People runnin B5 S4 brakes

[gotsportec]

what wheels u have....size offset ...any important info please post

[foofighter]

i had RH's but ran a crazy 25mm ET...currently i'm running the US 18x8 45mm ET wheels and there's clearance there. LM's will clear as well Oettinger and BBS CH's from my experience

[lawong]

RS6 19s ET30. B5 S4 calipers aren't on yet, but they will definitely clear.

[MiKiE419]

i have the stock sport 17s and the just barely clear. they are 45et

[Villains]

I'm also on the stock 17" rims. I have to tell you, finding 19" rims that clear the B5 S4 brakes is a pain! [mad]

[JBM]

will rs6 or rs4 clear? cuz my sports are barely clearing

[foofighter]

they both should...i know the factory plastic coated wheel weights would have to be removed and rebalanced but they should clear...hell they'll even clear Stoptechs

[gotsportec]

im on supermeshes ...18s right now and i know they wont clear w/o a spacer ...tryin to find new rim that will

[Mark]

I run stock 5 spoke sport rims during the warm months and 6 spoke Avus rims from the B5 S4 during the winter.

[gotsportec]

i may go oettiger .....or maybe some kind of custom iforged rim

[foofighter]

not a lot of wheels with a lip will clear...unless you go custom but you saw what happened w/ a4ncar's wheels sometimes it's still off a bit.

Funny thing is the LM's clear S4 brakes but wont clear stoptechs

[Mark]

I kinda like the sportecs, always have.

http://www.imolas4.com/sportec/images/DSCN3386.jpg

[foofighter]

those btw do not clear porsche style bbk's ie stoptechs probably due to the 2 piece design

[gotsportec]

yeah LMs have huge lip

[mcpath]

I know people replace the front how about rears? Also S4 rears?

[Thrawn]

Originally posted by foofighter
not a lot of wheels with a lip will clear...unless you go custom but you saw what happened w/ a4ncar's wheels sometimes it's still off a bit.

Funny thing is the LM's clear S4 brakes but wont clear stoptechs

Yeah, that was a lesson well learned...

[sistrube]

I have 18"x8.5" Flik Artics with a 35et offset. They clear by about 3mm.

[Saturnine]

BBS RxII's 18's w/ 32et, and ive got a good CM of clearance..

[foofighter]

so in all my years of dealing with this headache i've come to the conclusion that it's not just the offset that makes a difference it's the spoke design that plays more of a critical role in clearance. perfect example is the 17" sport wheels from audi for the B5 and B6 their spoke design is rather flat and flush w/ the wheel...and they clear brakes and their offset is a meager 45mm ET.

Best thing to do is a test fitting...that's the best

[Saturnine]

But thats to easy[:D]


Originally posted by foofighter


Best thing to do is a test fitting...that's the best