Any B7 with 35 offset tires?? PICS Please

[stylesx]

Just trying to see how the 35 looks on a B7 A4 compared to the stock 45, so if someone can post some pics that would be great. Also please mention if you lowered your car or if it has the stock or s-line suspension.

Thank you

[ed@mtl]

BBS CH 35mm offset with 235/35/19 lowered with C/O:

[Glassnpowder98]

19" 35mm offset with 245/35/19 tires. IMO 35mm is probably the best fit that you can find in which you won't need spacers. It gives you enough room so that you can slam it pretty low and not have much rubbing issues. This pic is from before I got it raised a half inch. I am now at 25 1/2" in the front and 25 1/4" in the rear and get some rubbing if I find a big dip in the road at decent speed. When I first got the wheels, a neighbor of mine who is into cars asked what size spacers I had to use to get the perfect fitment. I told him I got lucky and they came that way...

[4RingRook]

Which width would you recommend for a 19 with an offset of 35? 8.5 ?

[Glassnpowder98]

Doh! Wheel width definitely would have helped in my original post... the wheels are 19x8.

[Louis J.]

My wheels are 18x8.5 ET32 and with -1.3 camber I think it's as agressive as you can go without rubbing.

[davis449]

Don't know if this will help too much, but BBS CO 44 offset + 10mm spacers = 34 offset.

[toothysaw2]

i've got 18x8 +35 offset, but i'm at work so can't link to pics... if you search threads i started there are some shots.

[stylesx]

My wheels are 18x8.5 ET32 and with -1.3 camber I think it's as agressive as you can go without rubbing.

Perfect, this is a great look. Do you have any suspension work?

Thanks

[tgt]

From my last B7...RS4 reps from VMR, they are 8.5" wide with a 35mm offset (and that is a 245mm tire)....so compared to your 8" wide wheel (at 35mm), the wheels you're speaking of would be approx 1/2" further in the fender:





Additional pics here if it helps:
http://www.tgt24.com/A4/2006/

-tgt

[stylesx]

Perfect, thanks helps a lot now.
Now i am sure that the 35 offset would not do any harm and wont stick out that much.

Thanks

[Louis J.]

Perfect, this is a great look. Do you have any suspension work?

Thanks

Vogtland coils lowered to 25.5"F and 25.25"R with -1.3 camber on all four corners. If it wasn't lowered (more positive camber) there's a chance that I might rub a bit.

What is the width of the wheels you're looking at?

[stylesx]

Vogtland coils lowered to 25.5"F and 25.25"R with -1.3 camber on all four corners. If it wasn't lowered (more positive camber) there's a chance that I might rub a bit.

What is the width of the wheels you're looking at?

The wheels im looking at are 18x8 with 35 OR 45 offset and i wanted to go with the 35 offset. I have the 2007 s-line suspension and dont plan on doing any suspension work at the moment. Would i need any camber adjustments?

[Louis J.]

18x8 ET35 will not rub with the stock suspension. You're good to go without having to make changes to your alignment.

[stylesx]

18x8 ET35 will not rub with the stock suspension. You're good to go without having to make changes to your alignment.

Sweet ! thanks

[Auditude2.0T]

Im lowered with H&R Springs and Front and Rear sways. I got 18x8 23 Offset and don't rub with 4 people in the car over bumps and everything.

[MOFSTEEL]

19x8.5 ET32 w/ 235/35/19 on KW V3's

[Phrost]

19x8.5 et35, 235/35/19.

My front pokes a little, but the rears are flush for the most part.

[Geoffafa]

i am going to be running 19x8.5 35 offset, with a 225/35/19 tire, ill post up if the thread hasnt died by then

[MOFSTEEL]

i am going to be running 19x8.5 35 offset, with a 225/35/19 tire, ill post up if the thread hasnt died by then

Why a 225??

[Zebman]

Stretch! Besides, wider is not always better.

[TooLow2.0T]

19x8.5" ET35 235/35/19 is the only way to go...

[volcomic]

Im lowered with H&R Springs and Front and Rear sways. I got 18x8 23 Offset and don't rub with 4 people in the car over bumps and everything.

Are you sure about that? Don't you have the Actuning (Hartmann) RS4 DTM reps? Those are 18x8.5 and only come in et25 & et38. Since they're 8.5" wide I would assume you actually have the et38 version...

I have H&R springs (just like you) and am running et32 19x8's and they're damn close to my fenders (with 235's). If you're wheels are 8.5" and et38 they'd be in almost the exact same place as mine (perfect ). If you really have the et25's your wheels should stick out a little over 1/2" further than mine

[cucubee5]

Just trying to see how the 35 looks on a B7 A4 compared to the stock 45, so if someone can post some pics that would be great. Also please mention if you lowered your car or if it has the stock or s-line suspension.

Thank you

Sure thing!





More here: http://www.audizine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=231147

[jayuuey]

18x8 et35. i strongly recommend nothing wider than 235 width tires if lowering.

[stylesx]

Perfect, Thanks !

Right now I have the titanium wheels on and if I not mistaken they are 43 or 45 offset

[rpmfoundation]

From my last B7...RS4 reps from VMR, they are 8.5" wide with a 35mm offset (and that is a 245mm tire)....so compared to your 8" wide wheel (at 35mm), the wheels you're speaking of would be approx 1/2" further in the fender:





Additional pics here if it helps:
http://www.tgt24.com/A4/2006/

-tgt

what size are those wheels? to add .. 245/40/18 on H&R Springs.. 18x8.5 V708's will rub or not?? V708's are (18x8.5") and are 0.5 wider - 235's came on my original Ti's so shouldnt v708's get a bigger tire ??

[tgt]

19x8.5", 35mm offset.

-tgt

[Doctor]

Don't know if this will help too much, but BBS CO 44 offset + 10mm spacers = 34 offset.

Are you from Greece or something...? Seeing at your sig makes me wonder :)

Nice ride...Did u notice any difference in ride/driving/steering with the spacers on...?

[AudiWxGuy]

I have spacers on my car. 15mm in the rear. Ride has not changed. No vibrations or anything. I tried to put spacers on the front, but they cause some massive vibrations, so I took them off. The spacers I went to put on the fronts were H&R Track 5mm. The rear are H&R Track as well.

[Doctor]

I thought so about vibrations...But that is the least...I am afraid it ruins the geometry of the car...Thats why i will propably keep the 45 offset of the Ultraleggeras I have...
i prefer turning better in corners than looks...
i did think of 5mm spacers, but then again, I might leave it as it is...

[Phrost]

I've said this a million times, but if you have spacers that are vibrating then you installed them wrong. I've had small and massive spacers in the front and rear of my car many times and never had any problems.

I am afraid it ruins the geometry of the car...Thats why i will propably keep the 45 offset of the Ultraleggeras I have...
i prefer turning better in corners than looks...

They will not ruin the "geometry" of your car. A stance a total of 20mm wider will feel exactly the same, and won't make you turn better or worse ever. It would be better if anything though, because it would be wider.

[sakimano]

that's stunning. don't change a thing!

BBS CH 35mm offset with 235/35/19 lowered with C/O:

[shamrok]

19x8 ET35 OZ Superleggera. 255/35/19. S-Line suspension.

[Doctor]

I've said this a million times, but if you have spacers that are vibrating then you installed them wrong. I've had small and massive spacers in the front and rear of my car many times and never had any problems.


They will not ruin the "geometry" of your car. A stance a total of 20mm wider will feel exactly the same, and won't make you turn better or worse ever. It would be better if anything though, because it would be wider.

Ok for the first part, i have not an opinion of my own...
But as for the second part of your post, I am sure to tell you, that if you make wider only the rear part, or use larger spacers in the rear, CERTAINLY there will be a difference in the car's handling...
however I dont know what will happen if u use front and rear spacers...

All people that have used, advise that it is best to use wheels with a smaller ofset, rather than spacers...

As for the spacers, another question, is it easy to install...?
i mean, can someone lift the car at home and do it himself....?

[Phrost]

that if you make wider only the rear part, or use larger spacers in the rear, CERTAINLY there will be a difference in the car's handling...

But what is the largest spacers that most people use, 20mm? So a total of 40mm equals about 1.5 inches. That is barely anything, it's not like you can really feel the difference between 8" and 8.5" wide wheels (only 1 inch difference) so I doubt you could tell with spacers either. There isn't much to worry about

All people that have used, advise that it is best to use wheels with a smaller ofset, rather than spacers...

This is true, it is simply easier to just run a lower offset than to run spacers. But not everyone has the choice to dial in the perfect offset, so spacers is the only option. No big deal though

As for the spacers, another question, is it easy to install...? i mean, can someone lift the car at home and do it himself....?

Spacers are very easy to install, I've installed them well over a dozen times, starting back when I was about 17 years old. You can do them at home with any jack.

The thing is though, you have to install them correctly and seat them perfectly or else they probably will vibrate. Here is a quick run down:
1) clean the hub off (with sandpaper or whatever you want) so you have a smooth surface

2) apply antiseize between the hub and spacer. It is not a necessity, but spacers are very hard to uninstall after one season unless you have something behind them to help break them free

3) when you first put them on, I'd recommend threading in one or two lug bolts so you're sure the holes are centered perfectly.

4) once the spacer is on there kinda good, get a rubber mallet and begin to pound it on. You have to pound it all around the outside edge over and over to make sure the whole thing is seated all the way on to the hub. They don't just slide on easy, you have to force them. This is why people complain about vibration, because they don't even try to seat them correctly so it's the same thing as having a loose wheel. This step is very important. Just slapping your wheel on a loose spacer and torquing your lug bolts down to spec will NOT seat your spacer on to the hub all the way.

5) once you are sure the spacer is on there all the way, hit it a few more times to be sure. Make sure you are using extended lug bolts with your spacers, or else not enough of the lug bolt will thread into the hub and it could back out and fall off. Torque all bolts down in a star pattern to about 82 (probably a tad more, I've heard 82-92) foot pounds.

[Doctor]

Thanks for the info there...
If I were to put spacers, I would choose 10mm ones, so as to be in 35mm offset...
But I would do it front and rear not only in the back...
However the cost is rather significant, but I have it in the back of my mind...

[Zebman]

The reason spacers are detrimental to handling are the effects they have on steering axis inclination. A wheel with the proper offset built into it will not be a problem because it will have a proper amount of rubber on both sides; it's just the nature of a lower offset. A spacer, however, moves the entire wheel out, having less rubber on the inside and stressing the suspension, along with changing the SAI.
You'll see as the wheel moves out, the angle changes. The wider that angle becomes, the less effective the MacPherson strut becomes at absorbing and rebounding.

I have spacers though because I don't track my car and like the look.

[Auditude2.0T]

Are you sure about that? Don't you have the Actuning (Hartmann) RS4 DTM reps? Those are 18x8.5 and only come in et25 & et38. Since they're 8.5" wide I would assume you actually have the et38 version...

I have H&R springs (just like you) and am running et32 19x8's and they're damn close to my fenders (with 235's). If you're wheels are 8.5" and et38 they'd be in almost the exact same place as mine (perfect ). If you really have the et25's your wheels should stick out a little over 1/2" further than mine

i have 18x8 et43 but running 20mm spacers.

[Phrost]

The reason spacers are detrimental to handling are the effects they have on steering axis inclination. A wheel with the proper offset built into it will not be a problem because it will have a proper amount of rubber on both sides; it's just the nature of a lower offset. A spacer, however, moves the entire wheel out, having less rubber on the inside and stressing the suspension, along with changing the SAI.
You'll see as the wheel moves out, the angle changes. The wider that angle becomes, the less effective the MacPherson strut becomes at absorbing and rebounding.

All offset of a wheel determines is where the hub mounting surface is mounted relative to the center of the wheel. et+45 with a 10mm spacer or et+35 would put the rubber in the exact same place. Both spacers and a lower offset move the entire wheel out.

You do have a point with sai though, under the conditions that we are only dealing with the front and the strut is compressed. I just don't think the size of a spacer is large enough to make a significant difference.