New summer shoes... this time 18" with 275/35/18 (edit bigger pics!)
04-06-2008, 03:17 AM
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I had the Z1's installed on my S4 a coupla months ago.
245's is all I had room for on the oe wheels/standard offset & the STaSIS Ohlins cos. 
You're the second in AW (after me) to try the Z1's. It'll be interesting to compare notes as time goes on. They have stiff sidewalls, are very responsive to steering input and have a slight hum at highway speeds.
Also they pick up every piece of gravel on the road as the compound seems very sticky. You may want to protect the front and rear quarter panels from stone damage.
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/12732/direzza-2.jpg">
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You're the second in AW (after me) to try the Z1's. It'll be interesting to compare notes as time goes on. They have stiff sidewalls, are very responsive to steering input and have a slight hum at highway speeds.
Also they pick up every piece of gravel on the road as the compound seems very sticky. You may want to protect the front and rear quarter panels from stone damage.
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/12732/direzza-2.jpg">
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/12732/dsc00204_2.jpg">
04-06-2008, 04:01 AM
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I noticed that when I drove out of the driveway,
Every stone and piece of gravel was tossed up. These tires are sticky, really stiff sidewall, it will be interesting to see how they hold up.
04-06-2008, 04:13 AM
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looks that way by a 1/4" or so but the bottom of the car is dead level
@ 5.5" off the ground - front and rear. I think it ends up being in the arch radius in the fender, optical illusion...
the stock suspension also had the rear looking a bit lower.
the stock suspension also had the rear looking a bit lower.
04-06-2008, 08:40 AM
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Not the best place to measure but...
the rear of the front wheel arch where it flattens out behind the wheel and the same place but on the front of the rear wheel arch. Essentially the rocker panel is level. There is not a good place to measure from under the car front to back due to all the plastic panels under the car for airflow. I will see if I can take a picture to show better than my description...
The way we set the height of the car is to have the front and rear lower a arms level (parallel to the ground) from the inboard side to the outboard end.
The way we set the height of the car is to have the front and rear lower a arms level (parallel to the ground) from the inboard side to the outboard end.
04-06-2008, 06:23 PM
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all the fun tires max out in 18's!
I have to say the grip on these is awesome. Stiff sidewall, great turn in, off to Miller Motorsports Park next weekend I will give a report on the STaSIS SL's and the Dunlop Z1's.