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Will 19x9 ET 29 extend beyond fender?

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Old 04-01-2008, 12:46 PM
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Will 19x9 ET 29 extend beyond fender?
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Default I had 255/35/20 on my S8. Rims were ET40 and I ran 15mm spacers = ET 25

Never a rub even with 4 adults on board.
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Which wheels are you thinking of getting?
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Audi OE --- B7 RS4... available from ECS
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Nice : ) Those are the rims that I'm thinking of getting.
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Default I really wouldn't want to go beyond my 19x9 ET 39.

You'd be almost 1/2" further out than my HRE's (more pics in my <a href="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/users/17157.phtml">PicturePoster</a>). Even if it doesn't rub, I'm as far as I'd want to go.

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Default :-) Me likey too. The Hartmann reps are 400 or so less and are 19x8 ET 35...

If ET 29 won't stick out past the fender, I'd consider OE, just not sure whether it is worth the extra cash for OE. The Hartmann reps are out of stock for the next 10 weeks...
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Hmmm... thanks Randy.
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"never a rub"? Sorry to hear - wrong kind of adults on board.
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Default ^^^somebody did.^^^

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