AEB_Quattro

Hi guys,

I have a 1999 pre-facelift a4 1.8tq. I bought 225/50/16 conti DW and 205/65/15 Altimax arctic based on a few calculations -running on 16x7 & 15x7 stockers.

Now that they got delivered, I happened to put my hand between the wheel well and the tire up top, front and back, and there is hardly room for anything bigger! Less than an inch for sure -car is on stock suspension. Stock tires right now are 205/55/16.

Even though the contis are the same rolling diameter but obviously wider and the generals are half an inch taller but narrower, I'm worried both set of tires I have bought won't fit! :-(

To worsen my problem, I have also bought the vogtland coilovers and although i plan on keeping the ride height as high as possible with them, the least amount of drop they will create is 1.5inches.

On the other hand, there's guys running 18x8 wheels just fine on these b5s with 225/xx/18 tires and lowered cars. Help me out please:-( And this is my first post out of worry so go easy on me.

Gary@Tirerack.com

225/50R16 is very close to rubbing with the OE wheels. Many report that they fit with no problem but a handful of people do report rubbing. It is so close that the only way to tell for sure would be to test fit and check clearance before driving on them.