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D2 - Wheels and Tyres Refurbing, center caps, tyre brands, tyrefitters - discuss it here |
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Thanks everybody for the advice, it will be delivered with the original wheel bolts, so these should be sufficient I think. Spacing the wheels is not legal in Denmark, but with the ET37.. isnīt the wheels moved further outwards? Looks damn good on that D2 is it 20 also?... Iīm guessing his tire profile might be less than 40 though /Jake |
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In that case I would keep the new tyres to 255 35 20's that way you'll reduce risk of a wider tyre catching and as you see below the difference between those and the 18" sport wheels is minimal and within tolerances -
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Cheers for the good advice, No D2 owners in Denmark it seems... atleast not advice-giving ones /Jake |
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Youre very welcome to stick around here! lets see some pics of the car sometime soon!
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Confidence is the feeling you have before you know better . . . . Audi A8 D2 3.7 Quattro Sport 1999 FL - Melange 2nd Place Winner - A8-Freunde Annual German Meet 2012 at Edersee 20" x 9" Bentley GTC Wheels with 385mm W12 Front Discs & Bentley Caliper Covers, Front Lowered on Coilovers, Xenons, Combined DRLs and LED Foglights to modified OEM front fog lamp position, Alcantara/Leather, Full Black Alcantara headlining + pillars and blind shelf, Bespoke Flat Bottomed Sports Steering Wheel, Dark Myrtle Wood, Autodim Mirrors, Bose, Blinds, Digital TV, Ski Hatch, Modified rear exhaust section for extra V8 Burble Audi S8 D2 Final Edition 2002, Avus Silver with Red Leather Interior Tiptronic with Sport mode button, Sony rear entertainment package, Bose sound system, Audi Navigation Plus, 20 inch Final Edition alloys, Full Cat Back Stainless Milltek exhaust, giving a great V8 burble Audi A8L D2 4.2 Petrol with LPG - Ebony Black Audi A8L D4 FL 4.0T Petrol twin turbo - Havana Black Audi A2 1.6 FSi Sport - Dolphin Grey with Votex body kit and Red Leather Interior and some other A8's A8L's and Mercs |
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I bought German import A6 C4 without Danish tax back then in auction in Vejle and there were not many A6's around either most you could see were German tourists. I paid around 40 000 DKR( in 2001) for 1994 A6 and it would have cost over another 100 000 DKR to register it in Denmark. Anyway back to tyre size. Sergey uses higher profile 245/50R18 tyres without problems so you might get away with 265/40R20 as well just try them and you will see. If your A8 is with standard suspension then hope is higher.
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Tire size
I had 275 35 all round on my preface lift but the front tires were rubbing on the inside...the rears were fine..the 265 shouldnt rub on the inside...however it's whether you hit the hub knuckle at the top...the difference in rolling diameter is about at 2 cm...which means you need an extra 1cm over what I had at the top...which you might just manage...
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Thanks for all the input guys, I have a positive feeling about it... although my past with cars has been somewhat of a mixed bag, so hopefully my luck is turning... This A8 has turned it around as of now... with no problems and just a damn joy to drive
Gasoline expensens, insurance and other funstuff like maintanence prices... are not gonna ruin that! |
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Hi Guys, just wanted to post some pictures with my new rims on... they fit!!!
Thanks for all the advice /Jake |
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I like those. Dog's danglies.
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Them's nice
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