i am being such a baby about this

[sl2.oturbo]

I'm buying wheels and I'm thinking of running 9.5 all around, you think that will look dumb because the the set is really supposed to me be 8.5 in the front and 9.5 in the rear ? The reason i want to run the 9.5 all around is cause of the AWD, but i know this has been discussed a million times that it is ok to run staggered is this true please tell me again lol.

[SEXICÄN]

have you searched at all?

[A4A4A4]

Staggered widths are fine for the quattro. As a general rule, as long as the rolling diameter is the same for all four wheels, the quattro will be fine. Saying that though, If you did want to go 9.5 all around it wouldn't look dumb at all, lots of people do it and it looks just fine.

[v_audi]

As was mentioned, you can do it as long as the diameter remains the same.

Just out of curiousity, why are you wanting to run that large of a wheel? Are you just looking to get some more concavity out of the wheel or a larger lip? I know people have done it, it just seems like a lot of wheel and extra weight when you'll most likely be running a 245 series tire. Anyway, it can be done as long as you match up everything. Good luck.

[sl2.oturbo]

no lips on the rims there OEM benz wheels they're 18's and i wanna run four rears but idk i searched ever to much and i got answers just want to be told lol personally i seek approval.

[vbrad26]

post pics of wheels...are they the alphards?

but i think they would look just fine

[pw211]

yeah for flat wheels there's no reason to run staggered.. run the 9.5's all around so you don't have to deal with confusing tire sizes!

[sl2.oturbo]

yeah they're alphards i think running the 9.5 all around will look pretty good i'll post pics in the spring im ordering them now but i'll mount them in march

[Zebman]

9.5" up front is going to require a very specific offset and tire combination to fit and not destroy your fender or rub on your upper control arm/sway bar. More wheel info, please.

[NTLWNF]

running a 9.5 et 40 up front is going to look funny kid, hope you aren't planning on running anything larger than a 215/40

[sl2.oturbo]

OEM Mercedes Benz 18" Alphards for
brand new falkin 512's on the front (215/45)
6k on the rear tires (225/45) how would they destroy the control arms my stock wheels are 8.5 now

[sl2.oturbo]

got some mixed answers lol is it ok or isnt it ok ? or should i save the troble and run the staggered

[vbrad26]

id say just run staggered set up...but in the end its up to you you can always use spacers but then if the 9.5's dont clear up front it will have some mad poke lol...possibly...

and are you running 215 on a 9.5 on front and a 225 on the 9.5 in the rear? is that what you were saying or is that for the staggered set up...45 series seems like a beefy side wall for a stretch...

[a4wd]

pm sent
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y189/ehan/2009-11-22131500.jpg

Here is my staggered set up...

i think 9.5 all around would work as long as ur now super low

[Zebman]

9.5" up front is either going to poke ridiculous, or rub on the suspension depending on offset. I researched this forever because I was going to get MMR HR2's and wanted the wide look in the back while being able to rotate my tires. 9.5" is going to take a low offset with stretched-ass tires to fit, possibly stretched to the point where it's dangerous, and it wasn't worth it for me because that eliminated the possibility of rotating.

Staggered is foolish on these cars anyways. We want less understeer, not more. A larger contact patch on the back tires will make understeer worse. Run 8.5" all-around.

[Quattro]

it works, was going to do it :D

[michgo]

a4wd knows whats up.

Heres mine from awhile back:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2779/4024936450_efd4685885_b.jpg

Just be sure to buy the correct hubcentric rings and you will be just dandy [up]

edit: The 9.5's in front will work. They have a higher offset, just might need to stretch a little tire is all.

[sl2.oturbo]

deff loving the pics i might just run the staggered set up

[michgo]

If you are able to get all 4 9.5's I would say do it. Have you seen a set of these wheels in person?

The "rears" have an extreme concave shape to them, putting them on in the front and rear is just pure sex. [up]

[sl2.oturbo]

^^^ exactly what i thought but these guys are saying i am going to ruin my suspension and stuff and get rub but the concave on them is pure sex i have to agree with you on that lol thats what im thinking !!!!!!!!! you got me thinking but i just wanna run low pro's on them nothing stretch i feel like that dangerous for my daily driver

[michgo]

Dont let the forum kids get to you. Are you lowered? Than you have already modded your suspension thus damaging bushings etc etc. Its nothing too painful for the car really but obviously its not better for it than stock.

You will be fine. It is an 9.5 width with an offset of 40 (Thats high enough for a B6).

And yes some people have their woes of stretched tires, but I have daily driven stretched for almost the life of the car really and I have been perfectly fine (in my pic i posted those are 215/40/18 tires in the rear). However you are in snow so the low pro choice is pretty good.

All in all, you will be fine [az]

[vbrad26]

well wait are you low or not? you wont have to worry about tire stretch if you are not low lol...

[sl2.oturbo]

i have H&R coils waiting to go on so i can have the perfect stance lol im getting ready for big changes and i want everything to look amazing so im being careful as to pick the right stuff to run with out hurting the car (to bad as you mentioned) i guess i'll run low profiles nd ways but i will buy the two rears first and mount in the front and if all goes well there i will get two more rears but if to much poke which i just measured out then maybe just go with the 8.5 for the fronts

[sl2.oturbo]

more pics by any chance ?

[vbrad26]

i think you should run the 8.5 up front with a 215/40 and the 9.5 in the rear with a 225/40

since they are 18s you dont need to run a 35 series tire and that would be better to DD on...

thats my $.02

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v109/silvergolf/alp-002.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v109/silvergolf/dsc-075.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v109/silvergolf/alp-016-1.jpg

hope the OP jayM does not mind me posting these...and maybe you can even pm him withs some wuestions...

[Zebman]

I just had my six slots on my car without tires to seat the hub rings. They're 18x8, et44. There is barely enough room between the steering knuckle (the large metal piece that runs up and down the suspension, see below) and the inside lip of the rim to fit my finger between, and you're talking about adding another inch and a half to the width and only moving the rim out 4mm (assuming they're et40).

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c47/darrbar/Car%20stuff/CIMG1354.jpg

You're almost certainly going to hit the knuckle unless you get spacers. When you get spacers, you're going to poke, hard, and likely rub the fender unless you run with stretch.
I'm trying to save you hassle. Run staggered if you're going to insist on using the 9.5".


Are you lowered? Than you have already modded your suspension thus damaging bushings etc etc.
Please enlighten us on what bushings are damaged if the install is done properly, and the bolts the bushings are cushioning are torqued with the suspension compressed to the ride height the car will normally be sitting at. It's not good for CV joints, but those are irrelevant as to what a wheel could damage.

[a4wd]

I am running 10mm spacers in the rear and I can use 5mm up front....

I am running 215/40/18 up front and 225/40/18 in the rear. You just need to camber in the rear if you are going for poke and just set the toe to zero so there is minimal tire wear

[sl2.oturbo]

good stuff i still need to order them tho or if someone is selling a set i will buy let me know its a shitty winter here in new jeresy only reason im holding off