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Old 05-12-2012, 10:34 PM
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My stock 15s are ugly to begin with and I need new tires badly. I decided I should probably try to find rims/tires on cl instead of getting new tires for the stock 15s.

5x112 A4/S4 Wheels and Tires

I know the bolt batterns the same but with stock ride height/suspension can those 18s with that size tire fit on a B5? Do you think thats a good deal? The tires look nice as far as you can see in the pic too. Do you like those rims? I was thinking I could get them powder coated eventually.
 
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Old 05-13-2012, 01:46 PM
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I know it may be a stupid question but i dont wanna get these and have them rub or something. Input would be really apreciated.
 
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Old 05-13-2012, 02:08 PM
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There are no specs at all on the ad.

You need to call him or email him and ask for the specs. Wheel width, offset, and tire size. We can tell you from there whether you can run the wheels without rubbing or not.
 
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Old 05-13-2012, 04:20 PM
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Honestly I wouldn't get them.. I wouldn't get anything that's not oem Audi rims on mine.. unless Ur getting some real good ones.. those look like replicas telling from the style n they don't have the center cap.. not shure if u can buy em.. but go oem man .. serio it may cost a bit more but they look better.. imo my two cents
 
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Old 05-13-2012, 04:46 PM
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I think its 8 inches wide with 47 mm offset but idk tire size ill call and ask.

edit: or +35. Idk. Im sure if that person even knew about those specs theyd have posted them.
 

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Old 05-13-2012, 05:08 PM
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Im pretty sure those are a form of oem audi rims. and ya if I powder coat rims black and put a plastic silver center cap on it then it will look retarded.
 
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Old 05-13-2012, 06:43 PM
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Reps aren't such a bad idea, as long its from a reputable company. I got my RS4 reps that had undergone a brutal beating from a pothole that it f'd up my suspension and bubbled my tire. No bents whatsoever.*honestly pure luck*

Anything 45+ offset you'll need a spacer.
 
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Old 05-14-2012, 09:34 AM
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They're not OEM. Sport Edition makes OEM replicas, they're available on tire rack.

You're going to need something in 5x112, less than 8" wide, with a 57.1mm hub bore and an offset somewhere in the neighborhood of +40. Anything outside of that will require spacers, adapters, and/or hubcentric rings.
 
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Cant i just get smaller lug nuts to fit the bore? http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/pts/3005497490.html. I know you said less than 8 inches but i want these. Once i find out offset can you tell me what i need to make them fit?
 

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Old 05-14-2012, 12:52 PM
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Smaller lug to fit the bore? You'll need hub centric rings to fit the bore.

Yeah, let us know the ET and we'll tell you if it'll fit.
 


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