Audi C8 RS6 Avant Wheel Thread

[Ed99]

A lot of nice set ups but to my surprise with the size of this car and how wide the hips are I was expecting more 22x11.5's or even 22x12's in the rear. 10.5's are way too skinny for this wide car. Even a lot of M3 owners are running 11.5 wide in the rears with 295/30's and even 305/30 and that is a much smaller car than this. Out of all the set up I think, HWJimmy with the BC Forge 22x11.5 set up is on the right track. Just waiting on someone to put some 22x12's in the rear and I think that would look perfect. I can see HWJimmy has a bit more space to play. HWJimmy...keep up the great work...love your stance!!!

[DeputyDog95]

A lot of nice set ups but to my surprise with the size of this car and how wide the hips are I was expecting more 22x11.5's or even 22x12's in the rear. 10.5's are way too skinny for this wide car. Even a lot of M3 owners are running 11.5 wide in the rears with 295/30's and even 305/30 and that is a much smaller car than this. Out of all the set up I think, HWJimmy with the BC Forge 22x11.5 set up is on the right track. Just waiting on someone to put some 22x12's in the rear and I think that would look perfect. I can see HWJimmy has a bit more space to play. HWJimmy...keep up the great work...love your stance!!!

If the brake/suspension clearance as it relates to offset doesn't allow for a massive stagger with a deep lip, what is the advantage of running 12" wheels?

[Jimminez]

A lot of nice set ups but to my surprise with the size of this car and how wide the hips are I was expecting more 22x11.5's or even 22x12's in the rear. 10.5's are way too skinny for this wide car. Even a lot of M3 owners are running 11.5 wide in the rears with 295/30's and even 305/30 and that is a much smaller car than this. Out of all the set up I think, HWJimmy with the BC Forge 22x11.5 set up is on the right track. Just waiting on someone to put some 22x12's in the rear and I think that would look perfect. I can see HWJimmy has a bit more space to play. HWJimmy...keep up the great work...love your stance!!!

The limitation really is tire selection. There aren't many options for tires in 295/30 and 305/30 with those often being out of stock, especially if people want to run Michelin.
Add that you likely can't run 12" in the front too, so then it's even more tough to find a tire for the fronts with the same OD while creating same tire stretch/profile as the rear.

[Ed99]

The limitation really is tire selection. There aren't many options for tires in 295/30 and 305/30 with those often being out of stock, especially if people want to run Michelin.
Add that you likely can't run 12" in the front too, so then it's even more tough to find a tire for the fronts with the same OD while creating same tire stretch/profile as the rear.

22x10.5 fronts are perfect and I was referring more to the rears running 22x12's with 295/30 or even 305/30 with a slightly higher offset. Wide wheels looks so good with the wider hips in my opinion.

[OneFastBMW]

22x10.5 fronts are perfect and I was referring more to the rears running 22x12's with 295/30 or even 305/30 with a slightly higher offset. Wide wheels looks so good with the wider hips in my opinion.

With how the AWD system in the RS6 works it gets very unhappy when the rolling diameter of the front and rear tires are two different sizes. This reason is why you see people, almost exclusively, running symmetrical setups front and rear. Different offset if fine, but you typically want to keep the wheel size and tire size the same.

If you run the same offset wheels and use spacers it also makes rotating tire possible. I have seen cars with staggered, directional wheel setups meaning tires cannot really be rotated without remounting the tires.