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Old 09-13-2009, 06:08 PM
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[QUOTE=equ;23852225]I hope to go 17" as well, 245/45-17 or 225/50-17... But I don't think the tirerack website is not yet finalized on wheels for the b8 s4, while it spits out some results, you can get it to do silly things. Somewhere online I saw one of their employees commenting that they don't have a car to do test fits just yet. So 18" will be safer. Or we wait for people to test fit stuff...


Car was measured/scanned/shot on Friday. Wheel fitments will be posted to tirerack.com shortly.
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Originally Posted by Nutdotnet
You guys think there will be a 17" wheel that clears the brakes?
I don't think we know this yet.

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Ooops, if I had waited another minute before linking Gary's post, I wouldn't have to post at all... Good news, B8S4, thanks for volunteering.
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Originally Posted by equ
I asked my local Audi dealer techs last week and they said 17" wheels should fit, however, they haven't actually tested this on the B8 S4.
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If you are going to 245's, might as well run 18's IMO.
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I'm planning on 18s right now since my sales rep was also concerned about clearing the brakes.
Old 09-14-2009, 06:55 AM
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Originally Posted by DRPayne
I'm planning on 18s right now since my sales rep was also concerned about clearing the brakes.
We have test fit and confirmed several 17" options that clear the brakes. To view the style and prices, see the winter section of our site here :

Winter http://www.tirerack.com/a.jsp?a=AR8&...nter/index.jsp

I don't normally get the chance to cross post over on this forum, so anyone has any follow up questions, feel free to post them on the T&W forum https://www.audiworld.com/forums/wheels-tires-discussion-2/ or, as always, feel free to email me directly.
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Originally Posted by Gary@Tirerack.com
We have test fit and confirmed several 17" options that clear the brakes. To view the style and prices, see the winter section of our site here :

Winter http://www.tirerack.com/a.jsp?a=AR8&...nter/index.jsp

I don't normally get the chance to cross post over on this forum, so anyone has any follow up questions, feel free to post them on the T&W forum https://www.audiworld.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=2 or, as always, feel free to email me directly.
There doesn't seem to be any 17" wheel options to look at...yet anyway. Maybe I'm looking in the wrong place?
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Just for anyone who was curious.

The B8 has a different wheel center bore vs. previous models.

The B8 is 66.6. Older Audis (and my VW R32) is 57.1.

Looks like I'll be looking for new wheels AND winter tires.
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Originally Posted by Nutdotnet
There doesn't seem to be any 17" wheel options to look at...yet anyway. Maybe I'm looking in the wrong place?
It appears that our web guys are a little behind in updating the site even though our in-house system is functional. They should have that list up on the site within the next week. In the meantime here is a list of the 17" wheels that clear and their prices as of today. The fastest way to find them would be to search by "wheels" then "brands" to see the styles.

17":

MSW TYPE 20 $105.00
Sport Ed F10 $125.00
Sport Ed F5 $125.00
Sport Ed KV5 $128.00
Borbet Type-XL $173.00
OZ Super Turismo GT $237.00
OZ Botticelli $255.00
OZ Ultraleggera $263.00

If anyone needs to order before the site is updated, please feel free to contact me directly.


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