Neither tirerack and discounttiredirect (two sites I've bought tires from and know are legit) carry Volk wheels.

Looking for a reputable site where I could order a set of Volk wheels with tires mounted and balanced. (Not some shady joint that will do a half-*** job or ship them in a way they get all scratched up... and there are plenty of places out there like that.)

TIA.

 

Supreme Power Parts, give them a call.

 

And the 18" SSR Competitions bend easily. So much for two designs I like of lightweight, strong, 18" wheels for the S4.

 

Now I'm hearing that it doesn't matter, 7.5 or whatever they are is fine...?

 

Are they 7.5 or 8?

 

7.5

 

18x7.5 only for the Audi. Oh, and Coloradowheel can get them:-)

 

19x8.5. A B6 S4 and an A4 have them. Volk LE37t. They looked niiiiice.

 

I think I'd have to go with the TE37 because I'm not fond of the polished lip... polished lips are so much harder to keep looking good (more maintenance) and are a bit more bling than I'd want. I just want a strong, lightweight rim in 18" that is sporty/aggressive but not bling or obnoxious. No big dish. No chrome/polish finish.

I like the SSR Competitions, but 18" are supposedly soft, which is odd if it's a forged rim which are supposed to be strong.

I somewhat like the TE-37, and on a silver S4 I think gunmetal 18" ones would look decent but I'd have to see that combo first and I'm not even sure the TEs come in gunmetal.

I can't find many other rims that appeal right now. Something about the S4's shape, whether sedan or avant, makes me want a six or seven spoke rim on it, or perhaps a nicely designed split spoke, but it looks like most guys here have 5 or 6 spoke rims or multi spokes (10+, more of a mesh like the tuning-fork shaped BBS RC rims that I dislike but seem to be fairly popular).

I also really like the OZ Superleggs but the gunmetal aren't available anymore and I don't think the plain silver would look as nice on a silver car where a slightly darker wheel looks much better.

The OZ Classe have my attention but they have some sort of ghetto rim protector chrome trim thing that I'm not sure about... does it look right without that thing on? Is that thing gimmicky and lame and make the rim look cheap, or is it worthwhile?

I kinda like the SSR GT7s but they don't list a weight for them on tirerack so I'm guessing HEAVY.

edit actually it looks like they're decent:
https://forums.audiworld.com/wheel/msgs/65162.phtml

Just don't see any people here who run them.

 

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Got my 8.5x19s at SPP. Second choice would definitely be ths SSR gt7. In fact, if I hadn't just bought the Volks when thr gt7 was announced, they would probably be my first choice. I just love th asymmetry of 7 spokes. But these will do;-)