Anyone actually using 18" rims around T.O.? Any problems with the poor roads?

CanuckAudi · 08-23-2002, 09:12 AM

I've been considering going 18" but Eglinton, for instance, is so poor that I'm sure I'd damage the rims in no time.

YS4 · 08-23-2002, 09:21 AM

I had the same concern about the Toronto roads. So got got the strongest wheels that I could find.. They don't come must stronger (or more expensive) then these 2-piece bad boys. I also considered the OZ Superleggeras but at the time, they were not available in polished silver. But no problems so far... I did bend one of my stock Avus wheels (17") last winter.. I just swapped it with the spare...

sans-audi · 08-23-2002, 09:33 AM

Was it the kind of situation where any wheel
would have bent? Curious because I don't hear
of people bending the Avus wheels a whole lot.

Watch out for Kingston Road / Highway 2 right
now, construction around Pickering/Ajax or so -
NASTY huge raised sewer grates about 3" high
that look ready to eat some alloys. No signs on
them either, just have to look for them.

YS4 · 08-23-2002, 09:54 AM

I knew right away there must've been damage... the next day, it was filled in.It wasn't bent in half but it was slightly warped.. and yes, I am aware of that situation on Kingston rd. man they work slow...

sans-audi · 08-23-2002, 12:08 PM

I love how the once purely-informational "bump" symbol is now the "oh ****" sign.

Atom · 08-24-2002, 12:55 PM

I am thinking about getting a set of RXII's....Can you post a picture?

2002 A4TQM Sport package

Thanks

YS4 · 08-24-2002, 03:09 PM

I just gotta do something about that allroad look... Stasis maybe? The gap makes the 18"'s look puny.

08-23-2002, 09:21 AM	#2
YS4 AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 10,790	I'v got 18" BBS RXII's.. no problems so far.. I had the same concern about the Toronto roads. So got got the strongest wheels that I could find.. They don't come must stronger (or more expensive) then these 2-piece bad boys. I also considered the OZ Superleggeras but at the time, they were not available in polished silver. But no problems so far... I did bend one of my stock Avus wheels (17") last winter.. I just swapped it with the spare... __________________ 2007 Mini Cooper S 2007 Toyota Tacoma 2001 Sequoia Ltd.- Silver/Grey

08-23-2002, 09:33 AM	#3
sans-audi Junior Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 561	You bent an Avus? Was it the kind of situation where any wheel would have bent? Curious because I don't hear of people bending the Avus wheels a whole lot. Watch out for Kingston Road / Highway 2 right now, construction around Pickering/Ajax or so - NASTY huge raised sewer grates about 3" high that look ready to eat some alloys. No signs on them either, just have to look for them.

08-23-2002, 09:54 AM	#4
YS4 AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 10,790	yes, I hit a pothole going south on Woodbine just before it turns into Lakeshore... I knew right away there must've been damage... the next day, it was filled in.It wasn't bent in half but it was slightly warped.. and yes, I am aware of that situation on Kingston rd. man they work slow... __________________ 2007 Mini Cooper S 2007 Toyota Tacoma 2001 Sequoia Ltd.- Silver/Grey

08-23-2002, 12:08 PM	#5
sans-audi Junior Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 561	Bump signs might be a nice touch :) I love how the once purely-informational "bump" symbol is now the "oh ****" sign.

08-24-2002, 12:55 PM	#6
Atom New Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 25	Re: I'v got 18" BBS RXII's.. no problems so far.. I am thinking about getting a set of RXII's....Can you post a picture? 2002 A4TQM Sport package Thanks

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YS4 AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 10,790	here you go... I just gotta do something about that allroad look... Stasis maybe? The gap makes the 18"'s look puny. __________________ 2007 Mini Cooper S 2007 Toyota Tacoma 2001 Sequoia Ltd.- Silver/Grey

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