Wanted? Thinking about 9-spoke 20" D2 S8 FE wheels
 

I guess you just get there eventually.....
Now I've got the winter wheels on I'm looking at refurbishing the summer ones (standard FL 18" Avus) and getting at least 2 new tyres, maybe 3 depending how I play the spare.

Which got me thinking - why not look for some 20's for next summer then move the winter tyres onto the FL18's leaving me a set of 5 allegedly still desirable PF Avus 18's to sell on with some fairly decent tyres too.

I see A8parts have a set of 4 on eBay but they look pretty rough round the rims, does anyone else have any available now or in the near future?

Also, for anyone who has them now, do you normally have a full set of 5 or is the spare something different?

I have a full set of 5, both for the 20" and 18" wheels

So no problem with the spare wheel well? I wondered if the lower profile tyre might be a bit "squarer" so not fit properly.

I'm the same as Jim - full set of 5 on both the 18" winter set and 20" summer set (plus the original 20" diamond cut set for special events +++).

The fit for the 18" wheel is fine in the spare wheel well, since the overall wheel+tyre diameter is practically the same for both the 18s and 20s, due to the deeper sidewall on the 18" tyres, though the 20" is a slightly more "snug" fit.

Oh dear, 3 sets, I can't compete with that. :cool:
I can feel my wallet getting ready to open already, but does anyone have any for sale?

Can someone tell me what width the FE 20" wheels are and what the "standard" tyre size is?
(The closest 20" equivalent to 245/45 R18 would be 245/35 R20)

I would maybe sell my set (of 4) from the D3 which are 9" wide if you'd be interested?

Are those the ones you were having refurbished maybe 6 months ago?
What Audi part number are they and would they fit OK - offset, etc.?

Didn't the Final Edition cars with 20" wheels have stronger (or different) arms?
I notice my car's previous owner had 20" FE wheels on a car that wasn't optioned for them and he changed the front arms in 2012 (it was a November 2001 model).

Or maybe it doesn't matter, front arms wear out anyway with time?

I'm not sure it really matters. My first A8 was a late 2002 A8 2.8 QS and it had 20" FE wheels fitted from new (according to the build sticker) and I don't suppose Audi changed the suspension arms for this. but I did come a cropper when I ordered a set of arms for the FE S8 as 2 of the arms were supposedly wrong.

But I'm pretty sure that it wasn't just S8s that were fitted with FE 20" wheels, let alone just the FE S8s.