gee, since you "remember reading somewhere that the wheels must all be the same size on a quattro car" I guess that makes you an authority.

In my personal experience, I have over 50k miles on Quattro cars (S8, A6, now RS6) with staggered setups w/o any problems. Go find some factual evidence that a staggered setup will damage the drivetrain and prove me wrong. So long as the rolling diameters of front/rear tires are matched, there is no major issue. In fact, many Audis are set up this way in Europe. Sure it will induce more understeer, but on a street car it's pretty much negligible. It gives the car an aggressive look and many others like it.

With regards to a "poser BMW" look, are you also implying that Porsche, Ferrari, Mercedes, Lamboroghini, and basically every other top tier car manufacturer in the world are also "BMW posers?"

Go to some track events, maybe you'll learn something else besides all of the garbage you read on the internet. I was merely posting something new since most people don't modify these cars.

PaulW

<center><img src="http://www.audipages.com/upgrades/clearcorn10.JPG"></center><p>Jay-

Installed your old SuperSprint exhaust today....how much was that thing new?

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Paldi

Krisco's cool, lay off a little! Cheerio... eom

Krisko

Why do you care...it's not even your car. It's my opinion and nothing more, and I never claimed to be an authority on either track driving or audi styling. You need fatter tires on the rears of Porsches, Ferraris, and BMWs because you need to put the power to the ground. When you only have two tires to do it, it's nice if they're meatier. I can't imagine why they wouldn't have the same width tires on the front. I suppose it robs a little speed and creates some oversteer, but that's how I'm setting my BMW up (with 9" wide tires all 'round).

In the Quattro system, all four wheels put the power to the ground so you don't need fat tires. Especially on a luxury car, it will make a rougher ride and create more road noise. With a staggered setup on a track car, the handling won't be neutral which is the best thing quattros have going for them. I seriously doubt there are many quattros in europe with wider wheels on the back.

Any questions?

Paldi

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BBS LM's

Krisko

Those look nice, I think they are BBS LMs.

Sarge

IMO they look better on the D2 than D3. I'd use the OEM 'RS' 20's on the D3....