s-line with fat five wheels?
04-30-2014, 05:59 AM
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for my a6 they came with either 215/55/16 or 235/45/17 or for s-line 235/40/18 and the 18's are the stock ones for me. but for the 4.2 engine some had the fat fives with tires on those stock would be 255/40/17 so they are wider and the actual wheel itself is wider.
regarding straightening the wheels there are a bunch of places near me. i went to nh wheel and tire. some will even drive to you i think.
for my a6 they came with either 215/55/16 or 235/45/17 or for s-line 235/40/18 and the 18's are the stock ones for me. but for the 4.2 engine some had the fat fives with tires on those stock would be 255/40/17 so they are wider and the actual wheel itself is wider.
regarding straightening the wheels there are a bunch of places near me. i went to nh wheel and tire. some will even drive to you i think.
04-30-2014, 10:04 AM
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I find that most cars have a bent wheel and the owner doesnt realize it. Shops are blind.
But a bent wheel wont generally cause pattern wear. It causes a vibration.
Looks like alignment to me.
Grant
But a bent wheel wont generally cause pattern wear. It causes a vibration.
Looks like alignment to me.
Grant
04-30-2014, 10:04 AM
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thanks sloop. Yes mine were bent for sure, all 4 of them. so thats why for this winter i will be looking into getting 17's to help a little bit more with regards to all of the pot holes here in new england. im only bringing this up now becuase i can get a nice set of fat fives but just not sure if they can fit thats all.
If you insist on OEM, got to wheelcollision.com and pick up a set of reconditioned 16" wheels for your year A6.
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04-30-2014, 10:06 AM
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Thanks for the link, I had been looking at something similar to attempt a diagnosis. I think my first step will be replacing all of the front upper/lower control arms and give an alignment a try. It's interesting what you noted about the SP Sport 9000s giving you trouble as that is exactly what I'm running. It kills me that after a little over 3k miles I'll most likely need to replace two of the tires for matching front ones.
04-30-2014, 10:11 AM
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yes this is the reason for me at least switching to the 17's so the tire would show more on the side and give more support. i would be fine w/ the 16's but love those fat five 17's thats all. cant have it all though!
yes this is the reason for me at least switching to the 17's so the tire would show more on the side and give more support. i would be fine w/ the 16's but love those fat five 17's thats all. cant have it all though!
04-30-2014, 10:54 AM
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OK…I use 235/45/17 on my pie plate audi rims that came with the 4.2A6.
04-30-2014, 02:37 PM
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So... If indeed my wheel is bent, they can be had for around $220 for 'remanufactured' OEM wheels. Anyone have experience with this? Are there really good as new?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/AUDI-A6-A8-ALLROAD-17-2001-2002-2003-2004-FACTORY-OEM-RIM-WHEEL-58743/111059920187?_trksid=p2050601.c100085.m2372&_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140211132617%26meid%3D6578532577388588688%26pid%3D100085%26prg%3D20140211132617%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D4%26sd%3D141253585877%26clkid%3D6578534320905648692&_qi=RTM1562572
I was going to link an auction for the tires but quickly realized they aren't SP 9000s... The only reason I even have the tires is because some guy on craiglist had them sitting in his garage for a couple years after his brother removed them from another set of oem sport wheels off an A6. Long story short, I basically got four brand new Dunlop SP 9ks for $175.
Oh and this is for you Sloop, I think you'll get a kick out of it...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1997-DUNLOP-SP-SPORT-9000-TIRES-ORIGINAL-VINTAGE-AD-/140031246879?pt=Apparel_Merchandise&hash=item209a83421f&vxp=mtr
So... If indeed my wheel is bent, they can be had for around $220 for 'remanufactured' OEM wheels. Anyone have experience with this? Are there really good as new?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/AUDI-A6-A8-ALLROAD-17-2001-2002-2003-2004-FACTORY-OEM-RIM-WHEEL-58743/111059920187?_trksid=p2050601.c100085.m2372&_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140211132617%26meid%3D6578532577388588688%26pid%3D100085%26prg%3D20140211132617%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D4%26sd%3D141253585877%26clkid%3D6578534320905648692&_qi=RTM1562572
I was going to link an auction for the tires but quickly realized they aren't SP 9000s... The only reason I even have the tires is because some guy on craiglist had them sitting in his garage for a couple years after his brother removed them from another set of oem sport wheels off an A6. Long story short, I basically got four brand new Dunlop SP 9ks for $175.
Oh and this is for you Sloop, I think you'll get a kick out of it...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1997-DUNLOP-SP-SPORT-9000-TIRES-ORIGINAL-VINTAGE-AD-/140031246879?pt=Apparel_Merchandise&hash=item209a83421f&vxp=mtr
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