MrNiceGuy's B6 version 4.0

**MrNiceGuy** · 05-03-2014 08:50 PM

I understand this is a S4 and this is the A4 section but I like it here much better so here we go.

I built a set of 3 piece LM's over the winter in some pretty wild specs for the B6 chassis so I figured it would be a good idea to do a small build thread for others to refer to when trying to do similar projects and allow myself to showcase my work.

Here is the car from prior years, some of you may be familiar with it.

I started with a pretty decent set of 19" LM but the specs were weak and I'm not a fan of face mount LM's so the build began.
Here's what I started with.

I had to machine the faces a bit to accommodate inner and outer halves plus I wanted to run them sandwich mounted. I also had the holes for the hardware drilled out from M7 to M8 to add strength and aid in getting these babies to seal with no issues.

Before

After

Sandwiches...

It alive!!

Sealed them all up, this is very easy if you take your time and use some masking tape to keep the mess to a minimum.

Final specs are 19x9.5 et25 front 19x10.5 et20

Next step was to very carefully choose my tire sizes, wound up with 225/35 for the front and 235/35 for the rear. Nice bit of stretch to say the least.

Now the fun part, trying to get these mofo's to fit.

Initial test fit, that's not gonna work.

I rolled the piss out of the front fenders and pulled the rears the best I could with my roller. This got the job done but left the rears a little too wavy for my taste so off to the body shop it went. I had the fenders reworked as well as the front bumper and a couple other odds and ends resprayed.

Now were talking!

Also should mention I did a little grinding on the rear hubs and these bolts per some advice from CaptObvious for a little extra camber, forgot to take pics of this process but it's pretty self explanatory once you get down there and look at it. This gave me the tiny bit of extra room I was needing.

Here's some pics I took today of everything all together and rub free. Hope you enjoy and I can't wait to hear some feedback.

**A4 Quattro** · 05-03-2014 09:05 PM

Dammit man, this is hot.

**m3sk8r** · 05-03-2014 09:56 PM

Love it.

***Stubek*** · 05-03-2014 10:27 PM

I don't know why you have Mercedes emblems on your Audi

**MrNiceGuy** · 05-04-2014 07:38 AM

Thanks for the kind words guys.
I ran the Benz caps just for fun and to ruffle purist feathers a bit...

**ADCS** · 05-04-2014 02:37 PM

Looks incredible from afar.

I am personally not a fan of the stretch and rear camber but if you like it then that is all that matters!

**MrScary512** · 05-04-2014 05:16 PM

Looks amazing dude, well done!

**S4NIK8** · 05-04-2014 06:25 PM

Love the wheels! Never understood the whole stretched tire business but to each their own.

**MrNiceGuy** · 05-04-2014 06:55 PM

I honestly am not a huge fan of this much stretch myself. However I am a sucker for big lipped, low offset wheels and will do pretty much whatever it takes to squeeze them on my car. I know some people dislike this look but there really is an art to tight fitment, definitely can't just go by whatever the dude at TireRack says to buy.

**Gooner1886** · 05-04-2014 09:01 PM

Dont get me wrong, it looks really good. But Im not sure I like such a flared rear fender with stretched tires. I guess I would have liked some meat with the overly pulled fenders.

What are wheel and tire specs though?

**MrNiceGuy** · 05-05-2014 09:18 AM

Originally Posted by Gooner1886

Dont get me wrong, it looks really good. But Im not sure I like such a flared rear fender with stretched tires. I guess I would have liked some meat with the overly pulled fenders.

What are wheel and tire specs though?

Believe me, if I could run fatter tires I would. I know it's difficult to see but right around the 2 o'clock position of the fender there is probably less than 1mm of clearance. Even stepping up one tire size would require some serious work.

Specs are 19x9.5 et25 225/35 front
19x10.5 et20 235/35 rear

Thanks for all the input guys.

**Gooner1886** · 05-05-2014 10:17 AM

Some wide ass rears. The one pic showing the whole car seems higher than that one pic of just the rears... Were you on a curb or did ya lower it further.

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**narrles** · 05-05-2014 11:53 AM

Looks ridiculously awesome! Good Work!

**ShogunR32** · 05-05-2014 04:03 PM

Very nice!

**MrNiceGuy** · 05-05-2014 06:33 PM

Originally Posted by Gooner1886

Some wide ass rears. The one pic showing the whole car seems higher than that one pic of just the rears... Were you on a curb or did ya lower it further.

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That close up is with my car half backed out of my driveway, that's where all the high tech clearance testing is done.

**JEENYUS** · 05-06-2014 12:08 PM

I love how everyone is so keen to hate on stanced cars... I'll be honest here, the car is fuckin' amazing and better than most cars on this site. The wheels took amazing effort to get to fit (not fully shown all the work that went into it i'm sure) and people come in here throwin' out back handed compliments? geebus guys... appreciate that the car is amazing.

I'm curious if you are on static or air ride though?

**MrNiceGuy** · 05-06-2014 05:56 PM

Originally Posted by JEENYUS

I love how everyone is so keen to hate on stanced cars... I'll be honest here, the car is fuckin' amazing and better than most cars on this site. The wheels took amazing effort to get to fit (not fully shown all the work that went into it i'm sure) and people come in here throwin' out back handed compliments? geebus guys... appreciate that the car is amazing.

I'm curious if you are on static or air ride though?

I think it's mostly that people just don't really understand it and just don't know what to say. It seems to me everyone is keeping their negative thoughts to themselves for the most part though, you should see what would happen if I posted this in the S4 section...
I don't know exactly what it is that drives me to lower every car I own nearly undrivable but I've been that way my whole life and just can't seem to shake the bug nor do I want to.

Thanks for noticing what it took to get these wheels to roll without thrashing my fenders and car, this has been an ongoing project for nearly the whole winter and definitely is not a job for the faint hearted. The car isy static on KW V3's btw, I have to be real careful entering an exiting my driveway but after that it's pretty smooth sailing.
Regardless how anyone feels or what they have to say about it I always love hearing feedback and appreciate all the input, good or bad.

One more pic for fun.

**MrNiceGuy** · 06-15-2014 06:06 PM

A couple shot from an event at the local Raceway this weekend. Got lucky enough to do a couple laps on the track and take some photos.

**Turbavanttro** · 06-15-2014 07:15 PM

Looks fantastic! I like the stretched look to a certain degree. The amount of stretch you're running looks great and is not overdone at all. The only thing I would do if it was mine was try to dial in the rake so the rear was just slightly higher than the front. I can really appreciate the work you had to do to pull that fitment off. Nice job!

**MrNiceGuy** · 06-16-2014 09:25 AM

^^^Thanks man, I've tried dropping the front more but even with the aggressive roll it rubs like hell. That means I'd have raise the ass up to get some rake and that's just not an option, might go bags one of these days to remedy this.

**SleeperAvant** · 06-16-2014 09:26 AM

That looks incredible.

**ilikethewoods** · 06-28-2014 05:50 AM

Hey man, keep up the good work. The stance of your car is perfect. I'll be sending you a privates messages soon about how I can get my camber in the rear like yours. I say ya keep that biscuit STATIC! Madd respect for cruising dumped out!
As far as people hating: you can be the freshest, sweetest, juiciest pear in the world, but theres always going to be that one asshole who doesn't like pears...

**EURO_DOLL** · 06-28-2014 07:26 AM

Late to the party. But this thing is beautiful. The specs on those LM's are perfect, and they look killer sandwich mounted.

Definitely a fan of the fitment.

**MrNiceGuy** · 06-28-2014 11:06 PM

Originally Posted by ilikethewoods

Hey man, keep up the good work. The stance of your car is perfect. I'll be sending you a privates messages soon about how I can get my camber in the rear like yours. I say ya keep that biscuit STATIC! Madd respect for cruising dumped out!
As far as people hating: you can be the freshest, sweetest, juiciest pear in the world, but theres always going to be that one asshole who doesn't like pears...

Thanks man, feel free to hit me up with any questions about dialing in some extra camber. I'd be glad to help.

Originally Posted by EURO_DOLL

Late to the party. But this thing is beautiful. The specs on those LM's are perfect, and they look killer sandwich mounted.

Definitely a fan of the fitment.

Thanks a lot, I'm a big fan of your car too.