Added spacers today to the wheels. Turned out well.
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Added spacers today to the wheels. 16mm rear and 11mm front
Rather than be daring, I chose nearly the same offset as another forum member after doing searches: 11mm for the front and 16mm for the rear, made by Forge.
It's hard to capture in pictures, but I think it's a subtly aggressive look. I love the stance of the A8 and the look of the 19" OEM "RS6 style" wheels, but felt they were tucked in under the body just a tad much.
The product: (16mm on left and 11m on right....duh)
Front OEM:
Front with 11mm spacer:
Rear OEM: (I see I need to take the toothbrush to the parking sensors.)
Rear with 16mm spacer:
Isometric from rear with OEM offsets:
Isometric from rear with new spacers: (Sorry for the bad angle comparison is way off. I should've compared the first picture before I took this one.)
I also took the opportunity to clean the inside of all the wheels real well. What a difference that makes.
It's hard to capture in pictures, but I think it's a subtly aggressive look. I love the stance of the A8 and the look of the 19" OEM "RS6 style" wheels, but felt they were tucked in under the body just a tad much.
The product: (16mm on left and 11m on right....duh)
Front OEM:
Front with 11mm spacer:
Rear OEM: (I see I need to take the toothbrush to the parking sensors.)
Rear with 16mm spacer:
Isometric from rear with OEM offsets:
Isometric from rear with new spacers: (Sorry for the bad angle comparison is way off. I should've compared the first picture before I took this one.)
I also took the opportunity to clean the inside of all the wheels real well. What a difference that makes.
Last edited by AudiOx; Aug 8, 2011 at 12:06 PM.
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A new set of rear spaces from ECS is scheduled to arrive today. I've decided to go with 20mm on the rear - cannot wait.
Rather than be daring, I chose nearly the same offset as another forum member after doing searches: 11mm for the front and 16mm for the rear, made by Forge.
It's hard to capture in pictures, but I think it's a subtly aggressive look. I love the stance of the A8 and the look of the 19" OEM "RS6 style" wheels, but felt they were tucked in under the body just a tad much.
The product: (16mm on left and 11m on right....duh)
Front OEM:
Front with 11mm spacer:
Rear OEM: (I see I need to take the toothbrush to the parking sensors.)
Rear with 16mm spacer:
Isometric from rear with OEM offsets:
Isometric from rear with new spacers: (Sorry for the bad angle comparison is way off. I should've compared the first picture before I took this one.)
I also took the opportunity to clean the inside of all the wheels real well. What a difference that makes.
It's hard to capture in pictures, but I think it's a subtly aggressive look. I love the stance of the A8 and the look of the 19" OEM "RS6 style" wheels, but felt they were tucked in under the body just a tad much.
The product: (16mm on left and 11m on right....duh)
Front OEM:
Front with 11mm spacer:
Rear OEM: (I see I need to take the toothbrush to the parking sensors.)
Rear with 16mm spacer:
Isometric from rear with OEM offsets:
Isometric from rear with new spacers: (Sorry for the bad angle comparison is way off. I should've compared the first picture before I took this one.)
I also took the opportunity to clean the inside of all the wheels real well. What a difference that makes.
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IMO both wheels would accept another 4-5mm offset without issue and still look great.
In hindsight I could've stacked both 11mm on the rear temporarily just to snap a picture. That would've given you a very close representation.
It was so humid yesterday I was drenched in sweat just from adding the spacers and washing the wheels, and I was in the shade in the open garage. I wasn't in a 'science project' mood.
In hindsight I could've stacked both 11mm on the rear temporarily just to snap a picture. That would've given you a very close representation.
It was so humid yesterday I was drenched in sweat just from adding the spacers and washing the wheels, and I was in the shade in the open garage. I wasn't in a 'science project' mood.
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