Wheel offset question for a NEWB!

[AudiA4Turbo22]

Yo guys/gals, i just bought a sweet set of wheels u'll see soon! Now the specs are:

18x8.5 ET28 all around going into 245/40 ZR18's

i have Neuspeed race/Bilstein setup on stock brakes, will i have any issues??

Are Hubcentric rings widely accessible, and is there a size i need??

oh and anyone preferabbly socal, have any Audi Center caps??

[AudiA4Turbo22]

buuump! guys i really need this info within the next few hours!

[absolutegtr]

My new wheels have a offset of +35mm. But in order for the front wheels to clear my B5S4 brakes I had to run a 8mm spacer, which brings the total offset to +27mm, and on Eiback springs (which is SLIGHTLY lower than 02 sport suspension) I still rub in the front on dips.

Not only that, that is on a 8" wide rim, so you might poke even more with a 8.5" wide rim.

So if you are on race springs, I cannot seeing it fit. With a +27/28mm offset the front wheels cannot tuck into the fender, and unlike the rear, the fronts camber cannot be adjust independently.

I cannot see how you would get the wheels to fit

[AudiA4Turbo22]

^^thanx


anyone else??

[pondside36]

I think it may work with some poke and rub... :) Not positive though.. the hubcentric rings if required should of came with the wheels unless you bought them used, in that case you'll need to contact the makers for a set for our cars and their wheels..

[pondside36]

Oh also why are you running 245 is that a smaller sidewall or larger than the recommended 235? The center caps will depend on the wheel if they ahve Audi caps.. so unless you are going to spill the beans on what kind it may be tough IIRC

[AudiA4Turbo22]

here u go these wheels:



paid $300 for them but the offset is ET28, i might have to return them i guess!

[pondside36]

Are those Mercedes reps? They look nice.. what is the problem there on a B6 in the pic or are those just for referance?

[AudiA4Turbo22]

^^just for reference but i believe the front is ET28 on the standard car, problem is that i'm lowered a lot!

[AudiA4Turbo22]

i guess i'm going to the place where the wheels are and see if they have anything else!

[pondside36]

See if they will let you test fit them... or wait for some of the other guys to chime in..

[AudiA4Turbo22]

they close in 3 hours lol and it's kinda far what do u think of these on an A4:

[A4ringedONE8T]

Yo guys/gals, i just bought a sweet set of wheels u'll see soon! Now the specs are:

18x8.5 ET28 all around going into 245/40 ZR18's

i have Neuspeed race/Bilstein setup on stock brakes, will i have any issues??

Are Hubcentric rings widely accessible, and is there a size i need??

oh and anyone preferabbly socal, have any Audi Center caps??

Definitely gonna rub, needs a 235 and still will rub on bumps. My Reserve's I had were 19x8 final offset with spacers of ET28 to clear my Alcon's, with 235/35, front 1" higher than my car is now rubbed on pretty much every bump I hit

[AudiA4Turbo22]

^^thanx

So for an update:

i payed $50 more and from somewhere closer to my house got the same CLS wheels 18x8.5 ET35 and he threw in a new set of MBZ center caps with removable stars for free as well as lugs, so $375 for brand new wheels in the box! sounds good!

[pondside36]

Nice work..now get them on the car and post a pic.. :)

[AudiA4Turbo22]

^^actually i was gonna have it mounted and aligned as we seak but due to the slash in one of my tires they said they couldn't! oh and i finally saw a goodwood green today lol!

[pondside36]

Ouch slashed tire sucks....Goodwood green FTW!!! Was it stock?

[AudiA4Turbo22]

^^bone stock driven by a chick!

[pondside36]

She has good taste in color.. :)

[AudiA4Turbo22]

^^agreed and i think she was hot! can't wait to get these babies on!

[absolutegtr]

Definitely gonna rub, needs a 235 and still will rub on bumps. My Reserve's I had were 19x8 final offset with spacers of ET28 to clear my Alcon's, with 235/35, front 1" higher than my car is now rubbed on pretty much every bump I hit

What was your fender to ground clearance with those wheels? What suspension were you on at that time? With my +27mm offset on the front wheels, I dont think I can go much lower with my Eibach springs.....

[dpatel]

ET35 works works well with 8.5" wide rims (if you can clear your calipers).

[AudiA4Turbo22]

^^bone stock!

[A4ringedONE8T]

What was your fender to ground clearance with those wheels? What suspension were you on at that time? With my +27mm offset on the front wheels, I dont think I can go much lower with my Eibach springs.....

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