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07-21-2006, 05:45 PM
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Wondering about the tires you are running with your CHs. Are you 235/40 18, 245/35 18 or 225/40 18? If you are 225/40 is the tire stretched and you think you could go wider without rubbing?
07-21-2006, 06:07 PM
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Sorry Richard, got it this evening when I got home. I'm about to change tires...
Right now my 225 S03's are toast and I am finally going to put the 235 GSD3's that I ordered on the group buy.
My car sits pretty low and I only have Bilstein (adjustable) Shocks with Neuspeed Race Springs and I do rub occaisonally with the 225's. At the track I was rubbing a lot though.
The new 235's will probably rub unless I raise the car which I don't want to do.
I am booked at Independent for next Friday morning to install the new rubber so we'll see soon enough.
If I do rub, then I am going to get Collision Networks body shop in Concord to cut the fender lip back instead of rolling and risking a paint crack. They did a great job to a friends S4 (Rob S4 on AW but he sold his car a while back) and it will cost under $200 including blowing paint in under the wheel well so it never corrodes and cutting back the plastic liner.
My car sits pretty low and I only have Bilstein (adjustable) Shocks with Neuspeed Race Springs and I do rub occaisonally with the 225's. At the track I was rubbing a lot though.
The new 235's will probably rub unless I raise the car which I don't want to do.
I am booked at Independent for next Friday morning to install the new rubber so we'll see soon enough.
If I do rub, then I am going to get Collision Networks body shop in Concord to cut the fender lip back instead of rolling and risking a paint crack. They did a great job to a friends S4 (Rob S4 on AW but he sold his car a while back) and it will cost under $200 including blowing paint in under the wheel well so it never corrodes and cutting back the plastic liner.
07-21-2006, 08:03 PM
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My front fenders are already and I'd prefer to get a wider tire on the wheel if I can.
Can you take a bunch of pictures of your car and wheels after you get them mounted? My car doesn't sit low at all, I switched Konis and H&R fixed height suspension to coilovers just so I could raise the car up. Right now on 225/40s and my current wheels, you can easily stick fingers between the tire and the fender so hopefully, it won't be an issue. Others have said it won't be a problem on the S4 Forum.
07-22-2006, 05:28 AM
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The Koni/Stasis Streetsports set up.
If you are tracking the car this suspension is not for you. It's limited in adjustability and it's a bit on the skateboard launch side when uncompressing from big dips. A common observation from others.
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