Can 255/50/19 fit nice w/o rubbing on my 97 A8?
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Can 255/50/19 fit nice w/o rubbing on my 97 A8?
<center><img src="http://www.hpracing.com/images/products/50-HP16-199-12L.jpg"></center><p>I bought 19' HP EVO's for my 97 A8. I wanted to put 255/50/19 tires on my rims, but the sales man said it would rub. Is that true people? Or he doesn't know what he's talking about? I heard of guys having tire sizes 235/45/19 or something similar. The salesman said only 245/35/19. What can I throw on to have a nice ride? I don't want any rubbing of any sort. Thanks<ul><li><a href="http://www.hpracing.com/parts_detail_disp.php?part_no=50-HP16-199-12L&id=49&">HP RACING</a></li></ul>
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From: Wilbur by the Sea
Need more info
First of all, what is the offset of the wheel? That will effect things....
Secondly...you CANNOT PUT ON 255/50/19's on your car....what are those for....a truck????
The outside diameter (OD) of a stock A8/S8 wheel is roughly 26.7"....
The OD of the a 255/50/19 is 29.0"!!!! That's way too big and will rub!
You need to figure out what your offset is....and then look at this <a href="http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html" target="_blank">tire size calculator</a> and use 245/45/18 as the stock size.
Also, you need to look at <a href="http://www.audipages.com/upgrades/tiresizeoptions.html" target="_blank">audipages tire size options</a>. You are trying to match the OD of the stock tire with your new width on a 19" wheel.
It does show a 255/35-19 as 2% smaller OD than stock....it would look really silly on your car...so I don't know what your options are....you could do a 245/40-19 and get a perfect match to the stock OD.
I don't know if they make a 255 width with a 19" rim that matches the OD of the stock A8/S8.
Secondly...you CANNOT PUT ON 255/50/19's on your car....what are those for....a truck????
The outside diameter (OD) of a stock A8/S8 wheel is roughly 26.7"....
The OD of the a 255/50/19 is 29.0"!!!! That's way too big and will rub!
You need to figure out what your offset is....and then look at this <a href="http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html" target="_blank">tire size calculator</a> and use 245/45/18 as the stock size.
Also, you need to look at <a href="http://www.audipages.com/upgrades/tiresizeoptions.html" target="_blank">audipages tire size options</a>. You are trying to match the OD of the stock tire with your new width on a 19" wheel.
It does show a 255/35-19 as 2% smaller OD than stock....it would look really silly on your car...so I don't know what your options are....you could do a 245/40-19 and get a perfect match to the stock OD.
I don't know if they make a 255 width with a 19" rim that matches the OD of the stock A8/S8.
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From: Wilbur by the Sea
That would work
It would be 1% great OD than stock, 27.0"....that would work...
So what is the offset of the wheel? You have 9.5" rims, that's already going to add 0.75" on the inside and outside of the rim...if you have an offset of 48, which I doubt they are....if they are et35 or et32, you should be just fine.
So what is the offset of the wheel? You have 9.5" rims, that's already going to add 0.75" on the inside and outside of the rim...if you have an offset of 48, which I doubt they are....if they are et35 or et32, you should be just fine.
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