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Would a 225/50/16 work on a 16x7.5" wheel w/33mm offset on a FWD B4 without rubbing?

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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 09:45 PM
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Default Would a 225/50/16 work on a 16x7.5" wheel w/33mm offset on a FWD B4 without rubbing?
Tire calculator says it needs an additional 6mm inward...
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Old Oct 31, 2006 | 06:55 AM
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Default it will probably not rub too much
after spaces, etc I am at 30et and running 225/45/17 on 17x8" wheels in the front I get minimal if any at all rubbing. In the back is a different story but you must remember I am lowered as well. I need spacers with the aftermarket wheel's offset at 45 becuase it was SO close to the tie-rod it scared me. I couldn't even squeeze a finger tip thru the gap. So I put 15mm spacers on. The rear H&R spacers I bought had to be modified to fit the rear FWD hub but it works well and makes the car look great.
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Default But an 8" ET30 wheel will sit further (?) in than a 7.5" ET33 wheel, right?
Since it's a wider wheel?
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an 8" 30ET wheel would stick further out than a 7.5 33
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Default Wouldn't it also require slightly more inward clearance too? ET30 to ET33 is only 3mm...but the...
...wheel is .5" wider...
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yes, thats why I got the spacers to give my the inner clearance I needed
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Default Exactly my point...just trying to figure out if I'd really need spacers or not for 7.5" wheels...
...also, were you still up for that heated seat switch swap?
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Default well TECHNICALLY
the offset does not change, it just gives the appearance of that affect in my situation. The wheels I have are 8" ET45. Too close for comfort ESPECIALLY with a 235 wide tire. So I slap some 15mm spacers giving the affect of having a 35 or better spaced center wheel bore, so the actually wheel itself is not offset any more, its just the the hub portion inwards thinks it is.
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Default mmm you shouldn't
you should be fine. the stock offset for Audi is ET35 so you should be ok.
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Default Ah, well, I get what you're saying, but if there were an ET30 8" wheel and an ET33 7.5" wheel...
...then they would be different and would sit differently because of <b>offset</b> and <b>width</b>...
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