Hi,

My name is Brandon Traynham and I just bought an '86 4000CS Quattro. It has a great body, paint, and interior, but needs a some mechanical work as the previous owner seems to have neglected some basic maintenance items. We got it for a great price so I plan to repair a lot of the items with some performance parts and have some fun with it.

Number one on my list is tires as they are all bald and one of the rear tires is a different size which I'm sure isn't good for the rear diff. As long as I'm doing tires I figured I might as well upgrade to larger wheels. Trouble is that I really want a wheel with lots of spokes (kind of like stock, but more aggressive). I went to several tire dealers in town and checked the Tire Rack and Discount on-line, but everyone says because of the 4x108 bolt pattern and the large lug bolts, I'm limited to a small selection of mostly 5 spoke wheels. I noticed that 'CanyonBlaster' has some nice looking wheels from Primax - what name or model number are they? Did you have to do any conversion to make them fit? Does anyone else have any suggestions?

Thanks for all the great info on this list! I'll probably be asking alot more questions as I start digging into the car. I already bought the Bentley manual and have proceeded to change a couple of door handles and a broken heater cable. After tires and wheels I'll probably switch springs and shocks (H&R and Boges?). Thanks again!

Brandon

 

i put some of the Hockenheim type R's on my 4kq...
16x7.5 40mm offset

no scrubbing with 205/45-16...
but i would recommend a wider tire...
this combo works great but does nothing for rim protection..

H&R's and boges rock..

hope this helps!

-rich
'86 4kq

 

Might want to look at pics of my car, I have Team Dynamics that look a lot like the factory wheel only better. They come in two styles with numerous spokes, and like Revolution and Compomotive can be ordered in many different offsets and bolt patterns with no hassle. They seem strong, but may be on the heavy side. I have a link to the mfgr page on my Audi pages.
I love the Boge Turbogas struts, there is no better value for the $$ IMHO. H&R springs are considered the best, but they no longer make them for my car, so the only choice for me is Eibach. No bad thing really, as it is the spring of choice for most every coil-over mfgr.
Good luck with your quatt,

 

B&G makes a great spring for the 4kq

 

I got Konig Tantrums on order....they look sick on my car. 87 4k

 

Where did you order your Konig Tantrums from? We liked those a lot and tried to order them, but the TireRack.com said they wouldn't fit. Maybe I need to try your vendor. TIA!

Brandon

 

Those TSW's do look good! I'll check into a set.

I was planning on H&R's and Boge's and I just called a few vendors for prices, but Total Audi Performance just told me that the Boge's only last about 18 months on average and steered me to the Bilsteins. Anybody have any thoughts on that?

Thanks again!

Brandon

 

<center><img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/13040/4000.jpg"></center><p>I am very happy with my choice:
Primax model 618, 16", and Nitto 450's.
Paid about $800 total.
Here is link to the wheels although I bought them locally.

peace<ul><li><a href="http://www.salesco.com/wheels/primax/new/primax_618_custom_wheels.htm">http://www.salesco.com/wheels/primax/new/primax_618_custom_wheels.htm</a</li></ul>

 

i was given a tsw hockenheim that are 16x7.5 40mm offset. I was planing on trying 215/45-16 on them after i lower my coupe next month. I just want to get an idea how they look on your 4kq.

 

<center><img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/18518/dscn0054.jpg"></center><p>here's a pic for you that i had on the harddrive.
this was with 205/40-16 at the time.

-rich
'86 4kq